Looking Ahead: What I Hope to Learn, Strengthen, and Champion in the Next 20+ Years of Education

As I move beyond 20 years in tutoring, I am increasingly aware that being a better educator in the future is not only about mastering content or technology—it is about responsibility, collaboration, and purpose in a rapidly changing world.

1. Strengthening safeguarding and student wellbeing

I hope to continue deepening my role in safeguarding students—academically, emotionally, and physically. As learning environments become more flexible and technology-driven, protecting students’ welfare, boundaries, and dignity must remain non-negotiable.

2. Educating and partnering with parents

With many Kenyan parents embracing international education systems, I want to do more to support parents in understanding these pathways—beyond branding and results. Informed parents make better decisions, set realistic expectations, and become stronger partners in their children’s learning journey.

3. Making quality education more accessible

I aim to keep working toward education that is inclusive and accessible—adapting support for different learning needs, backgrounds, and circumstances, while maintaining high academic and professional standards.

4. Aligning practice with 21st-century education goals

Guided by the principles of UNESCO, I want to continue developing learning approaches that promote critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and global citizenship—skills students need to thrive beyond examinations.

5. Working collaboratively with schools—not in isolation

The future of effective education lies in partnership. I hope to strengthen collaboration with schools, educators, and institutions to ensure continuity, consistency, and student-centred support rather than fragmented instruction.

6. Shifting the role of the teacher

Perhaps most importantly, I want to keep improving at guiding students toward independence—where the teacher is no longer the custodian of information, but a facilitator of thinking. Students must learn how to question, evaluate, apply, and create knowledge in a world where information is everywhere.

Technology will continue to evolve, but education will always remain human.

My goal for the next 20+ years is to keep learning, adapting, and leading with integrity—so students are not just prepared for exams, but for life.