Euan Wilmshurst
@euanwilmshurst.bsky.social
A senior adviser working at the intersections of the global #education, #climate and #philanthropy sectors. A 🇬🇧🏴 living in 🇩🇰. Dad to Keir, servant to Sunny the 13 year old Shiba Inu 🐕, lifelong Blades fan ⚔️ and lover of all things cricket 🏏 .
Ten days ago I joined the launch of Teach For All’s Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future in Singapore — a new space for learning, leadership, and reimagining education with those closest to the work.
More here: teachforall.org/global-insti... #EduSky
More here: teachforall.org/global-insti... #EduSky
April 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ten days ago I joined the launch of Teach For All’s Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future in Singapore — a new space for learning, leadership, and reimagining education with those closest to the work.
More here: teachforall.org/global-insti... #EduSky
More here: teachforall.org/global-insti... #EduSky
Collaboration in education philanthropy is often talked about, but are we truly working together? Leonora Dowley from IEFG explores how funders can move from an egosystem to an ecosystem of shared learning and impact. Thought-provoking piece! 🔗 Read more: iefg.org/blog_from-eg...
From Egosystem to Ecosystem: Collaboration Within Education Philanthropy - International Education Funders Group
I’ve been thinking a lot about collaboration…
I joined the International Education Funders Group (IEFG) Secretariat in November 2023 with the mandate to support members in their desire to work better ...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Collaboration in education philanthropy is often talked about, but are we truly working together? Leonora Dowley from IEFG explores how funders can move from an egosystem to an ecosystem of shared learning and impact. Thought-provoking piece! 🔗 Read more: iefg.org/blog_from-eg...
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Hi BlueSky! We're here for families all across the UK. Never heard of us? Find out more here www.home-start.org.uk
Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. We are there for parents when they need us the mo...
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March 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hi BlueSky! We're here for families all across the UK. Never heard of us? Find out more here www.home-start.org.uk
Today is International Women’s Day – a reminder that investing in girls’ education is one of the smartest moves we can make. It drives economic growth, improves health, and breaks cycles of poverty. Awut Deng Acuil & Randa Grob-Zakhary explain why: www.weforum.org/stories/2025... #EduSky
Investing in girls' education: an economic and moral imperative
Progress on gender parity in education is still distributed unequally around the world, particularly in Africa. But some promising initiatives are helping to bridge the divide.
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March 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Today is International Women’s Day – a reminder that investing in girls’ education is one of the smartest moves we can make. It drives economic growth, improves health, and breaks cycles of poverty. Awut Deng Acuil & Randa Grob-Zakhary explain why: www.weforum.org/stories/2025... #EduSky
Teaching quality is the key driver of learning, yet millions of children sit in schools without learning. New World Bank report shows better pedagogy, student engagement, teacher support are essential. Learning doesn’t happen without good teaching. 🔗 documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati... #edusky
What’s at Play? Unpacking the Relationship between Teaching and Learning
Using unique nationally representative school and system survey data from 13 education systems in low and middle-income countries collected through the World Bank’s .
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March 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Teaching quality is the key driver of learning, yet millions of children sit in schools without learning. New World Bank report shows better pedagogy, student engagement, teacher support are essential. Learning doesn’t happen without good teaching. 🔗 documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati... #edusky
🍽️ The cost-of-living crisis is forcing families to make impossible choices. @homestartuk.bsky.social & Cadent have launched a budget-friendly recipe book with meals from Home-Start families & top chefs. A real, practical solution. Order your copy here: www.home-start.org.uk/shop/cookbook
Home-Start cookbook - £6.00
Introducing Home-Start's first ever cookbook! In partnership with Cadent, full of tried and tested, family favourite recipes. All the meals are cost-effective and designed to be easy to make in a slow...
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March 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🍽️ The cost-of-living crisis is forcing families to make impossible choices. @homestartuk.bsky.social & Cadent have launched a budget-friendly recipe book with meals from Home-Start families & top chefs. A real, practical solution. Order your copy here: www.home-start.org.uk/shop/cookbook
📚 The Little Girl Who Was Full of Light is a beautiful way to help children understand emotions, set boundaries & build resilience. Created by my friend & her daughter, it’s a powerful reminder to listen to children. A portion of profits supports charities. More here: hokapublishing.com #edusky
The Little Girl who was Full of Light – – by HoKa Publishing
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March 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
📚 The Little Girl Who Was Full of Light is a beautiful way to help children understand emotions, set boundaries & build resilience. Created by my friend & her daughter, it’s a powerful reminder to listen to children. A portion of profits supports charities. More here: hokapublishing.com #edusky
🌍✨ Migration is reshaping our world, yet education remains an afterthought in crisis response. With 110M+ displaced in 2023, we must prioritise learning for stability & opportunity. My piece for Diplomatic Courier : www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/put-ed... #edusky
Put education at center of response to migration crises
Feb 20, 2025 // Reducing involuntary migration requires we address its systemic drivers. But those solutions are long–term, in the meantime education for those in emergencies remains critically underf...
