Building strong relationships with the local community is something all schools seek to do - but it is not something that happens by magic and it takes time, trust and effort to create genuine connections and dialogue.

This is especially true in the international school sector, where many schools have been perceived as silos of privilege and may have struggled to integrate with the wider community. This was the challenge that faced Jonathan Warner when he became headmaster of the British School of Ulaanbaatar in 2019.

However, as he explains in the latest Tes International podcast, he set about changing this from the start - from getting pupils to see the reality of life beyond the school gates to reaching out to local government officials to build relationships and form long-term partnerships.

He explains how he did this, the impact it has had and why he sees it as fundamental to the ethos of international education, as well as what it’s like to live and work in Mongolia.

Listen below or on your podcast platform of choice by searching Tes International.