Imagining a ‘new normal’ is backward looking, argues Ger Graus. For Ger, it’s time to build on what we have learned in 2020, move on to create genuine opportunity for all children, globally.
Former Head Teacher of the Year, and President of the School Library Association, Richard Gerver, explains why libraries are more important than ever.
Farida Danmeri looks at the link between constructionism and ‘making’, analysing how one enhances the other for effective learning.
Robert Young looks at how the idea of the balanced curriculum is under further threat as a result of Covid-19.
Phil Mathe takes off his hat to the ‘engine’ of a school – the middle leaders who are playing such a crucial role during the Covid crisis.
Kevin Goggins, Head of Skt Josef’s International School, Denmark considers how the Danish experience of the pandemic may point the way to more lasting educational change.
Gary Minnitt, Director of Accreditation at COBIS looks at the advantages emerging from a series of online pilot school visits. Not easy, but so far, so good.
Colin Bell and Kamal Bodhanker, explain how nasen and COBIS have joined forces to raise the profile of Additional Educational Needs (AEN) in international schools.
Set up to provide a great education in self-supporting schools, HUGS is a model for the development of low-cost, sustainable learning, as Dr. Richard Bircher reports.
Andy Homden looks at a competition for international schools that simply would not have happened without lockdown, and seems destined to grow quickly.