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Saturday - January 30, 2027 | 9:00 - 10:30 AM (HKT)
From Pockets of Action to Systemic Equity
From Pockets of Action to Systemic Equity
This webinar will explore how equitable international schools’ leadership pathways can move beyond individual success stories to address equity as a collective, systemic responsibility. We ground the webinar in the global mandate for equity as a universal educational priority rather than a niche interest.
We explore how international schools navigate global equity mandates in local contexts with a specific focus on leadership pathways. We introduce the built-biome; a model that captures the multiplicity and complexity of International Schooling.
We draw insights from experts within this context related to leadership pathways that reiterate the importance of moving beyond pockets of equity action to developing collective agency inresponse to the global equity mandate.
We present an inclusion continuum - from destructiveness, blindness, awareness, competency, responsiveness, sustainability - to propose ways to scaffold a trajectory that encourages collective approaches to equity from within and across systems.
With a focus on moving from pockets of action to a landscape of systemic accountability, this webinar aims to empower educators and administrators to build a more equitable international schooling sector that benefits leaders, teachers, and students alike.
Format: Zoom Meeting (Zoom link will be sent 2 days before the event)
Fee: Free for EARCOS Members / $100 for Non-Members
About the Presenters:
Nicky Bourgeois is a PhD candidate at the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, where her research focuses on international schooling, leadership pathways and development, and issues of equity in educational systems. She brings more than two decades of professional experience in international school contexts, spanning a range of pedagogical, leadership, and communityengagement roles. Her scholarly work includes Leadership in international schools: A scoping review, which examines a decade of trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping leadership practice across diverse international school settings. Her broader research offers a multi-perspectival examination of women & leadership experiences and aims to advance a transformative model that fosters socially just and equitable access to educational leadership.
Professor Susan Ledger is Senior Academic Advisor: Strategy and Projects to the Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Acad) at the University of Newcastle and is an advocate for the teaching profession. She draws from her broad experiential base in rural, remote and international contexts to explore education policies and practices related to leading and teaching diverse students in diverse contexts and the use of simulated platforms to enhance the preparation of future teachers and leaders.
Associate Professor Jess Harris is an associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle. Her research interests include educational leadership, school change, and qualitative research methodologies. Her most recent book is Community Matters: The Complex Links Between Community and Young People & Aspirations for Higher Education (Routledge).
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