International
The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for the international schools sector, including US, British and International baccalaureate curriculum schools
Thursday
27th Feb 2025
How our schools group supports girls’ mental health
The head of wellbeing for an international schools group explains how it has introduced a raft of initiatives to help teenage girls
5 common revision mistakes (and how to avoid them)
From teachers forgetting the role of parents in revision to students relying on highlighting alone, Mark Enser explores the revision pitfalls to avoid ahead of exam season
Wednesday
26th Feb 2025
How a ‘white envelope’ exercise focuses minds on exam results
A headteacher explains why a simple role-playing exercise using mock exam results can work wonders to help pupils – on all results tracks – to get the best outcomes possible
How ‘efficiency’ derailed education
The education system has become too obsessed with efficiency and has lost its true purpose, argues Bernard Andrews
Monday
24th Feb 2025
How useful is it to compare education systems around the world?
Crude caricatures of how education works in different countries can be unhelpful, writes Christian Bokhove, who says we need a more nuanced approach
5 tips for pastoral leads ahead of exam season
Exams may still feel far off, but the problems that might emerge then often start around now. An international leader shares their tried and tested advice
Friday
21st Feb 2025
International schools group recruits MAT CEO
Rob Tarn will join GEMS Education’s First Schools Management division after eight years at a large multi-academy trust in the North of England
How schools should prepare for the move away from Windows 10
Microsoft will stop supporting the operating system used by the majority of English schools in October. A trust IT and data director explains how to get ready