International
The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for the international schools sector, including US, British and International baccalaureate curriculum schools
Yesterday
22nd May 2026
3 stages of school development - how to spot them, and what to fix
Individual schools within groups are often at different stages in a journey – the key is to know what each stage is and how to move forward from there, says this leader
How teaching unions fell out of love with Labour
After a promising start to relations between the Labour government and the education unions, tensions have started to rise. Will an unfunded pay award be the tipping point for another series of strikes?
Thursday
21st May 2026
Why governments are tightening control of international schools
South Korea’s move to clamp down on schools it deems to be operating without domestic oversight points to a wider trend of host countries bringing international schools under tighter regulation
The power of international school relationships - for staff and students
How a connection between schools in Devon and the Ukraine has had a big impact – and underlines the value of school partnerships across borders
Why children stop enjoying maths in Year 7
By the summer term of Year 7, students are far less likely to say they enjoy maths than they were in Year 6, writes David Thomas, but schools can take steps to tackle this trend
Wednesday
20th May 2026
Globeducate acquires Spanish school with 75-year history
The acquisition strengthens the international school group’s presence in Spain, where it originated
Revealed: the trickiest times-table question faced in schools
Findings come shortly before the statutory multiplication tables check opens for schools’ Year 4 pupils
The oversimplification of ADHD - and what we should do next
ADHD is misunderstood and mischaracterised, and that’s creating significant challenges for those with the condition as well as those trying to support them, argues Professor Gaia Scerif
What to do when you don’t get the job
The disappointment of not getting a hoped-for new role or promotion can be tough – but there are lessons to be learned, says this leader
Tuesday
19th May 2026
IB confirms major new strand for Diploma Programme by 2030
International Baccalaureate chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen talks to Tes about plans for the new Systems Transformation Pathway that he says will provide something ‘many education systems are lacking’
Why group work is growing in US and Swedish maths classrooms
Group work using ‘vertical, non-permanent surfaces’ is a staple of Building Thinking Classrooms – a pedagogical approach gaining traction across the Atlantic. But how well does it work?
Why our school dropped Samuel Pepys as a house name
Revisiting the history of the famous diarist led his old school to ask its students whether they wanted to retain his name for a pastoral house, leading to a much wider debate, as the head explains