By James Adekunle- Head of Business Studies & Economics Department at Park House English School Doha, Qatar. Introduction: In 2022, only one-third of adults in the UK were financially iterate[i]. According to the OECD’s PISA financial literacy assessment in 2020, less than 25% of 15-year-olds globally demonstrate a basic level of financial literacy – indicating […]
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By Jonathan Gastel- Principal at Cogdel School Chengdu, China Apprenticeships- the third step in vocational education- exist in part because much of knowledge needs to be learned by observation and imitation; apprenticeships are defined by that style of learning. We often experience a future career by working with experts in the field- usually at their
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By Kenneth Tuttle Wilhelm- IB DP & MYP Coordinator at Mont’Kiara International School. Introduction: In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, schools are realizing the significance of providing career growth opportunities and support for their teachers. An effective approach to achieve this is through the implementation of what could be called a Career Path Program (CPP), which
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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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