T4 Education

T4 Education Join the largest global community of schools dedicated to excellence. Elevate school culture and create thriving educational environments with us. Together.

Home of Best School to Work, World’s Best School Prizes, World Education Medals, and World Schools Summit. We exist to support teachers and schools as agents of change. And we believe in community strength and the network effects that come from bringing teachers and schools together. We want to shine a spotlight on the great work we see happening in classrooms worldwide. Our ultimate goal of ensur

ing every child across the world achieves their full potential remains at the forefront of everything we do. We know that no education system can outperform the quality of its teachers. That is why an investment in teachers is an investment in building resilience. It is fundamental to ensure that students are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values to lead productive and healthy lives. Our values
At T4 we are passionate about supporting teachers and raising the quality of education everywhere. We aim to:

- Prioritise teacher voice
- Place schools at the centre of the conversation
- Be inclusive
- Champion agency

Navigating the New Normal
As the world looks to find ways to reframe and repurpose education, potentially the most critical element of our entire mission at T4 is the teachers’ role and importance. From their overall wellbeing to their ability to respond, hold and guide our children and young adults. Teachers are critical elements of success of the overall system. We need to ensure the teaching workforce is healthy and able to orient itself for future demands. Too often, the focus is on technology or other changes to the system. While all are contributing tools, none play as important a role in the education system’s ultimate success as the teacher. As a result of our past experiences combined with what we have learned due to the pandemic, we are building a global community of teachers. Through teacher experiences and our set of engagement tools, we can influence change in classrooms, schools, and communities worldwide. This juncture in time is a critical inflection point. One we have not seen for generations. And we have the potential to make systemic educational change a reality. Will you join us?

Young people show leadership in different ways. It can be seen in the questions they ask, the ideas they develop, the pe...
25/08/2026

Young people show leadership in different ways. It can be seen in the questions they ask, the ideas they develop, the people they bring together or the challenges they care about.

The Global Youth Council is looking for exceptional 16–18-year-olds from around the world who demonstrate these qualities and are ready to build on them.

✅ Leadership
They take initiative, bring others with them and create positive change.

✅ Vision
They are curious about the world, open to different perspectives and motivated by what the future could look like.

✅ Social commitment
They care about the challenges facing their communities and want to play a role in addressing them.

✅ Communication
They can express their ideas, listen to others and contribute to a conversation.

✅ Talent
They have developed skills, interests or abilities they are committed to pursuing, whether through academics, sport, the arts, technology, entrepreneurship, service or another area of interest.

There is no single profile of a Global Youth Council Fellow. We are looking for young people with different talents, experiences and perspectives. What matters is the potential they demonstrate and what they could contribute to a global community of peers.

If someone you know demonstrates these qualities, share this post with them and encourage them to apply.

Applications for the Founding Cohort are open until the end of October.

Learn more via the link in the comments. 👇

24/08/2026

A great school starts with a clear sense of purpose and one guiding question: what is best for our students?

For Iwan Syahril, former Director General at Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Senior Advisor at Teach For All, that question should shape every decision a school makes, from the way leaders work with teachers to how parents and the wider community contribute to students’ development. Ultimately, every decision should support the holistic development of students.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

See the streaming link in the comments. 👇

Technology in schools should not be deployed for the sake of it. It should be about solving problems that actually matte...
21/08/2026

Technology in schools should not be deployed for the sake of it. It should be about solving problems that actually matter to students and teachers.

In this episode of the Podcast, Iwan Syahril, former Director General at Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Senior Advisor at Teach For All, reflects on why the best technological innovations begin with a real problem to solve.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

See the streaming link in the comments. 👇

Through our World’s Best School Prizes, we have seen schools around the world develop thoughtful responses to environmen...
20/08/2026

Through our World’s Best School Prizes, we have seen schools around the world develop thoughtful responses to environmental challenges in their own communities. Some of these examples have now been examined as part of a wider study of how schools are responding to climate change.

