THIS MONTH IN ITM
This month, Naotaka Ikebe considers Careers Education in the age AI and Adam Seldon visits 80 schools around the world in a quest for greatness.
Richard Human looks at change and continuity in Geography Fieldwork, Dr. David Porritt continues his series about teaching lives by speaking with Kim Kovacevic at Insitut le Rosay in Switzerland and Emily Rakin offers new ideas from St. John’s International School in Brussels about making homework relevant and meaninful.
The team at the Wildlife Institute of India show how a programme of teacher training became central to their environmental initiatives in the Ganga basin and Kushal Kundanmal examines new ways for admissions teams to prioritise engagement with prospective families.

EDITORIAL, NOVEMBER 2026
LIGHTING THE FIRE Around the world, we seem to be hearing the sound of opportunity slipping away. People are losing confidence in

KODACHROME TO GIS
WHAT MY DAUGHTER’S FIELDWORK TAUGHT ME Reflecting on how the scope of Geography fieldwork has been transformed by digital Geographical Information Systems

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN INDIA
EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO PROTECT THE GANGA RIVER BASIN While ecological studies and climate change have found their way into many national and

DIGITAL ASSESSMENT – THE HARD PART
FROM PAPER TO SCREEN As the International Baccalaureate Organisation starts to pilot online assessment for the Diploma, Sidhi Baweja looks at the

80 SCHOOLS ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS
WHAT DO GREAT SCHOOLS HAVE IN COMMON? Adam Seldon travelled the world for a year visiting schools in a quest to identify

MAKING HOMEWORK MEANINGFUL
ASK THE STUDENTS! Worried that the quality of student homework was declining, teachers at St. John’s International School in Brussels asked them

NAVIGATING CAREERS UNCERTAINTY
AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP Naotaka Ikebe is optimistic about the future of careers education if we use AI in the right way.

THE NEW ENGAGEMENT
HOW AI IS CHANGING THE WAY PARENTS CHOOSE A NEW SCHOOL In the second of two articles looking at the way parents

TEACHING LIVES: KIM KOVACEVIC
EDUFEST: IT LOOKS LIKE LEARNING In his ongoing series about teaching lives, Dr. David Porritt talks to Kim Kovacevic. First meeting When

OCTOBER 2026
THIS MONTH IN ITM This month, John Taylor wants to restore a love of learning to its rightful place at the heart
