Principal's Blog

Leadership Lessons for Lasting Teacher Engagement

by Dr Luke Chaeter Introduction: Why Engagement Matters Now More Than Ever International school leadership today operates in an era of unprecedented complexity. Alongside academic rigour and global ...

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 ...

The Importance of Challenge for All

by Carly Barber Challenge is at the heart of a great education. Not as an add-on for the most able, but as a principle that should shape the experience of every child, every day. It is through ...

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 ...

When AI Meets Empathy: Why Character Still Leads the Way

by Andrea Stanberg When I reflect on my journey into character education, it feels less like a career path and more like a calling that found me. It began in 1993, when I was the founding Faculty Head ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...