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Pros and cons: letting students hear from controversial speakers
An international head explains the complexities of deciding whether or not to let a controversial speaker come to the school – even after complaints from parents
Strategy
9 June 2025
Why I restructured SLT after two days of headship
A new international school leader explains how his intention to watch and wait in his new role was turned on its head in two days – and what he learned about leadership in the process
Strategy
17 April 2025
How we’ve created a holistic assessment system
Academic results don’t tell the full story – so this international school has created a holistic assessment method to measure students’ development in mind, body and spirit
Specialist Sector
17 April 2024
Mobile phones in school: why our rule is ‘meet, feet, eat’
While some education settings might ban phones, this leader explains why his school has taken a different approach
Specialist Sector
24 October 2023
The view from Somaliland: the power of education
A trip to the Horn of Africa reminded this school leader how education can be a force for good in the world
Specialist Sector
9 March 2023
How to give staff time and space for new teaching ideas
Giving staff time and space to try new classroom tactics can be hard to fit into a busy schedule, but this school has found a way to do it, as its director of learning explains
Staff Management
10 January 2022
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