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Age is a Number – It’s What You Do With The Years Counts

by Sam Gipson “Are you sure you want to shave?” Just shy of two years ago, I was preparing for my first principalship interview. At barely 33 years young I was sure I was not ready. I had thrown my ...

Take That! Reflections on Opening a Superstar School

by Matt Carr In May this year, middle-aged boy band Take That took the ‘difficult decision’ to switch venues for their This Life tour after the original venue, Manchester’s brand-new Co-Op Live Arena, ...

A Lonely Octopus with a Dream to Share: The Exhausting Reality of Educational Startup Leaders

by Luis Matte Diaz A reflection by Luis Matte Diaz, New Educational Consultancy, Crossover Education leader.  One arm is for social media, another for sales, another for the website, another for ...

Strategic Parent Engagement 

by Thomas Hitchings International schools in increasingly competitive markets are now vying for a more diverse pool of potential parents. Parallel to the fluctuating market conditions, we are also ...

International Start-Ups: The Second Year Comes After the First!

by Jean-Luc Aupoix In the Beginning Starting up an international school is much more than assembling elements together – elements that are important and crucial in building a good school and ...

How to Make the Most of Your Exit Interviews: Advice for School Leaders

by Tim Allen Creating effective exit interview questions is crucial for school administrators seeking to enhance their hiring and retention strategies. Exit interviews offer a unique opportunity to ...

Cybersecurity: Protecting The Future of International Schools

by Faiz, Ye Chong Muhammad Wee In our increasingly digital world, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated, particularly in the educational environments of international schools. As ...

Who Do you think you are?

by Steven Miles My work, at times, can be all-consuming. This, I suspect, is an experience and a perception shared by all senior leaders in schools everywhere, not to mention also by teachers and most ...

Learning, Leaning and Leading

by Michael Taylor It can be a circuitous journey into leadership but that’s half the fun  Quite often aspiring leaders will ask What do I need to do to get this leadership position? It’s terribly ...