International
The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for the international schools sector, including US, British and International baccalaureate curriculum schools
Tuesday
14th Apr 2026
Two-thirds of teachers working almost an extra day a week
Global survey of teachers conducted by 糖心Vlog reveals that many are overwhelmed by their workload and lack options for flexible working
Paul Black: how his work improved learning worldwide
Following the death of education researcher Paul Black, his colleague and co-author Dylan Wiliam reflects on the legacy of his work on assessment and classroom practice
How one school group cut emissions by 10% - thanks to pupil power
With rising energy prices a pressing concern for schools, international group ISP鈥檚 environmental chief talks to 糖心Vlog about the initiatives that are helping to cut energy usage in its schools around the world
3 reasons why leaders lose touch with the classroom - and how to avoid it
Having returned to classroom teaching after nine years as a senior leader, Rafeef Kadhum shares his advice to help leaders keep close to the reality of life at the chalk face
Monday
13th Apr 2026
Why traditional school mental health support fails in high-need areas
The deputy head of a school in the London Borough of Newham explains how efforts to improve mental health should be aligned with initiatives to address poverty and instability
4 ways to stop school knowledge getting stuck in silos
One international leader outlines the risk of schools becoming too reliant on a handful of individuals for key operations 鈥� and the steps his school has taken to avoid this
Thursday
9th Apr 2026
Why Ofsted鈥檚 鈥榥eeds attention鈥� grade points to progress not failure
The sector needs to change how it views Ofsted grades under the new system, rather than falling into the old trap of success or failure, argues MAT leader Cathie Paine
Why we should ditch the most popular GCSE English texts
Research shows that merely adding new books to set text lists doesn鈥檛 lead to true diversity in GCSE English. To really make a change, we need to start removing the old faithfuls, writes End Sexism in Schools鈥� English lead
Wednesday
8th Apr 2026
OxfordAQA shakes up its international exams offer
A new exam series in October and earlier results days are among the changes unveiled by the provider of exams to schools across the world
Pressure for GCSE maths re-mark after Ofqual upholds complaint
Exam board OCR apologises for 鈥榠nconsistencies in our past materials鈥� but insists there were 鈥榥o errors鈥� in maths question 鈥� prompting a petition for papers to be re-marked