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Beyond the Brochure: How HR and Principals Can Partner on Teacher Wellbeing

Leave a Comment / Human Resources / admin / April 19, 2026

by Martina Meneghtti What keeps a school leader up at night? If teachers’ wellbeing is not at least in the top 5 answers, there may be a problem. Research suggests that stressful working environments and challenging working conditions affect teachers’ motivation, which in turn affects teaching quality. Conversely, teachers with high levels of wellbeing are […]

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Raising Resilient Kids in a Risk-Averse World

Leave a Comment / Health&Safety / admin / April 19, 2026

Here is a photo of a trampoline in the 1980s when I was growing up: Here is a photo of a trampoline today: Back in my day, we learnt to bounce in the middle of the trampoline, as falling off hurt. Yes, today’s trampoline is much safer and results in fewer injuries, but the trouble

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Belonging – A Leadership Practice

Leave a Comment / Leadership / admin / April 10, 2026

by Dr. Howard Stribbell When I attended the #LYIS26, conference in Hanoi, I expected strong sessions, thoughtful dialogue, and practical takeaways. What I did not expect was how quickly I would notice something else. It showed up in the conversations between sessions, in the quieter moments over coffee, and in the way people spoke when

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The Courage to Lead Differently

Leave a Comment / Vision Building & Values / admin / March 29, 2026

by Karolina Bloom “Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists; it is creating a new space, a better space for everyone.” – George Dei Inclusion is frequently described as a policy, a framework, or a collection of strategies. Yet research and experience consistently demonstrate that none of these elements is effective in isolation. Policies

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Why Sustainability Cannot Stay on the Margins of School Leadership

Leave a Comment / Educational / Environmental Sustainability / admin / March 22, 2026

by Simon Lightman If sustainability really matters to schools, why does it so often slip down the priority list the moment accountability pressure rises? That question feels especially pressing right now. Provisional reporting from the Met Office shows that 2025 was the warmest and sunniest year on record in the UK, while globally the past

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Calling and the Cost of Becoming

Leave a Comment / Leadership / admin / March 15, 2026

by Terri Pham A Bag, a Dream, and a One-Way Ticket Sixteen years ago, I boarded a plane with two duffel bags, a bachelor’s degree in education, a teaching credential, and a calling I did not yet fully understand. In those early years, I did not realize that the calling would demand more than talent.

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Why Accreditation Matters

Leave a Comment / Sustainability / admin / March 1, 2026

by Dr Kelley Ridings Accreditation Isn’t a Badge; instead, a Battle Worth Fighting A school that dares to call itself high-quality should submit to a truly rigorous accreditation process that validates the claim – no excuses. After three decades in international schools, leading three and visiting thirteen more, I’ve seen how transformative accreditation can be when a school

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Trust: Reflections on My Journey in Leadership

Leave a Comment / Leadership / admin / February 22, 2026

by Jomar Conde The Quiet Engine of an Educational Community Trust is the quiet engine of any healthy school community. Looking back on my time leading and serving ten head teachers, over a hundred faculty members, and thousands of students, I have come to reflect that trust is something deeply human: it is the safety

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Thirty-Years in Education: The Beauty and Power of Small Schools

Leave a Comment / Learning Centred Leadership / admin / February 15, 2026

by Robert Randall As a school principal, I am often asked why some families actively seek out a smaller school environment for their child. After more than 30 years in education, including senior leadership roles in both large and small international schools, I have had the privilege of seeing a wide range of models at

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The Fear and the Freedom: A Kitchen Table Dialogue on Agency

Leave a Comment / Learning Centred Leadership / admin / February 8, 2026

by Kanwal Malik As school leaders, we spend our days dissecting educational management, leadership theories and accreditation standards. We draft policies designed to level up international school leadership, often focusing on the mechanics of school growth data and curriculum frameworks. But recently, I realised the most profound professional development was not happening in a training

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