AWARDS
International School
Awards
Hosted in January every year, the Awards aim to acknowledge innovative practices in schools supporting the needs of a changing world. Celebrate your school!
ABOUT
2025 International School Awards
Organised by ISC Research in January every year, and followed by the international schools community, media and associations, the International School Awards spotlight inspiring initiatives developed and run by international school leaders, educators and students.
All successful applications will be rooted around central pillars that support intercultural understanding, diversity, equity, inclusion and/or justice of students, and one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; pillars that are rooting many long-term school initiatives today. Applications will need to include evidence of how the school is sharing its initiative amongst the wider K-12 schools community; whether that is within the international school community, within a school locality, or broader.
Applications for the 2025 International School Awards are now closed.
PARTICIPATION
Spotlight on your school
The International School Awards aim to acknowledge innovative practices in schools supporting the needs of a changing world. They provide an opportunity for your school to highlight one of its impactful initiatives.
Recognising that no two schools and initiatives are the same, all schools within each fee category that meet a strict judging threshold will receive an International School Award. This will be in the form of a badge that can be displayed on winning schools’ public channels and marketing and admissions materials. This is a valuable quality mark for schools. Winning initiatives will be recognised throughout the year on the ISC Research website news, community and in International School Leader Magazine.
CRITERIA
Application criteria
The Awards provide an opportunity to highlight your community’s good practice, creative endeavours and innovation. Your application should focus on one specific initiative that meets the following three criteria:
- Supporting at least two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Rooting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)
- Supporting your school and/or local community
PEOPLE
Judges
A panel of independent judges select all award recipients.
Alun Cooper
Job title - Former Head of International Schools
Alun Cooper has a distinguished career within education and the international schools market, with more than 40 years of senior leadership experience at prestigious international institutions in Thailand, Vietnam, Belgium, South America along ... View profile
John Cruft
Job title - Educational consultant, manager and teacher trainer
John Cruft is an educational consultant, manager and teacher trainer with extensive experience across the Asian region. John has worked and lived in Asia for over 20 years including China, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka and ... View profile
Proserpina Dhlamini-Fisher
Job title - Founder and CEO Educational Aspirations Ltd (Global Consultancy)
Proserpina, a Swati by birth and global citizen, is the Founding Director of Educational Aspirations, an international education consultancy focused on UBUNTU values and collaboration , educator and school leadership coaching and mentoring ... View profile
Oleg Figlin
Job title - CEO of Faria Education Group
Oleg Figlin is CEO of Faria Education Group, based in London. He is deeply passionate about EdTech because of the transformative impact it has on the lives of countless children and families. He is committed to empowering customers and the ... View profile
Luz María Gutiérrez Vittini
Job title - Former Director of Teaching and Learning at International School Basel
Following an exciting career dedicated to education, Luz María has recently (1 January 2024) retired, after nine years at International School Basel (ISB) in Switzerland, as Director of Teaching and Learning. She started teaching in Chile, ... View profile
Jeremy Lewis
Job title - Senior Consultant, Search Associates
Jeremy Lewis served as Head of School at ACS Egham International School in the UK for 12 years. Prior to joining ACS Egham, Jeremy held leadership roles in Turkey, Vietnam, Hungary, Japan and Kuwait. During his 38 years in international ... View profile
Ango Mwakisu
Job title - Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Ango Mwakisu has been working in international higher education for more than 10 years. Originally from the land of Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, Tanzania, Ango is an alumnus of Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany where he earned both his ... View profile
Mónica Pérez-Bedmar
Job title - Professor, Department of Natural Sciences, Saint Louis University, Madrid, Spain
Mónica Pérez-Bedmar is a double national Spanish-American. Upon completion of primary and secondary school in her hometown of Madrid, she received a scholarship to study in Florida Tech University, where she completed a BS in Oceanography and ... View profile
Paul Regan
Job title - Former Principal of Oaktree International School, Kolkata, India
Paul has worked in the field of education as teacher, head teacher and principal for over thirty years, fifteen of them in international education. He has run schools in Kenya, the Ukraine, Bosnia and India and, as founding head, he has started ... View profile
Matthew Savage
Job title - Assessment, Wellbeing and DEIJB Consultant
Formerly Principal of an award-winning international school in the Middle East, and with a long and varied career in school leadership both in the UK and internationally, Matthew now works closely with premium schools and school groups ... View profile
Dr Helen Wright
Job title - International Education Advisor
Helen has an energetic career spanning 25 years to date in the UK and international education sector, including 13 years leading schools as Head, as well as a number of national and international roles, including as Vice-Chair of the ... View profile
OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship
Raise further awareness of your brand by sponsoring the International School Awards.
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