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For Conrad Hughes, teachers have extraordinary power because of the influence they have on people’s lives. Used well, this power can move mountains.
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Developing a sustainability agenda in schools, Lisbon 2022
Veritas International Training Center want to advance an agenda for teaching sustainable living in schools, inviting educators to a new conference in Lisbon in November 2022.
A framework for teaching the world’s most important subject
You’d have thought governments would be rushing to get the issue of sustainability into the mainstream curriculum. Apparently not. Stephen Scoffham and Steve Rawlinson are looking to fill the gap.
The Wild Wisdom challenge for students aged 10 – 14
Raising awareness of critical environmental issues has never been more important – but it can also be fun, as Charlotte Bouchier reports.
Keeping your people
Retaining great members of staff has never been more important. Having a planned approach to staff retention is therefore vital says Dr. Brooke Moran.
An important new initiative for schools
Former international school student Angela McCarthy tells the story of the $200,000 Earth Prize for schools and how your school can get involved in the 2023 edition.
Pinnacles in reflection
International teaching can take you to some amazing places. In 2022, Susan Bennett has been working in Nauru.
A teenager’s story
18-year-old secondary and arts school graduate, Maryna Kiliachenkova, tells her family’s story of leaving their home town of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
New survey findings from COBIS and ISC Research
Two new surveys confirm recruitment for international schools is not getting any easier in 2022 as Ashley Kirk and Fiona Rogers report.
Falling apart? Find a way back!
After binge watching the new Beatles documentary “Get back!”, Fab 4 fan Michael Iannini thinks again about what makes great collaboration possible.
The needs of children at a time of war
Anna Azarova is the PR manager at the British International School Ukraine. Her account of an epic trip from Ukraine across Europe with her friend’s son in her care received a standing ovation at the 2022 COBIS conference in London. But as she suggests, her story is a sign of needs to come for children in Ukraine.
Hearing student voices for the climate crisis
Pete Milne is a man on a mission – to help young people understand the climate crisis and show schools how they can take action quickly and effectively.
Planning to counter high-risk threats
Keeping people safe in high-risk situations is what Phil Jones does. What can schools learn from his approach?
Ways of reflecting
We are often urged to ‘reflect’. Artist and atelierista Holly B. F. Warren takes a visual approach to explore what it means. Go with this surprising piece and see where you end up!
The road to real inclusion, taking one step at a time
According to April Remfrey, international schools need guidance, support and clear standards to follow in order to become more inclusive.
# 1: we DON’T need to educate our parents . . . .
Kevin Bartlett, Founding Director of the Common Ground Collaborative argues we don’t need to ‘educate’ our parents with one-way flows of information. We do need to co-create our Learning Communities with them.
Gender and school leadership
For Katie Tomlinson, addressing the gender disparity in school leadership is a matter of urgency. Seven steps should be taken now.
Supporting teachers in a post-Covid world
Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive Chartered College of Teaching, considers the future of the profession in a post-Covid world.
The essence of curiosity
We now refer to the idea of curiosity almost routinely. But what is it? Holly Warren’s prose poem article provokes us to think more deeply.
When things have to change
Ever had that moment when you realise your words lack meaning and clarity? Diana Osagie makes the case of the leadership pivot as you adapt.
The future of education is not what it used to be
Sir John Jones asks if the future of learning is in safe hands, Not unless we follow three imperatives for effective educational change.
Taking the lead to change the way we teach
For Abigail Reed, a new report from UNESCO’s International Commission on the Futures of Education is a clarion call to action for international schools.
Let’s talk about teaching and learning
Effective teachers think, talk and write about their practice. Following the release of Innovate, Sevenoaks School’s annual academic journal, Director of Institute of Teaching & Learning, Mark Beverley, discusses the importance of professional reflection on teaching practice.
Make sure you know what’s included
Timeless advice, especially for first-time international teachers, from leading recruiter, Andrew Wigford, about how to compare different salary and benefit packages.
International teachers in big demand for 2022
According to Edvectus MD, Diane Jacoutot, international schools face a very tough year recruiting, with fewer teachers entering the market and many more needed.
Catalysing community-led change
Supporting projects in low-income contexts can reinforce inequalities between ‘supporters’ and ‘activists’ on the ground. EduSpots is a project based in Ghana that aims to address post-colonial issues head on. Cat Davison reports.
