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Empowered leaders empowering learners
UNIS Hanoi believe strongly that great leaders are made, and not born. Megan Brazil and Jenny-Lee Moore from UNIS Hanoi share some advice to help empower international school leaders.
Building consensus for a meaningful AI policy
Since ChatGPT became publicly available in November 2022, schools have been reeling from the effects of artificial intelligence. In this article, Chris Ferrara discusses ways schools can build a consensus for a meaningful AI policy.
Growing through kindness
In light of World Kindness Day, Lauren Kelley, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Coordinator, ACS International Schools, discusses the pivotal role that kindness plays in ACS’ organisational values and what kindness looks like in an educational setting.
Restorative practices and Third Culture Kids
Alistair Goold discusses restorative practices – a growing phenomenon gaining traction in international schools – which hold the promise of transforming school culture and climate through evidence-based methodologies.
The Third Space – A reflection on ways we develop our sense of context, community and culture as international schools
As the sector has evolved from primarily teaching the children of globally mobile expats, to a demographic increasingly made up of local students, there is a mandate upon school leaders to consider ways in which the values and curricula of our schools should evolve to meet the changing needs of our students. Simon Probert reflects on the changing international school sector.
Facilitating innovation in teaching
Innovation plays a crucial role in driving excellence and continuous growth in schools. This article shares strategies to foster a culture of innovation where teachers feel encouraged and supported to materialise their ideas.
Safeguarding in international schools: operational vs. strategic leadership
Matt Harris from ChildSafeguarding.com shares some safeguarding considerations for schools and school leaders to think about.
Leading multilingualism in international schools
This article puts forward the case for a formal leadership role at international schools focused on multilingualism. Jacob Huckle, Susan Stewart and Fatima Aissani-Miller share case studies of three international schools in different contexts that have a head of multilingualism, exploring the rationale for the role and what it involves.
Middle leaders as drivers of school success
Since 2019, the English College in Prague (ECP) has seen year-on-year increases in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme results, even after a post-pandemic worldwide average decrease. While many incremental improvements across the school have contributed to this success, Emily Rankin outlines how ECP have worked hard to make Middle Leaders drivers of outstanding teaching and learning.
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