By Kai Vacher- Principal, British School Muscat and British School Salalah. An Invitation A letter arrived at my school inviting both my Chair of Governors and me to meet with Oman’s Ministry of Education (MOE). Over the ten years that I had been in post as Principal of British School Muscat, I had been to […]
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By Greshma Momaya- Pedagogue Specialist in Bangalore, India. As school leaders, it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking we have all the answers. We have years of experience and knowledge that we believe we can draw from to solve any problem that comes our way. However, this mindset can lead to
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By Timothy Glare- Vice Principal at China World Academy, Changshu, China. No one wants to be the ‘bad guy’, but as a school leader, when it comes to making changes in school culture, having the courage of your convictions is everything. I always as myself two simple questions: If a clear rationale is not present,
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By Dr. Jill Berry- Director at J Berry Associates and Leadership Development Consultant. I loved being a leader in education. I started my career as a secondary school English teacher in a state school in the UK, and over the next 30 years I was fortunate to take on a range of leadership roles: pastoral and
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By Doha Kabalan- Course designer on Eduspark & Independent Teacher Trainer. For as long as we can go back, effective leadership has been key to crucial achievements in time. Across history, successful leaders have managed to win battles, make discoveries, fulfil dreams, lead revolutions, or overthrow regimes. Yet to be able to bring on drastic change
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By Sandy Bansal- Vice Principal at Amerikanska Gymnasiet and Head of Digital Strategy at LYIS. Leading Your International School (LYIS) not only prepares the leaders with the practical aspects of leading a school, but we are also focused and aware of all the happenings in the digital society. We leave much of the tech responsibility to
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By Joshua Barr– Head of Suzhou Early Learning Center, Whittle School & Studios, China. From my experience there are three main criteria teachers look for in an international school. In no particular order they are contract (the package), location, and PD (Professional Development). For the first two on the list there is a lot of
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By Zainab Asif – Head of Department at American International School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Leadership can be defined using various terminologies depending on what kind of leaders have people been exposed to. But a true leader is one who prioritizes a culture of deep relationships. The thought provoking question would be how does leadership
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By GERMAN RINCON M.S.Ed. – Foreign Vice Principal at World Foreign Language Kindergarten, Shanghai, China. After a decade of leading international departments in ECE across China, in different settings with different structures and systems – not to mention the diverse culture of the people and the environments – I can’t think of a challenge that
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By Charlie Peng– Principal at Oxford International College of Chengdu (Whartonn), Chengdu. Oxford International College of Chengdu is a place where we work with all our students to give them the knowledge and skills to be successful leaders in the future world. But what is a successful leader, because it is seen as different in
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