Building Schools for Tomorrow: Future-Focused Leadership with Dr Jason McGrath

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Dr Jason McGrath discusses reimagining education through long-term strategies and global examples.

What if we reimagined education from the ground up? Dr Jason McGrath, recently returned from the OECD in Paris, takes us on a fascinating journey through global education systems that are planning decades ahead while others remain trapped in short-term thinking. The conversation delves into how countries like Wales, Malta, and Finland are transforming education through long-term visioning—creating 20-year workforce strategies and "foresight sandpits" where stakeholders can test innovative id...

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Guest: Dr Jason McGrath

Topics covered

• future-focused leadership
• global education systems
• long-term visioning
• workforce strategies
• innovation in education

Keywords

• education
• leadership
• OECD
• innovation
• workforce
• Finland
• Wales
• Malta

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OECD

Places: Wales, Malta, Finland

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