Pasi Sahlberg

Our latest article "Equity in Practice" examines how school leaders in Australia and Scotland understand and operationalise equity within the constraints and opportunities of their policy contexts. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ahargreaves.bsky.social @glennsavage.bsky.social

We are thrilled to share our new research article "Equity in practice: school leaders’ perspectives in Scotland and South Australia” published in School Leadership & Management today. Read the article here (open access) and join the conversation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'm honoured to be invited to speak at the annual APPA Parliamentary Friends of Primary Education networking evening at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 3rd March. I will talk about why play matters in primary schools and how it directly benefits growing thriving Australian children.

I'm honoured to join a collective of 'Education Warriors' in the International Journal of Educational Development. My essay describes my journey from a small village school in Northern Finland to global metropoles and policy arenas. Read it (open Access) here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Here is my story (open access) about the making of an education warrior. It is probably not what you expect. I leave it to you to judge. Published today by Elsevier's International Journal of Educational Development. lnkd.in/gGBKuhkt

Here is my story (open access) about the making of an education warrior. It is probably not what you expect. I leave it to you to judge. Published today by Elsevier's International Journal of Educational Development. lnkd.in/gGBKuhkt

How Putin's war is killing Santa's reindeer in Finland? Let's give peace a chance - in Europe and everywhere. Happy Holidays and New Year 2026 to all! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EfO...

Those who are curious about why NAPLAN test is a wrong tool to measure quality of individual schools may find a short paper that I wrote some years ago with Rachel Wilson. Read it here: pasisahlberg.com/wp-content/u...

Here is the Open Letter signed by education leaders from across Australia that the News Corp Australia rejected. Stop ranking Australian schools using NAPLAN scores because NAPLAN was not designed to measure the quality of schools.

For many years education debates in Australia have been around the need to properly fund all government schools to achieve long awaited better equity in education. Our recent article explores what fully funded public schools could do. www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

Australian Governments will increase funding to public schools so that they will be adequately resourced by 2034. Now, the next big question is: What that new money should do? Trevor Cobbold and I wrote this piece for the Medical Journal of Australia published today: www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

This is cool!

Calling all Australians: Check out the new Future Healthy Countdown 2030 website, with a dedicated page for the Learning and Employment Pathways Domain: futurehealthycountdown.org.au/learning-and...

Australian "Future Healthy Countdown 2030: learning and employment pathways for healthy children and young people" published today. Read all articles, including our first Progress Report and my piece with Trevor Cobbold (open access) here: www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

Honoured to receive the 2025 Global Educator Award. education.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-eve...

My sincere thanks to @ahargreaves.bsky.social and @pasisahlberg.bsky.social for joining me in a conversation about being educators and researchers. A wonderful opportunity for @morayhouse.bsky.social students and staff to hear from these world leaders in education.

Another quote from @ahargreaves.bsky.social's upcoming book #TheMakingofanEducator ⤵️ You can now read an exclusive look inside on our website, including a preface by @pasisahlberg.bsky.social: buff.ly/7AgJyOy Pre-order your copy today at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ #Edusky #Booksky

The 2025 Sydney Opera House Play Award winner is announced! Congratulations Berrima Public School (NSW)! Thank you, everyone involved in this year's round! Details here: sydneyoperahouse.createsend1.com/t/r-e-thkluu...

Celebrating the International Day of Play. Let the children play - everyday. Remember, it's never too late to have a playful childhood! Calling for play in an increasingly digital world in our UNICEF piece with Pia Rebello Britto, Frank van Cappelle & William Doyle. www.unicef.org/digitaleduca...

Thanks!

#TheMakingofanEducator by @ahargreaves.bsky.social: Coming July 1st 2025 📚 You can now read an exclusive look inside on our website, including a preface by @pasisahlberg.bsky.social: buff.ly/7AgJyOy Pre-order your copy today at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ #EduSky #BookSky

Wise words, Andy.

Professor @pasisahlberg.bsky.social, Finnish educator, author, and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Melbourne, is joining us for a keynote address at Lead the Way 2025. Find out more: zurl.co/r4Brd #LTW2025 #MacKillopFamilyServices #MacKillopInstitute #MacKillopSeasons

My this week's op-ed in the Herald Sun: "Test scores out, creative designers in to engage children" pasisahlberg.com/test-scores-...

Honoured to have a piece in The Saturday Paper with @pasisahlberg.bsky.social We offer three steps: 1. Prioritise faster funding for disadvantaged schools 2. Nourish collaboration over compliance 3. Tackle the root causes of disengagement and burnout www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...

