THIS MONTH IN ITM
We reflect on how the global foundations on which international education rely are shifting.
James MacDonald gets out of the educational box and into learning the language of business – a vital skill to acquire as a school leader, while Tania Moonesinghe looks at how schools can get more out of their iSAMS MIS and Richard Crawshaw reports from Australia about the social media ban.
Barbara Stoecker continues her series about applying EAL teaching techniques across the curriculum, Sephora Day examines how schools can prepare students for medical school applications and James Harris rethinks revision.
Bibi Zainab Nasiri reflects on the global importance of women teachers and Almira Sirbayeva looks at how Riyadh is changing and what it’s like to work there.Â
EDITORIAL, MARCH 2026
A CHANGING WORLD It is a sign of the times that COBIS – the Council of British International Schools – has just
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS
EDUCATORS CROSSING THE DIVIDE To be a successful school leader and to achieve your educational goals, you must learn the language of
LEARNING TO HOPE
THE EXAMPLE OF WOMEN TEACHERS As we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, Bibi Zainab Nasiri draws inspiration from the example
PREPARING FOR MEDICINE
THINKING BEYOND THE GRADES Winning places on some university courses is so specialised and competitive that schools are designing bespoke pathways for
UNLEASH THE POWER OF iSAMS
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MIS Tania Moonesinghe looks at why many schools under-use their MIS and what they can do
BEYOND THE BAN
HOW ARE TEENS REACTING TO NEW DIGITAL RULES IN AUSTRALIA? Richard Crawshaw is watching the impact of the Australian social media ban
EAL AND QUESTIONING
STARTING LESSONS WELL EAL and Multilingualism Coordinator, Barbara Stoecker continues her series of articles in which she suggests using good EAL teaching
RETHINKING REVISION
SELF-REGULATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS What happens when we allow students more freedom to regulate and organise their own revision before high-stakes
TEACHING AND LIVING IN RIYADH
MY SCHOOL, MY CITY The first article in a new series looking at where we teach comes from Saudi Arabia. Almira Sirbayeva
PARTNER SCHOOLS OF THE FUTURE
How will partnered schools change in the next ten years? As well as asking where new markets for international schools are likely to emerge
