31st COBIS Annual Conference 2012

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Welcome to the 31st COBIS Annual Conference Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Executive Committee and the Secretariat, a warm welcome to the 31st COBIS annual conference and to London, the proud 2012 Olympic City. Once again our aim this year is to provide you with another high-impact professional development event, which we trust you will judge to be of gold medal standard! Your judging criteria can focus on our capacity to provide you with stimulating content, engaging speakers, relaxing space for self-reflection, positive learning outcomes and of course the opportunity to share each other’s quality company during convivial dinners and receptions.

I am sure you will agree that this year’s theme of ‘Unity in Diversity’ captures the very essence of our proud association and our growing global network of quality schools.

Joining us at conference will allow you to explore and celebrate the collective COBIS drive and determination to deliver the best life chances for children and young people worldwide.

Each year as our annual conference grows, one element remains constant, that is the fact that conference benefits from the diverse knowledge and experience of delegates, speakers and exhibitors alike. Again we are delighted to be joined by a wide range of delegates, speakers and exhibiting COBIS-supporting members. Exhibitors are on hand throughout conference to offer their expertise and qualified professional advice. As always, I know you will make them feel welcome, for your benefit, we have scheduled plenty of time for you to meet exhibitors throughout conference.

The strength of any unified association or school is through the active involvement of members of its community. With this in mind, myself and the Executive Committee are always keen to hear your views relating to our progress, new membership services and potential areas for development. You are welcome and encouraged to join us at the COBIS membership forum on Saturday afternoon at the start of conference - the perfect opportunity for us to consult with school representatives and to consolidate the COBIS strategic direction, which is of course designed to serve British International schools of global quality.

I would like to offer a special thank you to colleagues Sarah Wooldridge and Becky Hepworth from the COBIS Secretariat who have worked hard throughout the year and who have helped tremendously with the planning and preparation of this year’s conference. In addition, sincere gratitude to all our sponsors for their generous contributions and to all exhibitors for their ongoing support.

I look forward to continuing to work with you and to meeting you in person during the course of the next few days.

Finally, have a wonderful time in London and enjoy participating in the 2012 COBIS annual conference ‘Unity in Diversity’, which by now is successfully out of the blocks and running!

With best wishes,

Colin Bell Executive Director

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A message from the Chairman Dear Colleagues, I hope that you find this conference full of opportunity: for stimulating, expert input, for professional reflection, and above all for supportive networking. The programme – thanks to Vice-Chairman Steffen Sommer and to Executive Director Colin Bell – offers both high quality and also choice.

COBIS continues to take major strides, and this conference for leaders and governors is one of many successful conferences, training courses and events for leaders, teachers and students across the year.

We have this year paid particular attention to members’ views on all aspects of our direction. Detailed feedback from last year’s Members’ Forum is reflected in our updated Development Plan - all shared with you by email. Our membership continues to grow, while quality is carefully preserved. Our public image has a modern facelift, and our interactive website has improved member communication. Several new services - mentoring, consultancy and a talent pool - are being made available to you.

My sincere thanks go, on your behalf, to Colin and his excellent new team, now serving your central office so professionally. And of course to your elected Executive Committee, who throughout the year so freely give their experience and time.

Enjoy the conference!

With my best wishes,

Trevor Rowell Chairman

Conference Welcome Dear Colleagues, I am exceptionally pleased to welcome you, on behalf of the COBIS Executive Committee, to our 31st Annual Conference.

‘Unity in Diversity’ being our theme, we focus on our common philosophy and spirit, taking account of the inevitable differences that characterise our schools owing to geographical locations and the systems we are operating. The understanding that we follow similar objectives in the interest of many thousands of students’ learning, and the professional development of our staff and governors, provides a befitting backdrop for the cohort of high-calibre speakers who have kindly agreed to share their thoughts with us. You will be kept abreast of current educational thinking, both in the UK and internationally, and be exhilarated by forward looking, inspirational speakers. Both sectors, primary and secondary, will be catered for with keynote speakers and seminars in which you can actively participate. Not only is the conference about learning but also, and most importantly, about sharing.

Let me wish you a successful conference and an enjoyable four days in London.

Dr Steffen Sommer Vice Chairman & Speaker Programme Leader Headmaster, British School of Paris 2

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Thank You to our Generous Sponsors On behalf of the growing global COBIS network, thank you to the following companies for their generous sponsorship of events, resources and publications. Their support and expertise is much appreciated. Please find time to join the Executive Committee by thanking them during conference.

