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5 tips for international teachers to get a job back home
Securing a teaching job in the UK isn’t always easy when you’ve spent time working overseas. But experienced head Rob Ford has some helpful advice
Strategy
21 May 2025
New school year: the art of a head’s welcome back speech
As leaders around the world prepare to welcome staff back for a new academic year, a head drafting his tenth start-of-the-year speech offers some advice on what to include and when
Staff Management
28 August 2024
4 ways international schools can help their host countries
If international schools want to be actively engaged in their host nation, they can offer their time, connections and educational expertise, says this leader
Specialist Sector
20 March 2024
Safeguarding Around the World: Traffic and training
We head to Moldova to hear from a leader about the challenge of ensuring that staff and parents recognise the importance of the school’s 51ºÚÁÏ policies – and the dangers of Soviet-era roads
Strategy
18 January 2024
‘Terrifying’ intruder incident at school: what we learned
One international school leader talks about an intruder running loose on his campus and the importance of having clear crisis management plans
Strategy
29 November 2023
Tales of the unexpected: how to handle strange conversations
From relationship advice to eyeshadow ideas, leaders can face left-field questions from staff that veer into the personal – something Rob Ford says requires a good poker face
Staff Management
9 November 2023
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