Specialist Sector

Tuesday

2nd Sep 2025

Why we chose Nigeria for our next international school
Wellington College’s Chris Woolf explains the decision-making processes involved in selecting a new international school site, as the group enters another new territory
Arial shot of Lagos, Nigeria

Wednesday

13th Aug 2025

Teaching EAL: 4 books for international teachers
An educator in Peru shares resources that will be helpful for teachers working with large numbers of pupils with English as an additional language
classroom

Friday

8th Aug 2025

5 books all new international teachers should read
From understanding cultural nuances in different countries and teaching to diverse cohorts to grappling with geopolitics, here are some top tomes for teachers heading abroad
Tea and books

Thursday

7th Aug 2025

Gender pay gap widens for international school heads
But CIS research suggests that the sector may be starting to address the gender imbalance in headteachers’ salaries
Purse with US dollars

Tuesday

5th Aug 2025

8 tips for new international school teachers
From downloading must-have apps to finding a new social scene and enquiring about the availability of baked beans, this is what teachers heading abroad should organise to make their arrival easier
Montage of holiday must haves

Monday

28th Jul 2025

Global CPD trends: 6 priorities for international schools
ECIS shares insights into the areas that international schools are focusing on for staff training – from coaching to AI and middle leadership skills
6 different idea bubbles

Friday

11th Jul 2025

We’re lurching towards a crisis over EHCPs - this is how to avoid it
Scrapping education, health and care plans is an incendiary suggestion, warns ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio, who outlines what government must now do to build confidence in its plans to reform SEND support
Throwing a life buoy

Thursday

10th Jul 2025

EHCP tribunals: why schools’ struggles must guide SEND reform
If the government’s plans for tackling the SEND crisis are to be successful, it has to look at the difficulties that the tribunal process is creating for schools, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Pressure gauge

Wednesday

9th Jul 2025

Pros and cons of teaching a bespoke curriculum
Is a job at a school that has its own in-house curriculum a way to break away from the shackles of established programmes – or more hassle than it’s worth?
Tailor measuring suit

Friday

4th Jul 2025

How we’re giving special-school students university study routes
The head of an autism special school explains that a new cohort of sixth-form students will be given subject options that provide a springboard to university study
Girl on springboard

Tuesday

1st Jul 2025

Entrepreneurship should be part of the curriculum
The founder of GEMS Education explains why a world of rapid change needs risk-takers – and how his schools are preparing young people for the future
Hand drawn lightbulb on blackboard

Wednesday

25th Jun 2025

How we’re upskilling teachers on AI on a global scale
The head of AI for an international school group discusses the work he’s instigated to train teachers on artificial intelligence across multiple phases and locations
ai hand holding globe