About SELC

SELC was founded in 2014 for two reasons:

-to provide Slovak, and, subsequently, other regional educators, academics and policy-makers  access to cutting-edge international scholarship and practice 

and

to forge relations across the international education community in a spirit of friendship and mutual development

Honorary President

His Excellency, Ambassador 

Lubomir Rehak

Former Slovak Ambassador to the 

United Kingdom

Martin Smilnak & Simon Uttley

Executive Co-Chairs and Conference founders

Judy Hutchinson - Hon Secretary

Maria Budzynska - Hon Treasurer

Andy Lockington -  Hon Treasurer

SELC speakers include teacher practitioners from the UK and beyond, as well as academics from institutions including University College, London, Institute of Education, Goldsmiths College, University of London, the University of Notre Dame (USA), Ukraine Catholic University and  St Mary's University, London