International
The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for the international schools sector, including US, British and International baccalaureate curriculum schools
Tuesday
18th Feb 2025
Where do 21st century skills go from here?
A quarter of the way through the century, are we following the right path for the core skills we want young people to have – or do we need to revisit and refine them?
We need to keep an open mind about the root of reading difficulties
There is still an unhelpful reluctance to accept that many children will have additional needs around reading, says Megan Dixon
Monday
17th Feb 2025
Cambridge extends Checkpoint exam series
Exam board introduces a March series for the Checkpoint tests and moves the May series in response to demand from international schools
Schools’ quick wellbeing fixes can do more harm than good
‘Dropped in’ wellbeing interventions don’t work, research shows. Instead mental health needs to be embedded in school life, says Luke Ramsden
My Week As... director of The British School, New Delhi
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to international school leader Vanita Uppal
4 ways to stop accidentally distracting your students
Students remember what they think about – so, as teachers, we need to present our content in a way that keeps their minds focused on the content alone, says Mark Enser
Monday
10th Feb 2025
IB acquires Tony Blair Institute’s global citizenship programme
International Baccalaureate and Generation Global will build on an existing two-year partnership to foster ‘open-minded global learners’
International schools: All you need to know
There are almost 15,000 international schools around the world – but how do they work, what do they teach and what’s it like to work in one?