#11 In Teachers We Trust| Pasi Sahlberg |

<p><strong>Dubbed ‘the face of Finnish education abroad’, Pasi Sahlberg is a passionate educator, author and researcher. Currently, he’s the Professor of Education Policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Pasi’s professional background is varied, but the common thread throughout his service is equity in education and trust in teachers.</p> <p>He has served as a Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank, as a Lead Education Expert at the European Training Foundation, as Director-General at Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture, and as a visiting Professor of Practice at Harvard University.</p> <p>He is the recipient of several awards for his lifelong service in education and also for his writing.</p> <p>It was hard to contain my excitement (and chatter) while speaking with Pasi. In this podcast the themes discussed were:</p> <ul> <li>The concept of trust and how it works in schools.</li> <li>How to build a trust-based culture within a school.</li> <li>How Finland emerged as a trust-based education system after years of top-down control.</li> <li>Inequality and inequity in Australian and Finnish education.</li> <li>Accountability in education.</li> </ul> <p>A conversation that’s sure to get you thinking about trust in education and how it transpires in a variety of settings.<br> <br> Pasi’s website can be found here: <a href="https://pasisahlberg.com/"><u>https://pasisahlberg.com/</u></a></p> <p>Follow him on Twitter here: <a href="https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg</a></p> <p>His latest book with Tim Walker, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teachers-We-Trust-Finnish-World-Class/dp/0393714004" target="_blank">In Teachers we Trust: The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>This podcast is brought to you by</strong><a href="https://www.eduten.com/"><strong> </strong></a><a href="https://www.eduten.com/" target="_blank"><strong>EDUTEN. Finland's #1 Digital Math Learning Platform</strong>