Tuesday
Could a personal energy audit help leaders manage wellbeing?
A process used in elite athletics to optimise energy levels could be a key tool for school leaders, argues Chris Baker
How to get multi-campus schools running like clockwork
International schools often operate across multiple campuses – here leaders share their insights into achieving the right balance of consistency and autonomy between sites, and preventing ‘campus envy’
Monday
My week as... head of the oldest international school in the Philippines
The head of Brent International School in Baguio talks about a typical week leading the school she has worked in for over 20 years, where she started as a substitute teacher
Our journey to 5 ‘exceptional’ Ofsted outcomes
The principal of one of the first schools inspected under the new Ofsted framework reflects on how the report it received reflects seven years of hard work
‘Happy as Larry’: how idioms and oracy help our EAL learners
From introducing idioms of the week to appointing student mentors to model language use, this is how one international school is using oracy to improve proficiency in English
Friday
Cambridge International issues November A-level results
Almost 100,000 students in over 100 countries have received AS- and A-level results, with IGCSE and O-level results due to be released next week
Why I still teach as a headteacher - and how I make it work
One head who is still teaching explains how he juggles classroom time with his many other responsibilities – and the benefits it brings to his leadership
Thursday
What’s the best way to teach capital letters?
Learning when to use capital letters isn’t as straightforward as it seems, new research finds. So what can teachers do to help pupils get it right?
The real reason teachers are leaving? Systemic failure
Teachers are victims of wider system failure that means they have the impossible task of meeting pupils’ increasingly complex needs without the proper support, says this researcher
From geopolitics to AI, the pressures shaping international schools
The annual COBIS research report provides a raft of insights into how international schools are reacting to issues such as growing competition, the rise of AI and student wellbeing
GCSE results app will save schools millions, says DfE
All Year 11 students will be able to access their GCSE results digitally on a new app from this summer, with the government claiming that this will cut down schools’ admin costs
