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US and Canada - Educational Landscape
IB programmes are run in over 3,000 schools in more than 30 countries in North, Central and South America. This accounts or over 60% of all IB schools. The IB's Global Centre in Bethesda, Maryland, is...
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What is International Education?
A thought piece that is intended to provoke thinking and discussion. In this article the author looks at the complex meanings of the term 'international' and discusses the ole of international schools...
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Checklist: Opening a new school
This page is written for leaders who are planning to open a new school. In 2017 I co-edited a book on Establishing a new international school and getting it right from the start. It brought together the...
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Getting the curriculum right
Which curriculum should you choose for students in an international school? The choice will largely depend on your context. Sometimes you will inherit a legacy curriculum. If you are the first head establishing...
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Opening a new school
Opening a new school poses distinct opportunities and challenges for school leaders. These can be heightened when the new school is not in the leaders' home country since there can be many unknowns. This...
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Discussion Scenario
A template to use when planning a process of change, be it a significant change such as the introduction of a new IB programme or a smaller change. A template to plan how you will respond to any resistance...
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Change - implementing the IB
Effective facilitation of pedagogical change takes careful planning. Two change management tools will be used to plan change as part of a schools' ongoing implementation of the IB Diploma Standards and...
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Managing change across different cultures Free
Managing change is a leadership skill in all situations. However, there is an added complexity when you are trying to bring about change in multi-cultural environments. IB schools are often rich diverse...
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Lead the change Free
Research shows that around 70% of change initiatives fail. This figure is commonly referenced in change management literature and backed by studies from sources such as McKinsey and Harvard Business Review....
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Understanding the changing world Free
Educating students to flourish within the global complexity of the 21st Century presents challenges to school leaders that have not previously existed. Identify the key changes facing us. Assess the challenges...