With the recent publication of the PISA 2018 results there has been the usual flurry of correspondence and comment on the project, what the results mean for those countries and regions at the top of the table and those in the lower reaches. While attempts are being made to introduce elements into the tests which…
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Before long, in your new post, you will begin to ask yourself how you are doing. Is this working for you? Is it what you expected? You will begin to moderate your expectations in relation to your personal experience on the ground. And so you should. Your contract is likely to be a finite one…
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‘A few months into my post as Western Co-Principal of Shanghai United International School my Chinese Co-Principal offered an observation which has stuck with me since as incorporating a wealth of meaning in a seemingly simple statement. This colleague was a lady of perspicacity and wisdom with whom I had established a great professional relationship…
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We all wonder why someone decides to emigrate. We like to think we know, and often we decide the reasons in our own head because these are the ones we can be most comfortable with, and I get it! It is hard to accept that someone is leaving because they wish to escape my life,…
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