Double First Stand 42 www.doublefirst.com Production of conference lanyards and name badges Galore Park Publishing Stand 45 www.galorepark.co.uk Sponsorship of the 2012 COBIS student poetry competition John Catt Educational Ltd Stand 10 www.johncatt.com Design, print and publication of the conference brochure Radiowaves Stand 54 (Plenary Room) www.radiowaves.co.uk Training and supporting the COBIS student broadcasters and for publishing the broadcasts on the online Radiowaves network Schoolwear International Ltd www.s-i.org.uk Production of COBIS School Membership flags SciChem International www.scichem.com Delegate drinks reception on Sunday 13th of May and joint production of conference bags in partnership with TTS. Note: Scientific & Chemical International will be exhibiting in the COBIS breakfast room on Monday 14th of May

Step One - www.step1.co.uk Production of conference notepads

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Teachers Media International (TMI) www.teachersmedia.co.uk Refreshments and catering points in all exhibition areas on Sunday 13th and Monday 14th of May. Note: Teachers Media International will be exhibiting in the COBIS breakfast room on Sunday 13th of May TES Stand 7 www.tes.co.uk COBIS welcome reception and River Thames dinner cruise on Saturday 12th of May TTS Group Ltd Stand 15 www.tts-group.co.uk Sponsorship of the 2012 COBIS student poetry competition and joint production of conference bags in partnership with Scientific & Chemical International World Challenge Stand 36 www.world-challenge.co.uk Wine at the COBIS annual dinner on Monday 14th of May

Introducing NEW COBIS Membership Services In response to consultation with our growing global membership base, COBIS is launching three new services at the start of the new academic year 2012/13: • Mentoring for Head Teachers and School Leaders • A professional consultancy brokerage service to support school based needs • An online talent pool for leaders and teachers within the global COBIS network Details will be shared with colleagues and are available from the COBIS team

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Conference Programme 2012 Saturday 12 May 16:00 - 17:00

COBIS Membership Forum Representatives from all COBIS schools welcomed

17:00 - 17:45

COBIS & COBIS Ltd Annual General Meeting Representatives from COBIS Executive Member and COBIS Member Schools welcomed

19:15 - 22:15

COBIS River Thames Welcome Reception & Dinner Cruise Private Chartered COBIS River Cruise, Reception Drinks, 3 Course Dinner with Wine and Coffee Embark 19.15 (PROMPT) – Embankment Pier. Disembark at 22.15 – Embankment Pier

Sunday 13 May 8.15 - 9.00

Exhibition Opens

9.00 - 9.15

Welcome - Colin Bell, COBIS Executive Director

9.15 - 10.15

Keynote Speaker - Dr David Hemery CBE, Olympic Champion, 21st Century Legacy There is a spark of greatness in everyone

10.15 - 10.30

Presentation of COBIS Certificates with Dr David Hemery CBE

10.30 - 11.10

Break and Exhibition

11.10 - 12.10

Morning Seminars 1. Dr Steffen Sommer, Headmaster of the British School of Paris and Vice-Chairman of COBIS 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market 2. Tim McLachlan, Director & David Hemery CBE, Founder, 21st Century Legacy Using the Power of London 2012 to inspire, engage and empower young people to Be the Best they can Be! 3. Judith Fenn, Executive Director, IStip Statutory NQT Induction in Overseas Schools 4. Sofia Ali, Freelance Education Consultant Planning and delivering a whole-school approach to EAL (Secondary focus) 5. Keith Pearey, Deputy Headmaster of The British School of Paris Planning for the deployment of mobile devices to all pupils

12.10 - 13.15

Lunch with Exhibitors

13.15 - 14.15

Keynote Speakers - Professor Jeff Thompson, Emeritus of Education and Dr Mary Hayden, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bath International Schooling: Past Perfect, Future Tense?

14.15 - 15.00

Keynote Speaker - Martin Skelton, Founding Director, International Primary Curriculum Unity in Diversity. Probably the best conference title in the world…

15.00 - 15.30

Break and Exhibition

15.30 - 16.30

Keynote Speaker - Michael Davidson Principal Analyst, OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Strong performers and successful reformers in education - what we can learn from the world’s best

16.30 - 16.35

Round Up and Close

16.40 - 17.45

Wine Reception with Exhibitors followed by a free evening

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Conference Programme 2012 Monday 14 May 8.15 - 9.00

Exhibition Opens

9.00 - 9.10

Welcome - Colin Bell, COBIS Executive Director

9.10 - 10.00

Keynote Speaker - Sally Mansell Director of International Strategy, UCAS Anyone advising on student choice – looking at the opportunities to study in the UK

10.00 - 10.50

Keynote Speaker - Steve Munby CEO, National College for School Leadership Leadership for the Future

10.50 - 11.20

Exhibition and Break

11.20 - 12.15

Morning Seminars 6. John Coleman, Her Majesty’s Inspector, Ofsted Jane Cooper, Principal Officer, Ofsted The standards for British schools overseas: how they are inspected and monitored by Ofsted 7. Catherine Clark, Director for New Product Development, TTS (Early Years) Super-Science - A Fun, Experiential Approach 8. Independent Schools in the UK and Overseas Q&A Discussion Panel - Chaired by Dr Steffen Sommer Matthew Burgess, General Secretary, Independent Schools Council Elaine Blaus, Headteacher, King’s College Madrid Frances King, Headteacher, Roedean School Daniel Lewis, Franchising Officer, North London Collegiate School 9. Coping with Adverse External Challenges Q&A Discussion Panel with COBIS Headteachers – Chaired by Anne Howells David Williams, Principal The British School in Tokyo, Japan Ed Carrick, Head of School, Byron College, Greece Simon O’Grady, Principal, The British International School Cairo, Egypt 10. Nabeel Zaidi, Owner & Managing Director, Education & Training Consultants Developing a culturally inclusive curriculum (Secondary)

