Lucy Crehan is an education explorer and an international expert in education policy.
Meet Lucy Crehan
Lucy Crehan is an education explorer, and an international expert in education policy. She has extensive, first-hand experience studying and working with education systems in middle- and high- income countries around the world. She combines this experience with cross-disciplinary synthesis of relevant research to generate insights on what makes for effective education systems in different contexts. These insights then underpin her consultancy work with national and regional governments, her public speaking, her courses, and her books. Lucy has studied eight education systems in depth, visited schools in twenty-two, and spoken at conferences in seventeen.
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"Lucy Crehan’s book is refreshingly fair-minded and makes a case that there is a lot to learn about how other countries learn."
~ Books of the Year, Economist
"Cleverlands" documents Lucy Crehan's immersive journey through Finland, Canada, Japan, China, and Singapore—nations celebrated for their outstanding education systems. Spending three weeks in each country, Lucy lived among teachers, observed classes, and engaged with communities. The result is a captivating narrative offering readers a guided tour of the world's leading educational models. Beyond mere travelogue, "Cleverlands" prompts reflection on what educational success could mean in the UK, challenging prevailing narratives perpetuated by policymakers.
