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Reflection - what does it mean to be principled?
What does it mean to be principled? Is being principled something we can learn? This page contains a reflection on what it means to be principled. It asks you to consider what it means to live by your...
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Reflection - Being courageous
What does it mean to be a risk taker? What is the connection between being a risk-taker and being courageous? According to the IB definition of a risk taker they are a person who is resilient, who will...
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Reflection - Power of Words
This page is written in the form of a reflection that you could use in class or assembly. The activator raises the question of what real communication is, suggesting that it is more than speaking the...
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Talking Points
This tool is a simple strategy to encourage talking, discussion and debate - on any educational issue you wish. It is so simple that it can be adapted for use in many collaborative sessions with staff....
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Reflection - What's fact?
This page is written in the form of a reflection that you could use in class or assembly. This activator explores that it means to suspend your own perspectives and to be open-minded - to be willing to...
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Creating coherence across your school Free
How do you, as a school leader, develop high levels of coherence across all sections of your school? This is a pertinent issue for IB schools that run a single IB programme alongside other national and...
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Establishing an international school Free
I have just finished co-editing a book on how to establish a new international school from the start. It covers all the main aspects from vision, values and curriculum through to finances, governance...
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What is the IB about? Free
I have just returned from leading an Administrators workshop in Dubai. This is the opening speech I was asked to give to all of the 500 workshop participants. In it I tried to go to the heart of what...
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Reflection - Principled
The IB describes this attribute in terms of a person who (a) acts with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere,...
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Make an impact Free
What is schooling all about? Sometimes we can get so involved in delivering the curriculum and assessing student learning that we lose sight on what we are doing it for. "It's not all about schooling...