Pasi Sahlberg
@pasisahlberg.bsky.social
Educator & changemaker
Melbourne
Melbourne
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
Equity in practice: school leaders’ perspectives in Scotland and South Australia
Education systems worldwide position equity as a central policy objective, yet its advancement depends heavily on school-level interpretation and enactment. This article examines how school leaders...
www.tandfonline.com
March 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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....
Equity in practice: school leaders’ perspectives in Scotland and South Australia
Education systems worldwide position equity as a central policy objective, yet its advancement depends heavily on school-level interpretation and enactment. This article examines how school leaders...
www.tandfonline.com
February 28, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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.
February 28, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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...
February 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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
February 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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
February 24, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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...
Is Putin's war killing Finland's reindeer?
YouTube video by CNN
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December 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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...
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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.
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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...
What fully funded public schools could do
The promise of equity will be realised not through rhetoric, but through bold, deliberate and sustained action
www.mja.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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...
What fully funded public schools could do
The promise of equity will be realised not through rhetoric, but through bold, deliberate and sustained action
www.mja.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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...
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...
Learning and Employment Pathways (2025) - Future Healthy Countdown
Explore how learning and employment pathways help create a healthier, fairer future for young Australians.
futurehealthycountdown.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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...
Volume 223, Issue 9 Supplement | The Medical Journal of Australia
www.mja.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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...
Professor Pasi Sahlberg Honoured with 2025 Global Educator Award
Professor Pasi Sahlberg Honoured with 2025 Global Educator Award
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October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Honoured to receive the 2025 Global Educator Award. education.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-eve...
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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.
October 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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.
Reposted by Pasi Sahlberg
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
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
June 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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
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...
June 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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...
Calling for play in an increasingly digital world
Celebrating the International Day of Play
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June 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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...
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Hi @pasisahlberg.bsky.social. Can you follow me so I can send you a direct message regarding a film I'm making about Finland & education? Thanks.
June 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Thanks!
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#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
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
June 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#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
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.
My 10 top tips for early career academics - the full graphic is here. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wise words, Andy.
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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
Find out more: zurl.co/r4Brd
#LTW2025 #MacKillopFamilyServices #MacKillopInstitute #MacKillopSeasons
Lead the Way Conference 2025 | MacKillop Institute
Join us at the Lead the Way Conference 2025 in Melbourne, where educators, community service leaders, and mental health professionals will come together to explore innovative strategies for fostering safe, supportive, and trauma-informed environments. Featuring renowned keynote speakers, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities, this conference is a must-attend event for anyone committed to driving systemic change in wellbeing and leadership.
www.mackillopinstitute.org.au
May 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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
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-...
Test scores out, creative designers in to engage children | Pasi Sahlberg
Like many of us, I carry the memory of a teacher who helped me believe in myself and sparked a lifelong interest in what I do today. That is the lasting power of teachers. Today, more than ever, teach...
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May 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
My this week's op-ed in the Herald Sun: "Test scores out, creative designers in to engage children" pasisahlberg.com/test-scores-...
Reposted by Pasi Sahlberg
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...
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...
The next three steps to help public schools
Australia has the resources, the talent and now a government with enough political capital to build better and fairer education systems, if we’re brave enough to act. With its landslide victory, the s...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
May 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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...
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...