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 Thailand. John works with educational publishers, institutions and governments across Asia and the MENA regions. John was in Shanghai for 7 years leading the professional development team for Macmillan Education, where he trained over 10,000 teachers and educational managers in a variety of contexts. He is also a life-long learner and is currently studying both Chinese and Spanish.
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Sustaining Schools Through Wellbeing, Values, and Culture
This quarter’s ISL Magazine theme explores a question every school, regardless of context or curriculum, must eventually face: how can support for staff, students, and communities be sustained over time? Three contributors – Matthew Savage from The Mona Lisa Effect, Steven W. Edwards from Vega Schools, and Olivia Bugden from Hochalpines Institut Ftan (HIF) – approach this question from different angles, yet their insights reveal a shared imperative. For schools to truly flourish, they must treat wellbeing, values, and culture not as parallel initiatives but as interconnected forces shaping international education. Read more
We Can Do Hard Things: Empowering Young People to Face Challenges
At Hochalpines Institut Ftan, wellbeing isn’t just a lesson, it’s a way of helping students face challenges head-on. From classroom setbacks to rock climbing on the mountainside, students learn to recognise discomfort, manage their responses, and grow from hard experiences, discovering that resilience and self-awareness are skills that extend far beyond school. Read more
Using School Surveys to Improve Change Management in International Schools
With insights from ISC Research and School Surveys, discover how international school leaders can use surveys to monitor change, engage staff, and drive better student outcomes. Read more
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