In this new book, Educating for a Climate Changed Future, Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Margaret Wang-Aghania, Co-Founder of SubjectToClimate, examine 39 schools from around the world, drawn mainly from our World’s Best School Prizes Shortlists for Environmental Action between 2022 and 2025.

The research explores what we can learn from schools that have made climate and sustainability a central part of their work, and how their experiences might inform education in other contexts.

Join Prof Fernando and Margaret for our Best School to Work webinar as they discuss the research, the schools behind it and what it means for climate education.

📅 8th September
🕛 12:00 GMT
📍 Zoom

Find the links in the comments to read the book and register for the webinar. 👇

JA Worldwide and the Global Youth Council share a commitment to helping young people realise their potential.Through thi...
19/08/2026

JA Worldwide and the Global Youth Council share a commitment to helping young people realise their potential.

Through this partnership, we’ll work together to identify exceptional young people and connect them with opportunities to learn, grow and develop alongside peers from around the world.

We’re excited about what this partnership will make possible.

Admissions are open. See the link in the comments to learn more and apply 👇


19/08/2026

“No matter what we do, no matter how we advance, if our bedrock is not stable, we won’t be able to advance ourselves, the next generations, and most importantly, the world.”

These words from H.E. Ahmed Taleb Al Shamsi, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Foundation, at last year’s World Schools Summit, reminded us of the fundamental role education plays in shaping what comes next.

But as the world changes, so does the future young people are preparing for.

How do we prepare young people for the future of work?

This is the question at the heart of the next World Schools Summit.

Education leaders, policymakers, school leaders, innovators, researchers and funders from around the world will come together to explore what education must do to prepare young people for what lies ahead.

📅 16–17 January 2027
📍 Convene, 155 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom

Early Bird tickets are available only for a limited time. Secure your place today.

See the link in the comments to register 👇

Climate change is already shaping education, from disruptions to learning to the knowledge and skills young people need ...
18/08/2026

Climate change is already shaping education, from disruptions to learning to the knowledge and skills young people need for the future. What does this mean for schools?

In this Best School to Work webinar, Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Margaret Wang-Aghania, Co-Founder of Subject to Climate and co-author of Educating for a Climate Changed Future, will explore what climate change means for education and how schools can help young people understand and respond to it.

Their research includes a cross-case analysis of 39 schools from around the world, drawn mainly from our World’s Best School Prizes Shortlists for Environmental Action between 2022 and 2025.

You’ll hear how these schools are using their classrooms, campuses and communities to help students understand climate change, respond to real environmental challenges and turn learning into action.

If you’re thinking about how your school can approach climate education, this conversation is for you.

📅 8th September
🕛 12:00 GMT
📍 Zoom

See the link in the comments to register. 👇

Behind every education policy is a student who lives with its consequences. For education leaders, keeping that reality ...
17/08/2026

Behind every education policy is a student who lives with its consequences. For education leaders, keeping that reality in view can change how we think about everything from curriculum and assessment to how schools are evaluated and the learning environments they provide.

For Iwan Syahril, former Director General at Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Senior Advisor at Teach For All, students should be at the heart of every education policy decision.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

See the streaming link in the comments. 👇

🎙️ 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹 You can have the best ideas, the best st...
13/08/2026

🎙️ 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹

You can have the best ideas, the best strategies and the best people and still fail to transform an education system. So what is the missing piece?

In this episode of the EdVance Podcast, Iwan Syahril, former Director General at Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Senior Advisor at Teach For All, reflects on what it really takes to lead education reform at scale. Drawing on his experience leading change across a system serving more than 53 million students, Iwan shares what leaders need to understand about purpose, people and the human side of transformation.

He explores what makes a great school, how we can build a stronger teaching profession, why change cannot simply be mandated, and how leaders can empower people to become change agents.

The full episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

See the streaming link in the comments. 👇

12/08/2026

🎙️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁…

If the best ideas and the best people cannot guarantee transformation, what then is missing?

Iwan Syahril, former Director General of Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Senior Advisor at Teach For All, unpacks the missing piece.

📌 Full episode drops this Thursday.

See the link in the comments to catch up on previous episodes. 👇

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