International Schools Blog

In 2022 the MacLeod family from Alberta, Canada contacted Pearson’s CEO, Andy Bird after seeing him on a news programme talking about our qualifications being 'location agnostic' and that anyone could sit a Pearson exam, wherever they were in the world.

King’s College School, Murcia, is a premium private British school and part of the Inspired Group of schools.

Critical thinking is an essential skill for students – but should it be taught as a standalone subject? We consider the reasons for and against.

Most educators would agree that concept-based teaching and learning is vital to any meaningful education. The IB programme, for example, aligns with concept-based teaching and learning through its emphasis on critical thinking, intercultural understanding, transfer of knowledge and the learner profile.

Alongside innovation in onscreen assessment and digital accessibility, we ensure we assess students in the right way, through our existing qualification design. At Pearson, this means offering a choice over when learners are assessed and examining how modular assessment can work alongside linear assessment as an examination option.

What should education reform for a new generation look like? Meredith Reeve, Head of Next Generation Assessment at Pearson, shares our best current thinking and provides an overview of the progress we are making at Pearson to innovate learning and assessment to give choice to students.

In the last twelve months, there has been a lot of debate around AI and assessment. Lots of educators have expressed fears that student use of generative AI such as ChatGPT would make cheating widespread.

Harriet, a student at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore is an Outstanding Pearson Learner Award winner, having received the highest mark in Asia for GCSE Art award for her Pearson Edexcel GCSE 2021/2022 results. Let’s hear Harriet’s story. 

The next installment of the Big Debate series looks at the pros and cons of university, and explores how teachers can guide students on their post-school decisions.

As teachers, we know that effective planning leads to successful outcomes. Planning the learning journey of our students is an important part of the teaching and learning process, but sometimes the task before us seems overwhelming.