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Three Crucial UCC Questions for School Leaders

by Lucien Giordano On August 1, 2025, Lucien Giordano and his long-time EiM colleague, Luke Devlin, co-founded Amiata Co., a company offering international education solutions at the intersection of secondary schools and higher education institutions (HEIs). Amiata is not an external consultancy, instead operating from the inside out, applying understandings of how schools and universities […]

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Inquirers of the Future

by Verity Long Young people in today’s International schools, growing up to be global leaders of the future, will require a remarkable insight into people and cultures across the world, and an unprecedented concern for the well-being of the world community. Many schools are adopting approaches that focus on international-mindedness, sustainability and inquiry, as these

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The Challenges of Leadership: Women in International Education

by Nicola Holloway When we talk about leadership in international schools, it’s easy to turn to numbers. We hear about the ‘feminisation’ of education and how women make up the majority of teaching staff worldwide. When we take a closer look at these numbers, women remain underrepresented in school leadership roles, especially in the most

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The Power of Walkarounds: Seeing, Listening, and Leading with Presence

by Lawrence Potter The Power of Walkarounds: Seeing, Listening, and Leading with Presence There are moments in leadership when you catch yourself mid-step – quite literally. For me, one of those moments happens during walkarounds.  I sometimes chuckle to myself as I move through classrooms or linger near a corridor – thinking, Do I look strange

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In Praise of Average

by Chris Moses After a particularly long week and while in a somewhat cheeky mood, I remarked to a group of Principal friends that I would really love to have a school full of average, just entirely, wonderfully, completely average – students.While my words sprang from some incidental and long-forgotten frustrations, with that quip, I

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The Ripple Effect: Why True Leadership Starts in the Classroom, Not Just the Corner Office

by Dr Justin Zhang A heartfelt thank you to Amy and the LYIS team for inviting me into this vibrant community of leaders. There’s nothing more energising than sharing a space with people dedicated to the art and science of education. Have you ever watched a single pebble drop into a calm pond? The real

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Thriving in East Asian School Culture: Why East Asia Calls for Another Cultural Lens

by Justin Zhu Comprising China (including Taiwan), Japan, and South Korea, East Asia is well-known for its high academic standards, exam-driven systems, and strongly ingrained Confucian values. Beyond language barriers, expatriate teachers and principals entering this setting must learn to negotiate unspoken rules, strict hierarchies, and society expectations impacting everything from classroom behaviour to leadership

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