How can the non-state sector maximise its contribution to global education goals?

• In Event: Roundtable Session (Wednesday II)

Group Submission Type: Refereed Round-Table Session

Proposal

Private education provision is growing rapidly in developing education markets, yet debate often gets stuck on whether it is ethical to have a non-state sector at all. This roundtable proposes to move discussion beyond this polemical debate, recognising that the non-state sector is not going anywhere but rather expanding.

Presenters from non-state school operators, government and sector advisors will invite attendees to engage with the question of how the non-state sector can best be leveraged to make a positive contribution towards quality education for all.

Sub Unit

• General Pool

Chair

• Laura Savage, DFID

Individual Presentations

• Leveraging the non-state sector to achieve SDG 4: Initial indicators and impact - Aashti Zaidi, Global Schools Forum

• Socially Responsible Operators & Non-State Education Provision - Rachel Linn, PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools)

• Affordable non-state schools in conflict-affected contexts - Robert Francis, R4D

• An Affordable, Independent South African School Network Driving Change in a Challenging Educational System - Jocelyn Logan-Friend, SPARK Schools