12.15 - 13.15

Lunch

13.15 - 13.25

Welcome and COBIS Competition Presentations

13.25 - 13.40

Nick Brummitt Managing Director, ISC Consultancy Group ISC Research Ltd, ISC Worldwide Ltd, ISC Consultancy Ltd Growth in the International Schools Market: a Statistical Analysis

13.40 - 14.30

Keynote Speaker - Professor Anthony Grayling Master at the New College of Humanities The Twenty-first Century University

14.35 - 15.30

Afternoon Seminars 1. Clive Ungless, Director of international Operations, Finalsite School Websites: Designing for a Mobile World 2. Robin Watts, Kidscape Child Protection and Safeguarding in Schools

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3. Inspection of British Schools Overseas (BSO) Q&A Discussion Panel - Chaired by Dr Steffen Sommer Valerie Thomas-Peter, Director of School, The Alice Smith School, Malaysia Mark Leppard, Principal, Doha College, Qatar Graham J Stothard, Headmaster, Lagos Preparatory School, Nigeria 4. David Porritt - Headteacher, Junior School, Leidschenveen British School in the Netherlands Effective Mentoring of School Leaders 5. Stuart Westley, General Secretary, AGBIS Principles of Good Governance 15.30 - 16.10

Exhibition and Break

16.10 - 17.10

Keynote Speaker - Camila Batmanghelidjh Founder and Director, Kids Company What’s love got to do with education?

17.10 - 17.15

Thank You and Conference Close - Colin Bell, COBIS Executive Director

18.15 - 19.30

31st COBIS Annual Reception in the presence of the COBIS Patron HRH Princess Alexandra KG GCVO Park Plaza, Victoria, London

19.30 - 22:30

31st COBIS Annual Dinner (Formal) Park Plaza, Victoria, London

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Keynote Speaker Biographies Sunday 13th May Dr David Hemery CBE 21st Century Legacy Seminar Title: There is a spark of greatness in everyone Dr David Hemery CBE moved to the United States when he was 12. He received his BSc in Business Administration from Boston University; a Certificate of Education in Economics & RE from Oxford University; his Masters - International Education from Harvard University and his Doctorate in Education from Boston University. After teaching at Millfield for two years and Boston University for seven, David spent twenty-five years in Management Development. However, David is best known for his days in sport: Olympic Champion & World Record holder in the 400m hurdles and three times winner of Superstars. He is currently Vice-Chairman of the British Olympic Association.

Recently he established the charity, 21st Century Legacy, which he helps to run. The educational programme, Be the Best you can Be!, aims to inspire, engage and empower young people to follow their dreams in any area of life.

Professor Jeff Thompson, Emeritus of Education, University of Bath and Dr Mary Hayden, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bath Seminar Title: International Schooling: Past Perfect, Future Tense?

The keynote address will begin with a brief reflection on the origins of international schools, considering some of the antecedents to the present day situation of rapid growth, development and diversification. Discussion of a number of current issues affecting and arising from international schools will include consideration of some recent trends in the sector, as it responds to changes in the global environment. Speculation will follow as to how these trends might lead to a number of possible scenarios for the development of international schools in the future.

Professor Jeff Thompson teaches, supervises, researches and publishes through the CEIC at the University of Bath in areas relating specifically to international schools and international education. Since its inception he has worked closely with the International Baccalaureate, having held posts, inter alia, of Chair of the IB Diploma Examining Board, Director of Research, and Academic Director. He was Founding Editor for the Journal of Research in International Education, and is Chair of the Curriculum Advisory Board for the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC), as well as Chair of the Alliance for International Education. Nationally, he was Chair of the initial National Curriculum Working Group for Science, and is currently Chair of the Examinations Appeals Board for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Dr Mary Hayden is Director of the Centre for the study of Education in an International Context (CEIC) in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. Her teaching, publishing, research and research supervision focus particularly on international schools and international education.

She is Editor of the Journal of Research in International Education, a Trustee of the Alliance for International Education, a member of the Curriculum Advisory Board for the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC), and Director of Academic Research for the International Leadership and Management Programme (ILMP).

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Martin Skelton Founding Director, International Primary Curriculum Seminar Title: Unity in Diversity. Probably the best conference title in the world...

My apologies to Carlsberg but, truly, if any conference title summed up what we have been trying to do for the past twenty or so years in our work in Fieldwork, the WCL Group and our curriculums then ‘Unity in Diversity’ is it. So, grateful for having been invited to speak, I want to use the time together to explore two or three themes that seem to me to exemplify just why this conference title is so apposite. For the past few years my own interests have focused around international mindedness, learning and how we organise classrooms and schools to achieve both. As there are good people (friends, even) already talking to us about international mindedness I am choosing to spend my 45 minutes talking about learning.

At the time of writing (which is an indication that things might change) I would like to focus on learning and the factors that affect learning, the diversity of knowledge, skills and understanding and the unity that results from all three and how a 21st century mind is one that requires themes and subjects at the same time. I look forward to being with you and to learning from you, too. Isn’t that what ‘Unity in Diversity’ is also about?

