Sunny Varkey launches first representative body for the worldwide independent K-12 education sector

Sunny Varkey launches first representative body for the worldwide independent K-12 education sector

- Education entrepreneur and philanthropist, who launched the Global Teacher Prize urges greater knowledge sharing between the independent sector and governments to help improve education across the world.

Dubai (UAE) – Education entrepreneur and philanthropist Sunny Varkey today launched first worldwide representative body for the K-12 independent education sector - the Global Independent Schools Association. Mr Varkey, who is the founder of GEMS Education, launched the body with an urgent call for greater knowledge sharing between the independent sector and governments to help improve education across the world. Crucially, GISA hopes to make its voice heard as a valued partner in achieving SDG4: ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all by 2030.

This global association seeks to co-ordinate, represent, and give a voice to the global K-12 independent education sector - filling a “representation void” of a sector that which educates 350 million children around the world – including 52% of secondary school children in South Asia and 45% of primary school children in Latin America.

It aims to become the “go to” voice for the independent education sector, showcasing its impact, and acting as a resource for the world’s governments and global institutions to tap into, talk to, and, in times