International Schools Blog

Discover the pros and cons of phonics-based learning strategies, as well as other possible approaches to boost students' reading comprehension.

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.

Dyslexia in the classroom can bring up some teaching challenges. We spoke to Martin Bloomfield, trainer at York Associates, who is an expert in the field. His specialist subject is international and intercultural perspectives on special educational needs, and he has many years of experience offering dyslexia awareness workshops to schools and businesses, as well as experience teaching learners with dyslexia.

Students with special education needs all bring unique strengths and gifts, but how do we as teachers help these students access learning and connect with others in our classrooms?

Teachers managing autism in the classroom face some complex challenges. We spoke to autism expert Stacey Melifonwu to find out more about the disorder and the strategies you can employ to be inclusive of all your students.