Martin Skelton’s first twenty years or so in education were spent in classrooms and in schools as a teacher and Principal. Since then, Martin has worked with thousands of teachers, administrators and schools around the world. For the past 15 years, he has been immersed in brain research and its implications for learning and classroom practice.

Martin designed and was Founding Director of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and continues to be closely involved in its development. The IPC is now in use in more than 1400 schools around the world. He is currently working with Emily Porter, who is leading the development of a companion International Middle Years Curriculum, due to be completed by June 2012.

Martin also designed the Looking for Learning protocol which is being used by an increasing number of schools in the UK and elsewhere. Martin currently works with the nine schools of the WCL Group in the US, Spain and Qatar and with other schools and projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, Cambodia and elsewhere.

Martin is passionate about international education. He was one of the group that founded the Alliance for International Education and led the curriculum and assessment strands at the first three Alliance conferences in Geneva, Düsseldorf and Shanghai. He has contributed to various books and publications including a recent chapter on the links between brain research and the development of international mindedness.

Martin was co-founder of primary file publishing, designed to provide teachers and administrators with insights into teaching, learning, school management and leadership in a way that was ‘practical, accessible and jargon-free’. He hopes his presentation will meet those same criteria.

Michael Davidson Senior Analyst in the Directorate for Education of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Seminar Title: Strong performers and successful reformers in education – what we can learn from the world’s best Michael Davidson is a Senior Analyst in the Directorate for Education of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), based in Paris. Currently acting head of the Early Childhood and Schools Division, he has responsible for the project management of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) programme and for overseeing thematic policy on early childhood and school education. Before joining the OECD in 2003, he worked as a statistician for over 20 years in the UK Civil Service.

Over a 10-year period in the education ministry, he was responsible for the production, analysis and dissemination of statistics on all phases of education from pre-primary through to higher education. In addition, he spent two years seconded to a local authority working as head of the school planning and schools information services, supporting local school improvement.

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Monday 14th May Sally Mansell Head of International Strategy, UCAS Seminar Title: Anyone advising on student choice — looking at the opportunities to study in the UK This seminar will provide delegates with an introduction to the work of the UCAS International Team and will highlight how the international strategy is a key component of the corporate aims and objectives. The presenter will provide delegates with an overview and commentary on the trends shown by international applicants applying to study for an undergraduate course at UK universities and colleges. The session will also identify some of the factors that influence student choice, including fee levels, progression routes, visa systems and competitor competition. Delegates will have the opportunity to find out more about strategic developments within UCAS information and advice services, in particular the Course Finder tool, and how provision might be enhanced to cater more specifically for the international audience.

Sally Mansell joined UCAS in April 2012 as the new Head of International Strategy within the Customer Strategy unit.

Sally previously held the post of Head of International Recruitment at the University of Gloucestershire, where she was responsible for the development and strategic direction of the University’s international recruitment and marketing strategy. Whilst at Gloucestershire, she set up an international agent and partnership network and developed an application conversion strategy that led to a 53% growth in international recruitment in under two years. She has previously worked in international roles at both Aston and Birmingham University.

Steve Munby CEO, National College for School Leadership Seminar Title: Leadership for the Future Steve Munby has been Chief Executive of the National College for School Leadership since March 2005. Steve began his career as a secondary school teacher in Birmingham, later moving to the North East of England where he worked as a teacher and then as a lecturer. In 1987 he became a consultant on assessment and records of achievement working for the nine North East Local Education Authorities, before taking up a post at Oldham Borough Council in 1989 as an Inspector within the Education Department. In Oldham he went on to manage the School Advisory Service before moving to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council as Assistant Director in 1997. From 2000 to March 2005, he was Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in Knowsley.

Professor Anthony Grayling Master at the New College of Humanities Seminar Title: The Twenty-first Century University An account of the changes in British and American higher education currently taking place, and the probable future of higher education in the next fifty years. These changes affect what schools will be asked to do in these coming decades. Education is destined for major changes.

Anthony Grayling MA, DPhil (Oxon) FRSL, FRSA is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford. Until 2011 he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has written and edited over twenty books on philosophy and other subjects; among his most recent are “The Good Book”, “Ideas That Matter”, “Liberty in the Age of Terror” and “To Set Prometheus Free”.

In addition he sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals, and for nearly ten years was the Honorary Secretary of the principal British philosophical association, the Aristotelian Society. He is a past chairman of June Fourth, a human rights group concerned with China, and is a representative to the UN Human Rights Council for the International Humanist and Ethical Union. He is a Vice President of the British Humanist Association, the Patron of the United Kingdom Armed Forces Humanist Association, a patron of Dignity in Dying, and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2003 he was a Booker Prize judge, in 2010 was a judge of the Art Fund prize, and in 2011 the Wellcome Book Prize.

He supports a number of educational charities and is a sponsor of Rogbonko School in Sierra Leone.

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Camila Batmanghelidjh Founder & Director, Kids Company Seminar Title: What’s love got to do with education?

