Trends Shaping Education supports strategic thinking on the future of education. Highlighting key economic, social, demographic and technological trends and their connection to education policy and practice, it helps us scan the horizon for emerging phenomena, using scenarios to explore the changes that appear most probable as well as those that we are not expecting. All of education is explored, from early childhood education and care through to tertiary education and lifelong learning.

• Highlighting key economic, social, demographic and technological megatrends shaping our societies and the potential impact of these trends on education.
• Scanning the horizon for emerging phenomena, using trends analysis and scenario building to explore the changes that appear most probable as well as those that we are not expecting.
• Helping countries to develop robust strategies for their education systems to meet future challenges through knowledge mobilisation and interactive workshops.