April 2020

Adapting to the lockdown, going digital with safeguarding, setting up a new website and just what does creativity mean?

 

Shut Down!

Shut Down!

An enforced school closure can present a range of daunting problems. James McDonald looks at what he learned as a Principal from two earlier periods of crisis.

Creative rethink

Creative rethink

Mark Beverley, Director of the Institute of Teaching and Learning at Sevenoaks School explains why he thinks schools should rethink the idea of creativity.

Music globally

Music globally

Voices Around The World is an on-going music project with young people around the world making an annual international music video. Get your school involved in 2020!

Home routine

Home routine

Establishing a routine for home schooling - tricky, but not impossible, according to Orla Redmond.

No straight lines

No straight lines

Ger Graus, teacher, writer and social activist, thinks that young people can imagine their future confidently, if they know how.

Virtually there

Virtually there

ITM speaks to three schools, two in China and one in Kuwait to find out how they have adapted to the lockdown.

Letting go

Letting go

Jason Lasky looks at the techniques that have become central to his drama teaching repertoire, which help students ‘let go’.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding

Primary Principal Graeme Chisolm looks at how his school took on the task of coordinating a consistent programme over four sites in Prague.

Recruitment 2020

Recruitment 2020

Recruitment for 2020 is still underway. See ITM's special page for positions advertised by international school associations and recruiting agencies.

Pressing on

Pressing on

When establishing a new website, Mike Khorev suggests that understanding the basics is the key to a quality outcome at the right price.

Look after yourself

Look after yourself

While teachers provide a cornerstone that offers a daily structure to many children, they must also look afer themselves, says Leah Davies.

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