Camila Batmanghelidjh is the founder of two children’s charities - The Place 2 Be (now national) and Kids Company, where she currently works with some of the most traumatised young people living in London. Kids Company was set up in 1996. It employs more than 550 staff, benefits from 10,976 people volunteering annually and reaches 17,000 children a year with therapeutic care.

She trained as a psychotherapist, engaged in 18 years of psychoanalysis and has become an advocate for vulnerable children. In 2009 she was named Business Woman of the Year for the Dods and Scottish Widows Public Life Awards. Camila has also been awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, and Coutts and the Most Admired Chief Executive by Third Sector Magazine. She won the lifetime achievement award from the Centre of Social Justice. Kids Company has been awarded the Human Rights Awards

by Liberty & JUSTICE and has been awarded Child Poverty Champion Status by the End Child Poverty Action Group.

In 2010 Camila and Kids Company were given the Award for Innovative Excellence by Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Now. Kids Company currently has a partnership with the University of Cambridge and UCL involving research into neurodevelopmental trauma.

Camila considers herself very privileged to be working with what she describes as extraordinarily courageous and dignified children. She has a good sense of humour and refuses to take herself seriously!

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Watch Out for Our COBIS Student Broadcasters...

Following on from the success of last year’s annual conference, this year will again be ‘access all areas’ for our team of COBIS student broadcasters from the British School of Paris. Partnering with Radiowaves - www.radiowaves.co.uk – talented COBIS students will provide media coverage capturing the spirit of the 2012 conference. Our team of student journalists will be on the search for captivating interviews with key note speakers, delegates, sponsors, and exhibitors – watch out, you might be selected!

Audio and video footage will be edited and up loaded to the COBIS conference station on Radiowaves. Following the conference, footage and sound bites will be available to view on www.cobis.org.uk How to get students in your school involved?

On behalf of all COBIS schools, COBIS plans to set up a ‘Broadcasting Network’ in partnership with Radiowaves providing COBIS students with tools for young people to publish radio, video blogs and their valued and substantial student voice.

To register your school’s interest and to get involved contact Colin Bell, COBIS Executive Director, or a member of the COBIS team.

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Seminar Overviews Sunday 13th May Dr Steffen Sommer Headmaster, British School of Paris Seminar Title: 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market The format of the seminar is that of a talk with illustrations and graphs in a Powerpoint presentation.

Its focus is on the challenges that society is set to meet in the 21st century.

The session is designed to help understand the changes that are coming to education and learning, and the inevitable need of working together in order for our students to be fit for tomorrow’s world.

It is about rekindling the love of learning and the impact on teaching.

Dr Steffen Sommer, Headmaster of the British School of Paris and Vice-Chairman of COBIS, is a forward thinking school leader, with substantial experience in the UK and internationally. Committed to British international education, he is a firm believer in active learning, and the acquisition of sustainable skills for students to meet the challenges of an ever-changing society.

Tim McLachlan & Dr David Hemery CBE Director & Founder, 21st Century Legacy Seminar Title: Using the Power of London 2012 to inspire, engage and empower young people to Be The Best they can Be! “There is a spark of greatness in everyone - I believe that all young people deserve our support to enable them to fulfil their dreams and ambitions”. Dr David Hemery CBE, Olympic Champion, coach, teacher, leader, writer and currently Vice-Chair of the British Olympic Association, will share how coaching helps generate self-awareness and selfresponsibility, the qualities of champions and how by our being on a young person’s agenda their own self-motivation and aspirations are unlocked.

21st Century Legacy was founded by Dr David Hemery CBE, Olympic Gold Medallist and former World Record Holder, to help deliver a bid promise that the London 2012 Olympic Games would be an inspiration to the youth of Britain and the rest of the world. The Be the Best you can Be! Programme enables young people to discover the unique potential within themselves and inspires, engages and empowers them to pursue and fulfil their dreams.

This seminar explores the different elements of the Be the Best you can Be! Programme and specifically the enhanced facilitation skills given to teachers as part of a Staff Development day. The principles of coaching and the GROW model are used to generate self-awareness and self-responsibility – the qualities of high achievers and are an integral part of the Be the Best you can Be! Programme.

Dr David Hemery CBE Dr David Hemery CBE moved to the United States when he was 12. He received his BSc in Business Administration from Boston University; a Certificate of Education in Economics & RE from Oxford University; his Masters - International Education from Harvard University and his Doctorate in Education from Boston University. After teaching at Millfield for two years and Boston University for seven, David spent twenty-five years in Management Development. However, David is best known for his days in sport: Olympic Champion & World Record holder in the 400m hurdles and three times winner of Superstars. He is currently Vice Chairman of the British Olympic Association.

Recently he established the charity, 21st Century Legacy, which he helps to run. The educational programme, Be the Best you can Be! aims to inspire, engage and empower young people to follow their dreams in any area of life.

Tim Mclachlan Tim is the Director of 21st Century Legacy, a charity founded by Dr David Hemery CBE as an Educational Legacy inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games. After schooling in Derbyshire Tim followed his head and read Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne with a year in industry as a Radiochemist. Upon Graduation his heart led him to a career in the Voluntary Sector with roles including Fundraising, Public Relations and Project Management. In 2002 he was the first student in the history of the University of Liverpool to undertake and apply an MBA specifically to the Voluntary Sector. Tim was appointed Chief Executive of a national charity in Scotland in 2005 at the age of 32 and head-hunted to be Chief Executive of a Chester-based regional charity in 2008. Tim joined 21st Century Legacy in 2010 as its first Operational Director.

