International Schools Blog

As a result of the global spread of COVID-19, many international schools have temporarily closed their doors. Governments all over the world are restricting the movements of their citizens in order to curb the spread of the virus, and many teachers have found themselves unexpectedly teaching from home – some for the very first time. 

The word efficacy is normally associated with science – you design something to help people achieve a certain outcome. For instance, a scientific team might be tasked with designing a medicine to prevent headaches. Their first step is to conduct research into what will most likely stop headaches and then to build the medicine based on this research. Once the medicine is being used in trials, they then conduct thorough investigations to make sure that it is actually preventing people from having headaches. 

In times of crisis, how can you best reassure your learners? Here are four helpful tips.

Many international school teachers are having to move teaching quickly online. To help you find your way, we’ve put together seven strategies based on research that will help set you and your learners up for success in your new online teaching and learning environment. You’ll also find some useful tips here.

The practice of mindfulness is useful for managing personal stress and anxiety in a difficult situation, at home, at school or in a virtual classroom situation. To protect yourself and to help maintain a good work/life balance, we round up five resources to help you get started with mindfulness.

With the pace of innovation accelerating, creative skills are helping learners participate and succeed as they join the workforce. But how do you encourage your learners to use their imaginations? Creativity is one of the most important 21st century skills – and also one of the most misunderstood.

As thousands of international schools around the world close their doors due to coronavirus, we know many of you are now teaching remotely and we want to support you and your learners as much as we possibly can. To that end, we’ve put together some useful resources and top tips for getting started with distance learning and working with remote learners. Also see these related blog posts:

Every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world. To mark the occasion, we want to highlight five inspiring women working in the field of education.

1,200 students from over 50 countries worldwide put their own modern twist on a classic tale in our international writing competition. We’re delighted to announce the wining entries!

In advance of World Book Day, Power English: Writing authors Phil Ferguson and Ross Young share their thoughts on how all children can become the best writers they can be.