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March 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🌍✨ Migration is reshaping our world, yet education remains an afterthought in crisis response. With 110M+ displaced in 2023, we must prioritise learning for stability & opportunity. My piece for Diplomatic Courier : www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/put-ed... #edusky
🌍 Too many children are left behind because of language barriers. UNESCO’s new report highlights why multilingual education is key to inclusion & better learning. More investment, policy change & community engagement are needed. Read more: www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #edusky
New UNESCO report calls for multilingual education to unlock learning and inclusion
This year marks the 25th anniversary of International Mother Language Day, celebrating a quarter-century of dedicated efforts to preserve and promote the use of mother tongues.
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March 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🌍 Too many children are left behind because of language barriers. UNESCO’s new report highlights why multilingual education is key to inclusion & better learning. More investment, policy change & community engagement are needed. Read more: www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #edusky
Business & philanthropy networks have huge potential to transform education—but remain critically undersupported. With USAID cuts & SDG4 off track, now is the time to invest in collaboration. More in Devex: www.devex.com/news/opinion... #edusky
Opinion: Business and philanthropy networks are education’s missing backer
Business and philanthropy can make a real difference to education. It’s time to give them more support.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Business & philanthropy networks have huge potential to transform education—but remain critically undersupported. With USAID cuts & SDG4 off track, now is the time to invest in collaboration. More in Devex: www.devex.com/news/opinion... #edusky
Teacher wellbeing is a key factor in teacher retention, yet it’s often overlooked. In crisis-affected contexts, the challenges are even greater. This background paper by Christopher Henderson explores the issue in depth. Read it here: teachertaskforce.org/sites/defaul... #EduSky
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January 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Teacher wellbeing is a key factor in teacher retention, yet it’s often overlooked. In crisis-affected contexts, the challenges are even greater. This background paper by Christopher Henderson explores the issue in depth. Read it here: teachertaskforce.org/sites/defaul... #EduSky
Foreign aid is back in focus after President Trump & Secretary Rubio froze U.S. assistance. Misconceptions persist—most think it’s 25% of the budget, but it’s less than 1%. Why does this matter? Read George Ingram’s Brookings article for the facts: www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What every American should know about US foreign aid
George Ingram provides explanations for popular myths surrounding U.S. foreign aid policy and its impacts.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Foreign aid is back in focus after President Trump & Secretary Rubio froze U.S. assistance. Misconceptions persist—most think it’s 25% of the budget, but it’s less than 1%. Why does this matter? Read George Ingram’s Brookings article for the facts: www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
Teachers are the backbone of education, yet they face low pay, heavy workloads, and limited career growth. The Global Status of Teachers 2024 report highlights urgent actions needed to support them. Investing in teachers means investing in our future. Read more: www.ei-ie.org/en/item/2941... #edusky
The Global Status of Teachers 2024
The Global Status of Teachers report provides a global and regional analysis of the status and conditions of the teaching profession by representing the views of teacher unions worldwide.
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January 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Teachers are the backbone of education, yet they face low pay, heavy workloads, and limited career growth. The Global Status of Teachers 2024 report highlights urgent actions needed to support them. Investing in teachers means investing in our future. Read more: www.ei-ie.org/en/item/2941... #edusky
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Don't Politicize Grooming, Eradicate It -A short blog benjaminperksblog.home.blog/2025/01/11/i...
Don’t Politicize Grooming, Eradicate It.
Photo credit: UNICEF Srbija/ Bicanski Manhattan magnates like Epstein or cabbie cartels in Yorkshire know their pray. They scour the same blind spots that drug dealers and violent extremist do. The…
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January 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Don't Politicize Grooming, Eradicate It -A short blog benjaminperksblog.home.blog/2025/01/11/i...
The latest Global Estimates Report 2025 from ECW reveals that 234M crisis-affected children need urgent support, with 85M out of school. Sub-Saharan Africa is hardest hit, and children with disabilities are disproportionately affected. Read more: www.educationcannotwait.org/resource-lib... #EduSky
State of Education for Crisis-Affected Children and Adolescents: Access and Learning Outcomes, Global Estimates 2025 Update | Education Cannot Wait
Education Cannot Wait's State of Education for Crisis-Affected Children and Adolescents: Access and Learning Outcomes – Global Estimates 2025 Update reveals that the number of school-aged children in ...