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Judith Fenn Executive Director, IStip Seminar Title: Statutory NQT Induction in Overseas Schools With changes to the induction regulations and guidance from September 2012, eligible overseas schools will be able to offer the NQT induction year in their schools. Judith Fenn, IStip’s Executive Director will discuss the implications of this, and will provide information & advice to schools interested in offering induction.

Judith Fenn has overseen statutory NQT induction in independent schools since 2005. IStip, the sector Appropriate Body, inducts some 1250 NQTs a year in England, making it the largest single provider of induction in the country. Judith also worked on the new professional teaching standards for the DfE, and the review of statutory induction. Prior to 2005, she taught history in independent schools for 13 years, and was latterly Deputy Head at The Godolphin & Latymer School.

Sofia Ali Freelance Education Consultant Seminar Title: Planning and delivering a whole-school approach to EAL The seminar will discuss the key ingredients for successfully planning a whole-school approach to EAL. It will begin by posing a number of questions in order to evaluate current provision for EAL learners in your schools, and then consider four key areas for development.

Sofia Ali is a freelance education consultant who provides advice, training and consultancy on working with refugees and new arrivals for local authorities and schools, and insetcourses.com Formerly the National Strategies consultant for the New Arrivals Excellence Programme (NAEP), Sofia works with schools to develop classroom practice to engage, include and empower pupils who have English as an additional language.

Keith Pearey Deputy Headmaster of The British School of Paris Seminar Title: Planning for the deployment of mobile devices to all pupils The BSP will introduce iPads for all staff this June and for all students from Nursery to Year 13 from September 2012. This seminar will be an ideal opportunity to share our experiences of planning and implementing the iPad scheme. During the session we will highlight the reasons for adopting this approach to ICT provision, the key features of the planning process and the perceived benefits of iPads for all pupils. We will also review a number of applications that will be key tools to support independent learning.

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Monday 14th May John Coleman – Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted Jane Cooper – Principal Officer, Ofsted Seminar Title: The standards for British schools overseas: how they are inspected and monitored by Ofsted John Coleman HMI As one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors, John has substantial experience of leading inspections in the independent and maintained sectors for pupils aged 0-19 years. He also monitors schools causing concern and quality assures a wide range of inspections in the UK and overseas. For a number of years John was the HMI link inspector for a local authority. In the independent sector, John was previously Ofsted’s regional point of reference for the north of England and has national expertise in Steiner and Montessori education. John is a primary expert with 14 years of headship experience. Prior to becoming an inspector he also worked extensively for the National College of School Leadership and the Centre for Educational Leadership, facilitating many national training programmes for school leaders. He also visited Washington DC as part of a British Council group studying USA comparisons in educational provision. John is Ofsted’s lead HMI monitoring inspector for the inspections of British schools overseas.

Jane Cooper As Principal Officer, Jane Cooper directs Ofsted’s work in inspecting independent schools, boarding and residential special schools, and British schools overseas, where she is responsible for the development of inspection policy, quality assurance and inspector training. She liaises closely with the Department for Education with whom Ofsted works in close partnership on the inspection of British schools overseas. Jane is a recognised national expert in independent education and has represented Ofsted on many occasions at national and international conferences. In a long career as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools she has gained substantial experience of leading inspections of maintained and independent schools and colleges. Prior to joining Ofsted Jane had a successful career in teaching and school management, predominantly in the independent sector.

She is a member of the Institute of Linguists.

Catherine Clark Director for New Product Development, TTS (Early Years) Seminar Title: Super Science-A Fun, Experiential Approach Catherine Clark has worked in Early Years and Primary Education for many years. She is a Divisional Director for the TTS Group, advising on educational issues, providing training and designing resources, many of which have won awards. She is passionate about providing children with an enriched, exciting, learning environment where they can explore and experiment in order to become capable and confident learners.

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Q&A Discussion Panel Chaired by Dr Steffen Sommer Headmaster, British School of Paris Seminar Title: Independent Schools in the UK and Overseas The UK independent sector educates around 625,000 children in approximately 2,600 schools. The sector has an international reputation for success and innovative practice. The numbers of UK independent schools operating franchises outside the UK is increasing and over 24,500 non-British pupils with parents living overseas attend Independent schools in the UK. COBIS is one of eight constituent members of the UK Independent Schools Council.

The seminar will explore trends, government influence, successes, shared challenges and similarities between the independent schools in the UK and overseas.

Panel members consist of: Matthew Burgess, General Secretary, Independent Schools Council Elaine Blaus. Headteacher, King’s College Madrid Frances King, Headteacher, Roedean School Daniel Lewis, Franchising Officer, North London Collegiate School Q&A Discussion Panel with COBIS Headteachers Chaired by Anne Howells Principal, British International School Stavanger, Norway Seminar Title: Coping with Adverse External Challenges As leaders of COBIS schools, planning for the unexpected comes with the territory. How do school leadership teams prepare for and operate under challenging circumstances? Drawing on first hand experience from the negative effects of political unrest, severe economic uncertainty, natural and nuclear disaster, this discussion based seminar will explore these and other challenges shared by International school communities.

