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IB chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen reflects on how wars rob children of a normal childhood and disrupt learning, but says we must hold faith in the purpose of education

IB chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen says governments around the world recognise that we must do more to protect young people from technological harms – and schools can help

The director general of the International Baccalaureate says education needs to confront huge social and technological changes, not shy away from them

IB director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen explains why, with young people having increasing access to powerful computing tools, the ability to understand numbers, data and patterns will matter more than ever

In a century facing complex and profound challenges, we need to evolve our thinking on what education is for – including how we value educators and the young people they work with

A holistic pedagogical approach is the solution to the mental health crisis among young people, argues the International Baccalaureate’s director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen