International Schools Blog

International school graduates are continuing to go to university in very high numbers.

Discover how every international school can manage staff and student transitions to strengthen community, wellbeing and student resilience.

One of the most valuable skills a young person can develop is the ability to take a calculated leap and try something they might fail at. So what can teachers do to encourage it?

School collaborations have a lot to offer to both students and staff: enriched learning experiences, stronger professional networks, and a broader sense of the world. But these exchanges often feel fragile. So, what are some of the common pitfalls of school collaborations? And how can leaders build a robust exchange programme that withstands the test of time and the ebb of initial excitement? Let’s take a look.

Too often families encourage EAL students to stop using their first language. Explore how to turn parents into partners and support EAL education at your school.

Assessments can obscure EAL learners' actual abilities. Discover how to separate academic performance from linguistic skills to ensure fairer, more accurate testing

Learn how the concrete pictorial abstract model can help secondary students build deep mathematical understanding and advanced numeracy.

Wenbin Wang is the Executive Principal of Malvern College Qingdao, an international boarding school in Shandong Province, Greater China. In this article, Wenbin tells us why her school chose Pearson Edexcel modular International GCSEs.

Enrichment belongs in the timetable, not just after school. Learn how to embed it into curriculum planning and boost student outcomes for all.

In our second and final 'Rethinking assessment in primary science' blog, we explore how developing confident, capable scientists starts with moving beyond memorisation.