The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World - A Conversation with Valerie Hannon

Valerie Hannon co-founded Innovation Unit and leads Innovation
Unit’s international education work. She has supported education
change programmes in numerous systems, including the UK, Europe,
USA, Australia and Africa, and is a founding member and Co-Chair
of the Global Education Leaders Partnership (GELP).


Valerie Hannon’s career spans leadership of education systems,
research, teaching, and capacity building. In the UK, she was
Director of Education for Derbyshire and an advisor on creativity
in the Department for Education. She has led many Innovation Unit
education programmes, including Next Practice projects, Learning
Futures (in the UK), and Learning Frontiers (in Australia). She
has been consultant adviser to Finland, South Africa and British
Columbia, Canada and is an established thought leader in the
field of education innovation.


Valerie is an expert adviser on education to the OECD, and a
frequent contributor to the World Summit on Innovation in
Education (WISE). She is a regular keynote speaker and
facilitator at international conferences and workshops. Valerie’s
new book, published by Innovation Unit Press, is called Thrive:
The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World (2nd Edition, released
Feb. 2021), co-authored with Amelia Peterson.


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Twitter: @valeriehannon