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GEMS Education

GEMS Education is an international education company founded in 1959 by two teachers. Over the past three decades GEMS Education has grown from a small family-run business to a multi-national company with global reach and reputation. GEMS Education has a global network of award winning international schools in Europe, Africa, North America, Asia and the Middle East. It educates over 142,000 students from 151 countries and employs 11,000 education professionals, specialists and staff from over 80 countries. It has offices in New York, London, Singapore, Delhi and Dubai.

The sheer diversity of nationalities in GEMS schools provides students with a unique opportunity to interact with students from around the world, enhancing their experience of other cultures and belief systems for a unique international learning perspective.

Vision:

To be the world’s leading provider of quality education, enriching the lives of millions of children and the communities in which they live.

GEMS Education works across three sectors in order to achieve its vision.

  • In the Private Sector it is making private education more accessible to communities by providing a range of school models with different price points and curricula, thus making private education more affordable.
  • In the Public Sector we are working with Governments to deliver efficient, high quality public education provision globally.
  • Through our philanthropic arm, the Varkey GEMS Foundation, we are improving the standards of education for underprivileged children.

To achieve its vision in the three sectors, GEMS Education is building partnerships with organizations, NGOs and international agencies that share our commitment to promoting access to quality education to children across the globe. Our partners include UNESCO, Clinton Global Initiative, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, The World Economic Forum and Pratham.

Board Members:

The Main Board consists of the following members:

  • Sir Mike Tomlinson, Chair (Independent)
  • Prof Merlin Stone, Higher Education Representative (Independent)
  • Dr. Jon Machtynger, Business Representative (Independent)
  • Jay Varkey, Group Executive Director - GEMS Education
  • Andy Collings, Finance Director - GEMS Education
  • Tony Little, Chief Academic Officer - GEMS Education
  • David Bateson, Education Officer (Responsible for Welfare and Safeguarding within GEMS Schools) GEMS Education