Internationalizing Schools is a collaborative work bringing together experts in the field of international education. This book discusses the many challenges experienced by the international school community and attempts to highlight how educators can begin a systemic approach to knowledge creation and sharing among independent and state funded ......
The Following Game is about passion and obsession. It's about cricket, family and poetry, but most of all it's about a father following his son's career in the public eye and the close relationship they share. Jonathan Smith is the father of Ed Smith, a prominent writer and former Kent, Middlesex and England cricketer. The Following Game is a ......
Expert writers share reflections on their experience, and explore issues for the future, of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. The issues raised are of interest and relevance to those with responsibility for MYP teaching, learning and administration in schools and will provoke interest in the programme amongst those ......
Briony Taylor, primary school teacher at College du Leman International School, Geneva, Switzerland, has created a series of lesson plans for the primary years to help fill developing minds with information, skills and procedures that can be applied to shaping our planet's future.
This inspiring book, the sixth in our popular Leading Schools in the 21st Century series, focuses on the specific requirements of independent schools in the UK. Published in partnership with the HMC, the Association of Marketing and Development in Independent Schools (AMDIS), and the Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE), the ......
In the fourth of a series of lectures and articles published by John Catt Educational Ltd, George Walker examines the new challenges facing international education in the 21st century.
Sixteen writers with a wealth of experience provide invaluable advice on working in the independent sector; first impressions; responsibilities and rewards: advice on starting out; child protection and your protection; good classroom practice; achievement and diversity; extra and co-curricular opportunities; the effective use of time; ......
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme stands in a proud tradition of reflective educators incorporating best practice into international schools. For the PYP to maintain relevance in education today, inquiry has to be rethought, refreshed and reapplied. Taking the PYP Forward does exactly that. Raising many questions and ......
Sixteen experienced Heads of GSA and HMC schools provide invaluable advice on the Early Stages; Relations with Governors, Staff and Parents; Curriculum Management and Strategy; Pastoral Care; Boarding; Finance; Development & Fundraising; Marketing; Public Relations; Appraisal. Edited by Dr Brenda Despontin, Headmistress, Haberdashers' Monmouth ......