I had an opportunity - and honour - to sit down with amazing Josh Szeps to have a long conversation about reimagining schooling. We tackled several burning question. Find us here and support Josh's important mission on quality journalism and storytelling. open.spotify.com/episode/3nqh...

A must-read!

Last call to submit your idea for the 2025 Sydney Opera House Play Award. If you are educator in Australian primary school and proud of what your school has created for kids to play better, this is for you. Best idea takes $10k back to school. Details here: www.sydneyoperahouse.com/schools/play...

One of my speaking highlights in 2024 was the Dean's Lecture I gave at the University of Melbourne on September 11th. It was titled "Could Australia have better and fairer education system?" based on my time here. Recording is here for you if you missed it earlier. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFiL...

I am delighted to be a keynote speaker at the Lead the Way Conference 2025 on 11–12 August at Rydges Hotel, Melbourne. Join me for this amazing event! Learn more and register here: www.mackillopinstitute.org.au/Lead-the-Way...

I wonder why do Australian children have so much compulsory instruction in schools? Why don’t teachers teach the same children longer than one year? Why do we allow so much socio-educational disadvantage to concentrate in public schools? Here's what to do instead. pasisahlberg.com/wp-content/u...

Equity has been a priority in most national education policies for a decade or more but education has become more inequitable. Our recent article argues that clearer definitions of equity in education might be a better way forward. Read it open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I spent an hour with amazing Jim Knight recently in his Coaching Conversations podcast. Jim is such a wonderful person, humble, smart and a great listener. A real privilege to be his guest. Here is a Youtube version of that full hour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Qd...

Bill Gates predicts that AI will replace teachers, doctors, others in next decade. He is usually wrong, even though he is rich. search.app/cWnSUWdbWcQV...

Are you primary school educator? Do you have an innovative idea about the power of play in school? If you say yes, then don't miss this opportunity to submit that to the Sydney Opera House 2025 Play Award. Submission deadline is 11th April. Check this out: www.sydneyoperahouse.com/schools/play...

Our next Dean’s Lecture “Breaking Barriers: Women, Leadership and the Future of Education” on Wed 5th March at 5.30pm @ the University of Melbourne features Ms Jutta Urpilainen, the Chair of UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report and Former EU Commissioner. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/breaking-b...

In times like these we need to invest more in students' sense of belonging, healthy relationships and curiosity in schools as I argued in a keynote at the Western Sydney University's Anne Cutler Research Conference on Friday. Thanks for those who attended. pasisahlberg.com/wp-content/u...

This new article with Caitlin Senior published today in the International Journal of Educational Development explores the evolution of the OECD's role on educational equity and suggests some new insights for the future. Open access! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Please join our new dean Marek Tesar, on Wed 5th of March at 5.30pm in celebration of International Women's Day for a special Dean's Lecture presented by Jutta Urpilainen, Former EU Commissioner and Champion of Global Education. Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/breaking-b...

Here’s a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.

On the last day of ICSEI 2025 in Melbourne we sat down with Will Brehm to reflect what we learned and heard. This is part of amazing FreshEd podcast. Listen this episodes and if you were in ICSEI 2025 attendees, add your takeaways. @glennsavage.bsky.social freshedpodcast.com/sahlberg-sav...

Looking forward to speak alongside Prof Kathy Hirsh-Pasek on Friday 28 February about "Taking Play Seriously" at the Western Sydney University's Anne Cutler Research Conference. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/research-c...

Well done, Alex!

Please join our new dean Marek Tesar, on Wed 5th of March at 5.30pm in celebration of International Women's Day for a special Dean's Lecture presented by Jutta Urpilainen, Former EU Commissioner and Champion of Global Education. Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/breaking-b...

Come and register! ICSEI 2025 is kicking off!

With kind support by Dr Peter Johnson (thanks, mate), my new book titled "500 sanaa koulusta" (or 500 Words About School) is now published. If you want to take a Finnish lesson (i.e., read Finnish), this new e-book is available here: pasisahlberg.com/books-pasisa....

Peace and love in 2025 everyone in Bluesky!

Lee’s legacy is huge indeed and his view of teachers and teaching is important today when teaching is often seen as a simple trick. R.I.P., Lee.

Great story about the power of toys and play by Jackson Graham of The Age. It is never too late to have great childhood! Go out and play! www.smh.com.au/national/fri...

#NewPost: Do Adults Have the Skills They Need? Scanning the International Headlines on the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills 🌐🏫🧍 tinyurl.com/36m85atn Only test-takers in Finland and Denmark improved their scores in literacy @icsei.bsky.social @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @ahargreaves.bsky.social