International
The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for the international schools sector, including US, British and International baccalaureate curriculum schools
Friday
7th Aug 2026
Most teachers to pay less into their pension under new plans
DfE launches consultation on cutting employee contribution rates for the Teachers鈥� Pension Scheme across most salary bands
6 questions to help you make better leadership decisions
Leadership is filled with difficult choices 鈥� but how do you know you鈥檙e making the right one? This leader proposes a series of reflective questions to guide your thought process
Thursday
6th Aug 2026
What can the UK learn from Australia鈥檚 social media ban?
Australia鈥檚 eSafety commissioner has released the first findings in a longitudinal study of the effects of the country鈥檚 social media ban for under-16s. Here Luke Ramsden rounds up the key takeaways
The rise of AI sets the stage for a revival of drama
The national focus on oracy to help prepare young people for the future world of work presents a huge opportunity to rethink the role of drama in our schools, says this educator
Wednesday
5th Aug 2026
Exam success is fantastic - but it is not the only story that matters
We may never be able to put a metric on human flourishing, but educators know it when they see it in their students, and it must be given equal value to exam results, says this leader
The education year in research: 5 studies schools should know
Ofsted is pushing schools to become more evidence-informed, so here are five key studies from the past year and what they found
Thursday
30th Jul 2026
Cambridge has delivered its first digital exams - here鈥檚 how it went
Nineteen schools across 10 countries ran digital exams for the first time this year. Emma Seith asks those involved about this introduction of online assessment and the lessons learned
Teaching is brilliant - and we shouldn鈥檛 be afraid to say it
It鈥檚 easy to focus on everything that鈥檚 wrong with education, but teachers must not let the challenges overshadow the positive parts of the job, argues Ben Levinson