25 YEARS OF PARTNERED SCHOOLS BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, 2000 – 2025 In the first twenty-five years of the 21st Century, the scale and scope of British international […] May 2, 2025June 13, 2025editorial
COBIS ACCREDITATION GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT As the number of international schools grow, accreditation has never been more important. Mick Smith has the latest from […] May 2, 2025May 2, 2025BISSC, international safeguarding, IPSEF 2025, The British International School Safeguarding Coaltions
BIGGER IN JAPAN THE QUEST FOR RECOGNITION Andy Homden assesses the significance of an agreement that the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) has recently […] February 27, 2025April 30, 2025Global Community, IPSEF 2025, Leadership, National Perspectives
2024 COBIS SURVEY COBIS CEO Colin Bell talks to Andy Homden about changes in student population and curriculum, AI, wellbeing and mobile phones as he […] January 29, 2025May 31, 2025BISSC, IPSEF 2025, School leadership, The international experience
Leading roles: Dr. Steffen Sommer Director General of Misk Schools, KSA One of the leading figures in British international education talks to Andy Homden about his unconventional […] November 28, 2024November 30, 2024Leadership
Louder than words Taking sustainable action Sustainability is one of four strands being presented at the 2024 COBIS conference in London this May. Colin Bell […] April 12, 2024climate change, Environment, Sustainability, The Future
Values in action The heartbeat of any school Having recently handed over the reins after five and half years as Director of Accreditation at the […] September 26, 2023Global Community, Leadership, learning & teaching, Well Being
British growth New survey shows British international education is still growing The British international school market is still strong, new COBIS data show – […] January 22, 2023Leadership, The international experience
Recruitment challenge New survey findings from COBIS and ISC Research Two new surveys confirm recruitment for international schools is not getting any easier in […] June 29, 2022Leadership, platform
Virtual can be virtuous Pilot online accreditation visits Gary Minnitt, Director of Accreditation at COBIS looks at the advantages emerging from a series of online pilot […] January 28, 2021Leadership, learning & teaching, Technology, The Future