28 videos

Language and Culture

A head of EYFS talks about English as the professional language of her setting despite it being the home language for...

What makes our bilingual school different?

Senior teachers define how bilingual international schools enabe local perspective and global citizenship.

Developing a bilingual school through translang...

Unpacking how the translanguaging strategy supports children's bilingual learning.

Planning the curriculum in a bilingual internat...

Consistent planning, to deliver the same skills and structured programmes concurrentl,y maximises the learning potent...

Equally valuing local and western staff

In a bilingual international school, local and western staff complement one another, we see how each are chosen and r...

Data: the impact of the bilingual approach

True bilingualism is a learning marathon, not a sprint. We see how data shows this.

Resourcing bilingual readers

Case study of the central function of a bilingual school library.

Opening a new bilingual school

Hints and tips from a school that opened as a new bilingual school and has proved to be successful.

Defining and Delivery Wellbeing

Defining and Delivery Wellbeing

Introducing the highly sucessful multi-strand approach to wellbeing at The British International School, Kuala Lumpur

What can school leaders influence?

What are the elements of the school that leadership can influence?

Learning-based Displays

A member of a high school's senior leadership team (and science teacher) considers how changes in the way the school ...

Innovation in Leadership

A primary head-teacher is asked how it feels to be seen as an innovator in aspects of curriculum development.

The Whole Child

This Head of Music acknowledges the importance of music for developing the whole child.

Developing a Learning Environment

A primary head-teacher is asked about the physical environment, and how this important aspect of climate is influence...

Success Criteria

A primary head-teacher responds to the suggestion that, when he and his colleagues are assessing children's success, ...

Looking at Learning

A primary head-teacher responds to a question about what 'warms his heart' as he walks through the school and sees th...

Shaping the Curriculum

A primary head-teacher outlines his vision for learning and explains how he and his staff have developed and shaped t...

Encouraging Independent Learning

A member of a high school's senior leadership team (and science teacher) reflects on the school's efforts to help stu...

Sharing Learning Objectives

A high school science teacher (and member of the school's senior leadership team) considers the advantages of sharing...

Encouraging Ownership

A primary teacher (and member of the school's senior leadership team) reflects on the significance of helping childre...

The School That Knows Itself: Data

We see how diverse data, used daily by pupils, administrators and teachers is enabling challenge in learning for ever...

The School That Knows Itself: Purpose and Direc...

Ensuring that mission and vision are visible in classrooms and their effects inspire students can be measured is seen...

The School That Knows Itself- Being Ambitious

The academic director and principal of a 5-16 school vision the next five years.

Delivering CPD within a wellbeing culture

Delivering CPD within a wellbeing culture

An exploration into a CPD approach that is designed through the considerations of staff mental health.

Building skills across the curriculum

Students and a PE teacher reflect on how skills practised in Performing Arts subjects transfer to many subjects, illu...

Teachers experiencing the Juilliard Approach: P...

Juilliard introduces its approach to learning via a music based lesson to a whole school staff. As an introductory CP...

The case for formative assessment

Paul Black states the case for assessment for learning, making it clear that it can help to develop more effective le...

Wellbeing: The Global Perspective

Wellbeing: The Global Perspective - Part 3

How do you embed wellbeing into your school? An exploration of different aspects that need to be considered when ...