Principal's Blog

Principal's Blog

The Pursuit of Inspiring CPD: Empowered Educators – No Rocket Science Required

by Helen Caroline Bowen Taking on the role of High School and Middle School Principal at Tarabya British Schools, Istanbul, at the start of this academic year brought with it the privilege of crafting ...

How Can You Ensure Your Timetable is Responsive to the Evolving Needs of Your School?

by Iain Sinton Has Your School Tapped into the Vast Potential Your Timetable Has to Offer to Accelerate Your School to the Next Level? The positive impact your timetable can have on your school is ...

How to Reset the Culture In Your International School: A Case Study

by Dr Liam Hammer Introduction As Osterwalder et al. (2016) say, “Don’t let your company culture just happen”. If you are not driving the culture in your school, then others will be. Recently, at the ...

Shape the Wheel, Don’t Remake It

by Lee Sanders In my 24 years as an educator, there have always been new trends – something that we must follow, that will change the way students learn. We completely change systems, reshape our ...

Leading Your School Through International Accreditation

by Alistair Downs Leading a school through international accreditation for the first time (or any time!) can be a daunting proposition. Where to start? and what does the process look like? Read ...

Developing Middle-Level Leaders: Get in the Boat

by Dean Croy An Accidental Paddler My first leadership role was an unofficial one as a grade-level leader. This role came about organically, or perhaps more accurately, accidentally, when my Grade 6 ...

A Term of Firsts

by Tess St Clair-Ford I live at the top of a hill and drive down that hill to work every day. Each morning, since the spring, I’ve seen a woman walking up that hill. At first, she was struggling: she ...

Wellbeing for Staff

by David Ingram Key Takeaways from Our Post-pandemic Journey Staff wellbeing is an essential element of running any organisation but especially so for international schools. A workplace culture that ...

Lessons in Leadership from New Zealand

by André Double. Grant Fox is a former New Zealand Rugby Union International, who played fly-half and is now a successful CEO of the LED company Monstavision. In 1987 he played a pivotal role in the ...