Young people making a difference
If you want to find out how to change the world for the better, Margaret Rooke suggests listening to young people.
Student-directed learning spaces
Learnlife’s Ulrike Suwwan makes a strong case for incorporating ‘Hublings’ – flexible spaces for self-directed learning – into the design of any school.
How stable are your systems? How safe is your data?
Glaucia Rosas and James Wilkinson of the EduTec Alliance see a ‘perfect storm’ on the horizon for educational technology in schools. Here they explain why and what schools can do to prepare.
The purpose of education in the 2020s
For Kirsty Knowles, there are two crucial purposes in education. 1. Bringing sustainability to the centre of the curriculum and 2. Supporting them in taking action as a result.
The importance of external space and environmental design in schools.
Architect Ian Bogle reflects on how a school’s interior must connect with its external environment for great learning to take place.
New thoughts about an old debate
Chris Taylor wonders if the ‘skills / knowledge’ divide is really so deep and, if not, what are the implications for learning and teaching?
“There is more in you than you think”
Phil Mathe looks at the profound international legacy of one of the twentieth century’s greatest educational thinkers. You may not have heard of him but his influence suffuses international education.
Learning for an interconnected world: COBIS21 conference link article
Andreas Schleicher takes an in-depth look at the measurement of ‘Global Competence’ in PISA 2018. As he argues at the COBIS21 conference, the associated concepts and skills should be at the core of any modern curriculum.
Teacher training in rural Nepal
For Fionna Heiton, the key to a good education in rural Nepal is they same as everywhere else – get the Early Years right. A new teacher training initiative is making this possible.
5 things to consider when offered a position by a ‘for profit school’
International schools are big businesses, and many are run ‘for profit’. Would teaching at a ‘for profit’ school be for you? Sadie Hollins has some pointers.
Adopting an Environmental Social Governance code at school
Lisa Walsh thinks that the adoption of Environmental Social Governance codes by an increasing number of companies could – and should – be an example for school Boards.
Covid-19 and school leadership in disruptive times
Richard Gaskell invites us to pause, take stock and listen to each other as we prepare to take on the next section of the Covid white-water ride.
Big questions
Robert Young looks at how the idea of the balanced curriculum is under further threat as a result of Covid-19.
Deep immersion
Hannah Rae spent 10 years working on a variety of educational projects in East Malaysia. This foraging expedition to the Borneo rainforest with Malaysian teenagers is a vivid memory.
The impact of Covid-19 on school design
The prolonged closures of schools in 2020 has been shocking. How should new schools be designed to prevent a future calamity on this scale? Andy Homden considers the phoenix of school design that could rise from the ashes of Covid-19.
What it means to be an educator in 2020
At a time when Covid-19 is provoking a radical re-appraisal of almost all our assumptions, Daniel Shindler asks some important questions about teaching, and the point of being an educator.
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Taking a gap year in times of uncertainty
Kevin Keller looks at the value of a Gap Year, which might appeal to even more students if universities are not fully open at the start of 2020 – 21.
Culture change in a lockdown
It’s not just schools who have had to adapt, Munir Mamujee is the Managing Director of a UK based teacher recruiting agency. On March 17th he and his staff packed up the office and went home to work.
Using technology in an “Out of Eden Walk” project
Uma Shankar Singh who currently teaches IT at the International German School in Ho Chi Minh City describes the journey his Grade 9 students went on, inspired by Paul Salopek and his seven year “Out of Eden Walk”.
International schools and the adaptation to crises
Will Bedford of ISC Research, asks how resilient the international schools’ market has been in historic times of crisis and how this might inform future planning.
How are you looking after your extraordinary colleagues?
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary deeds and extraordinary deeds call for extraordinary people to carry them out. Robert Lloyd Williams looks at the needs of teachers and how they might be supported as they switch to online teaching.
Claiming a place in the ‘new normal’
Whatever else changes in education after the lockdown, according to Ger Graus, Global Director of Education for KidZania, widening horizons and raising aspirations must become an integral part of the ‘new normal’. Social mobility should at the heart of all we do.
The impact of coronavirus as China’s international schools prepare to reopen
Stephanie Quayle of ISC Research looks at how schools may be coming through the lockdown phase in China, and what we can all learn from their experience.