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This month, James MacDonald has an alternative take on what makes a school successful, Aleksandra Szproch examines the way in which AI might shape our ideas about inclusion, while Richard Human worries on our behalf about the safe and legal use of AI in schools.
Barbara Stoecker has some great ideas for Term 1 PD and Naotaka Ikebe believes that career pathways reveal themselves to students if a school establishes the right culture.
David Porritt begins a new series about teaching lives by speaking with Emma de Goederen and Nick Chaddock looks back at how the 2002 World Cup kicked off his career in international education.
EDITORAL: SEPTEMBER 2026
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS One of the best compliments any parent or carer can give a teacher is that ‘you really know my child’.
WHY SCHOOLS SUCCEED
DRIVING VALUE FOR STUDENTS Reflecting on the work of three leading economists, James MacDonald looks at the values and incentives that drive
RETHINKING INCLUSION IN THE AI AGE
CAN AI HELP EVERY LEARNER THRIVE? Drawing on research from the Erasmus+ AIRED project, Aleksandra Szproch from ICEP Europe, The Institute of
IS AI BEING USED SAFELY (AND LEGALLY) IN YOUR SCHOOL?
FIVE KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK Richard Human looks at how school leaders can take the initiative to monitor AI use in their
KNOWING OUR STUDENTS
USING STUDENT LANGUAGE DATA TO START THE YEAR Barbara Stoecker continues her series of articles, Good for EAL, Good for All by
REVEALING CAREERS PATHWAYS
WHERE WE BELONG Naotaka Ikebe continues his series of articles about careers education in Japan, suggesting that a school’s culture of belonging is
TEACHING LIVES: EMMA DE GOEDEREN
DEVELOPING OTHERS In the first of a new series about careers and lives in education, Dr David Porritt sits down with Emma
MY KOREA
MY HOME With the 2026 World Cup now a fading memory, Nick Chaddock looks back on at the event that revolutionised the