Panel members consist of: David Williams, Principal The British School in Tokyo, Japan Ed Carrick, Head of School, Byron College, Greece Simon O’Grady, Principal, The British International School Cairo, Egypt

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Nabeel Zaidi Owner & Managing Director, Education & Training Consultants Seminar Title: Developing a culturally inclusive curriculum The seminar will look at embedding equality and diversity, in particular cultural diversity/inclusivity, at curriculum level – exploring practical approaches across sectors and nations.

This seminar will provide a strategic overview of the UK education sectors’ inspection and review frameworks and their treatment of Equality & Diversity, while providing practical approaches to embedding cultural diversity at curriculum level without appearing to be a ‘bolt-on’ exercise.

The seminar will also refer to British Council research (‘Inclusion and Diversity in Education’ – INDIE) and approaches adopted in the US, thus offering an international perspective.

Nabeel Zaidi Nabeel is currently a freelance consultant and associate consultant with insetcourses.com and other companies, providing training and consultancy to the education sector in equality and diversity and vocational curriculum.

With equality and diversity Nabeel covers implications of the 2009 Common Inspection Framework, 2011 CIF consultation, 2012 Evaluation Schedule for Schools, Equality Impact Assessments/Analysis, Single Equality Scheme, equality and diversity systems, embedding equality and diversity, narrowing the learner achievement gap. He is also a consultant on whole-school and college quality and equality and diversity improvement. He lectures part-time to international students on a successful post-graduate management programme at a large FE college.

Nabeel is a qualified barrister with 16 years’ experience in the education sector, including as a Head of Department for Business Studies and Accounts, Employer Engagement & Vocational Quality Manager and Quality Manager. He possesses extensive experience as a lecturer and examiner in Law, Business Studies and ICT and moderator and external verifier in Business Studies. He is also registered as an International Consultant with Edexcel.

Nick Brummitt Managing Director, ISC Consultancy Group ISC Research Ltd, ISC Worldwide Ltd, ISC Consultancy Ltd Seminar Title: Growth in the International Schools Market: a Statistical Analysis Nick Brummitt will look at historical growth in the international school market, developments during 2011, a geographical analysis of the number of schools and students, global fee income and forecasts for the next 10 years. British schools will be examined in more detail together with the COBIS membership.

Nick Brummitt is Managing Director of The International School Consultancy Group based in Oxfordshire. ISC supplies market data at several levels, together with research, consultancy, statistical analyses, market reports, surveys for new schools, school visiting and promotional services.

He was educated at an English co-educational Grammar School, Britannia Royal Naval College and York University.

His naval career ended abruptly after he got lost over Scotland at 10,000 feet.

Nick has worked with international schools since 1978. He founded The International School Consultancy in 1994, ISC Research Ltd in 2005 & ISC Worldwide Ltd in 2007.

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Clive Ungless Director of International Operations Seminar Title: School Websites: Designing for a Mobile World What does your website look like on an iPhone or an iPad? What does responsive design mean?

What do mobile users want from your school’s website? Clive Ungless, Finalsite’s Director of International Operations, will discuss the realities and challenges of the mobile revolution. Topics include: speed and user engagement, what defines mobile web design, examples from schools across the world, and a glimpse into future technologies. Find out more about this important trend and how it impacts international schools today.

Clive Ungless is Director of International Operations for finalsite, a company specialising in web-based solutions for schools. Educated at London University and the Royal College of Music, Clive began his working career as a professional musician, playing with a number of ensembles including the English Baroque Soloists. He has worked for over twenty years in international education in a variety of roles: as a humanities teacher, Dean of Students, Webmaster, IT Director, and Communications Director. Clive joined Finalsite in 2007 and he has primary responsibility for marketing and development for all client schools and colleges outside the US. Clive is an enthusiastic glider pilot and loves to fly when he can get time away from his computer.

Robin Watts Training Consultant, Kidscape Seminar Title: Child Protection and safeguarding in Schools This is what Ofsted say about safeguarding; Very little inadequate provision – but too little focus on impact, insufficient regular promotion to staff, learners and employers. Poor risk assessments, lack of routine reports to governors or boards, employer understanding incomplete.

Robin will discuss how schools can improve in this area. He has gained a wealth of experience from training at schools across the world in the Child Protection/Safeguarding arena.

The seminar will be centred on his experience gleaned from these schools giving details of good practice. He will run through the inspection process and what organisations like the ISI and Ofsted look for when inspecting schools. He will outline some messages from research with respect to children and the problems they face, especially internationally.

He will also outline the conflict between the UK standard of safeguarding training and schools abroad. Robin will outline the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Teacher in schools, and highlight the importance of this role. Robin trains the forensic interviewing of children up to advanced level. He will highlight talking to children appropriately in this area.