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January 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The latest Global Estimates Report 2025 from ECW reveals that 234M crisis-affected children need urgent support, with 85M out of school. Sub-Saharan Africa is hardest hit, and children with disabilities are disproportionately affected. Read more: www.educationcannotwait.org/resource-lib... #EduSky
As Davos ends and on International Education Day, I’ve shared thoughts on the role of young people and education in shaping collaboration for the Intelligent Age. 🌍📚 Read more in my piece for Diplomatic Courier: www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/young-... #EduSky
Young people, education core to collaboration for the Intelligent Age
Jan 24, 2025 // Transforming education and empowering youth are essential for fostering collaboration and equity in the tech-driven Intelligent Age, writes Euan Wilmshurst.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As Davos ends and on International Education Day, I’ve shared thoughts on the role of young people and education in shaping collaboration for the Intelligent Age. 🌍📚 Read more in my piece for Diplomatic Courier: www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/young-... #EduSky
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 shows 40% of skills will be outdated by 2030. Education systems must urgently transform to foster critical thinking, creativity, and agility, ensuring young people are ready for the future. Read more: www.weforum.org/reports/the-... #EduSky
The Future of Jobs Report 2025
Learn how global trends like tech innovation and green transition will transform jobs, skills, and workforce strategies in The Future of Jobs Report 2025
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January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 shows 40% of skills will be outdated by 2030. Education systems must urgently transform to foster critical thinking, creativity, and agility, ensuring young people are ready for the future. Read more: www.weforum.org/reports/the-... #EduSky
Starting 2025 committed to curiosity 🤔, collaboration 🤝, and courage 💪. Staying open-minded, building bridges, breaking siloes, and keeping children and young people at the centre of it all. Who’s joining me? What are your commitments for 2025? Let’s make it count! 🎉✨ #EduSky #Impact #Philanthropy
January 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Starting 2025 committed to curiosity 🤔, collaboration 🤝, and courage 💪. Staying open-minded, building bridges, breaking siloes, and keeping children and young people at the centre of it all. Who’s joining me? What are your commitments for 2025? Let’s make it count! 🎉✨ #EduSky #Impact #Philanthropy
Talking to my son about grief and loss this Christmas as he’s experiencing it for the first time. We found this incredible Sesame Street clip with Elmo and Andrew Garfield helpful in starting conversations about emotions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVlX....
Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief | Sesame Workshop
YouTube video by Sesame Workshop
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December 27, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Talking to my son about grief and loss this Christmas as he’s experiencing it for the first time. We found this incredible Sesame Street clip with Elmo and Andrew Garfield helpful in starting conversations about emotions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVlX....
As 2024 ends, I’m reflecting on why education transformation is so often missing from global agendas like Climate Week or COP. Education is the foundation for progress on climate, AI, democracy, & more. Read my thoughts here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-e... #EduSky
December 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
As 2024 ends, I’m reflecting on why education transformation is so often missing from global agendas like Climate Week or COP. Education is the foundation for progress on climate, AI, democracy, & more. Read my thoughts here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-e... #EduSky
Three inspiring days at the @worldin2050.bsky.social Retreat in DC. The highlight for me was spending quality time with my Brain Trust colleagues—connecting, sharing ideas, and exploring how we can shape a brighter future together. Thank you to @anarold.bsky.social and the team for a great event!
December 15, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Three inspiring days at the @worldin2050.bsky.social Retreat in DC. The highlight for me was spending quality time with my Brain Trust colleagues—connecting, sharing ideas, and exploring how we can shape a brighter future together. Thank you to @anarold.bsky.social and the team for a great event!
🌍 Are you 13–19 and passionate about making a difference? Join the @hundredorg.bsky.social Youth Ambassador Programme to create social impact projects addressing the SDGs. Free, online, and open to all! Applications close 10 Jan 2025. Apply now: hundred.org/en/youth-amb... ✨ #EduSky
Youth Ambassador Programme
The Youth Ambassador Programme in partnership with IBO as part of Festival of Hope supports young changemakers to create and build upon social impact projects addressing the Sustainable Development Go...
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December 11, 2024 at 5:19 PM
🌍 Are you 13–19 and passionate about making a difference? Join the @hundredorg.bsky.social Youth Ambassador Programme to create social impact projects addressing the SDGs. Free, online, and open to all! Applications close 10 Jan 2025. Apply now: hundred.org/en/youth-amb... ✨ #EduSky
On my final work flights of 2024, travelling from Billund 🇩🇰 to Washington, DC, 🇺🇸 for the @worldin2050.bsky.social Annual Innovation Retreat. Three days with Brain Trust colleagues to reflect, collaborate, and shape the agenda for 2025. Signing off for Christmas after this. #EduSky
December 11, 2024 at 12:13 PM
On my final work flights of 2024, travelling from Billund 🇩🇰 to Washington, DC, 🇺🇸 for the @worldin2050.bsky.social Annual Innovation Retreat. Three days with Brain Trust colleagues to reflect, collaborate, and shape the agenda for 2025. Signing off for Christmas after this. #EduSky
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Pleased to welcome a new member: @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social, est. in GVA by Nobel Peace Prize laureates Denis Mukwege & Nadia Murad Basee, supports reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (incl. quality education), a gap long noted by survivors.
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December 6, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Pleased to welcome a new member: @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social, est. in GVA by Nobel Peace Prize laureates Denis Mukwege & Nadia Murad Basee, supports reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (incl. quality education), a gap long noted by survivors.
▶️www.globalsurvivorsfund.org
▶️www.globalsurvivorsfund.org