THIS MONTH IN ITM
By asking his Grade 9 computer science students in China what he needed to do to make his teaching more effective, Rhys Anslow simply asked them. It was like unlocking a door.
Uma Shankar Singh continues the Assessment 3.0 series of articles started by Steffen Sommer by assessing the value of micro-credentials and Suzanne Rodgers looks at Art as a way of thinking through making.
Karen Mylod reports on a project to take the Year 7 Biology course at Sevenoaks School outside – for the whole year, Matt Topliss is looking for something more than vision in the most effective leaders and Benal Tanrisever shows the healing power of music in post earthquake Ishikawa Prefecture in NW Japan.
Sal Flint meets Bangkok-based school librarian Heidi Dong to discuss four favourite books and Jenny Dwyer looks at the powerful attraction of the UAE for talented school leaders.
EDITORIAL, DECEMBER 2025
DEFINITIONS Asking students to research and define new words as they come across them is possibly one of the most useful tasks
CULTURE AND PEDAGOGY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR IGCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE Rhys Anslow’s iGCSE Chinese Computer Science students were bright – but not ‘getting it’. A
MICRO CREDENTIALS
LIFELONG LEARNING REDEFINED In our continuing series of articles focusing on ‘Assessment 3.0’ started by Steffen Sommer, Uma Shankar Singh looks at
SCHOOL READERS
HEIDI DONG TALKS ABOUT HER FOUR FAVOURITE BOOKS Consilium Education library specialist, Sal Flint continues her column ‘School Readers’, in which she talks to
LEARNING OUTDOORS
DESIGNING AN OUTDOOR SYLLABUS FOR YEAR 7 BIOLOGY Karen Mylod and the Biology Department at Sevenoaks School are planning for their Year
WITH VISION AND COMPASSION
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL EDUCATION Matt Topliss looks at what makes good leadership in international schools truly transformational. Genuine leadership In modern
LEADING OPPORTUNITY
WHY SCHOOL LEADERS COME TO THE UAE Former Headteacher Jenny Dwyer looks at what school leadership offers in the UAE, still one
ART AS A WAY OF KNOWING
WHY ‘MAKING’ MATTERS MORE THAN EVER For Suzanne Rodgers art education is about critical and analytical thinking, adaptability, empathy and creative confidence.
HEALING HARMONY IN ISHIKAWA
WHEN MUSIC REBUILDS HEARTS An innovative inter-cultural project brings a sense of connection and healing to a community deeply affected by natural
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