Robin Watts BA(Hons) is a retired police officer. He spent 30 years as a Detective in the Metropolitan Police. The last 10 years of his service were in child protection as an investigator, the last five years as a child protection trainer. He set up and managed the child protection training unit, and created the courses for police officers and social workers, training them in joint investigation, achieving best evidence, and assessment skills. Since retiring from the police he has trained numerous agencies and organisations, mainly schools both nationally and internationally in many aspects of the child abuse arena. Main courses are the level 1 and level 3 ‘Designated Person’ to meet the inspection criteria. Robin also advises on procedures and policies in this area. Also acts as a consultant and advocates on child protection and safeguarding. He is studying for a Masters in Child Protection.

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Q&A Discussion Panel Chaired by Dr Steffen Sommer, Headmaster, British School of Paris Seminar Title: Inspection of British Schools Overseas Is your school preparing for a British schools overseas (BSO) inspection? Considering a BSO inspection in the future?

Would you like to find out more about the BSO inspection framework, DfE approved BSO inspectorates and how a BSO inspection will add value to your school? If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions this seminar is for you!

Panel members consist of COBIS leaders who have led their schools through BSO Inspections by DfE approved Inspectorates: Valerie Thomas-Peter, Director of School, The Alice Smith School, Malaysia Mark Leppard, Principal, Doha College, Qatar Graham J Stothard, Headmaster, Lagos Preparatory School, Nigeria David Porritt Headteacher: Junior School Leidschenveen at The British School in The Netherlands Seminar Title: Effective Mentoring of School Leaders David is currently Head of BSN Junior School Leidschenveen. He has been a Head for 15 years in the UK, Singapore and Holland. He has an MBA in Educational Leadership, is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management and inspects for OFSTED & ISI. He recently presented a paper at the annual ICSEI conference. David has facilitated two Middle Leaders Development Programmes with NCSL and COBIS. His passion is for developing people; for learning and continuous improvement; for all learners to achieve and progress as well as they can in an inclusive, service-orientated school. He is interested in distributed leadership, organisational effectiveness, self-managing teams, coaching & mentoring.

His greatest professional achievement was in leading the establishment of a new school, nearly as challenging as supporting Sheffield United! He is married, has teenage daughters, plays keyboards in a Christian rock band, is a keen cyclist and collects guitars.

Stuart Westley General Secretary, AGBIS Seminar Title: Principles of Good Governance After attending Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Stuart read Law at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, representing the University at rugby and cricket and achieving a degree. After a brief, unspectacular spell as a professional cricketer, he taught Mathematics at Framlingham College from 1973 to 1984 where he was also a housemaster and director of studies. He was subsequently Deputy Head, Bristol Cathedral School 1984 - 89, Principal of King William’s College, Isle of Man 1989 - 96 and Master of Haileybury 1996 - 2009. He succeeded Shane Rutter-Jerome as General Secretary of AGBIS in September 2009. He is Chairman of Governors of two preparatory schools and a governor of an HMC School.

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Welcome to all Exhibitors COBIS would like to thank all exhibitors who have supported the 31st COBIS Annual Conference. Your expertise, knowledge and commitment to supporting COBIS member and associate schools worldwide is valued and appreciated.

EXHIBITOR STAND NUMBERS Foyer 1. Advisory Matters 2. Warwick Mann 3. Finalsite 4. Elite Educational International 5. Taplanes 6. St Mary’s University College, Twickenham 7. TES 8. Follet 9. Cambridge University Press 10. John Catt Educational 11. Bupa International 12. Contact Group Beatrice Suite 2 13. Schofield & Sims 14. Teachers’ Wealth 15. TTS Group 16. ATD American 17. Normans Musical Instruments 18. New College of the Humanities 19. Oxbridge Applications 20. CfBT Education Trust Beatrice Suite 1 21. University of Bath 22. CEM 23. Oddizzi 24. University of Cumbria 25. Eteach 26. EducatorsAbroad 27. BHM Architects 28. CES Holdings 29. Gabbitas 30. GL Assessment 31. The Guardian 32. Neil Hendriksen 33. Step One

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Victoria Suite 2 34. Teachers International Consultancy (TLC) 35. Karen Ardley 36. TUI Education 37. TFL Education 38. Nathan Associates 39. 3P Learning 40. Capita SIMS International 41. Cambridge Education 42. Double First 43. Nelson Thornes 44. Maths Whizz 45. Galore Park 46. WCBS International Ltd 47. Furlong 48. University of Cambridge Int’l Examinations 49. Penta International 50. EPICT 51. Innovative Education Group 52. Fieldwork Education 53. Anthony Millard Victoria Suite 1 54. Radiowaves COBIS Breakfast Room Teachers Media – Sunday 13th May SciChem International – Monday 14th May Breakfast served from 7.00am

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Exhibitor descriptions 3P Learning Stand no. 39 Address: 1 John Street, Bristol, BS1 2HR Contact name: Leigh Redman (International Schools Manager) Tel: +44 117 370 1990 Fax: +44 870 123 6359 Email: leigh.redman@3plearning.com Web: www.mathletics.co.uk Mathletics is the world’s no.1 e-learning resource of maths – and winner of several major education awards. The program is fully online and used by over 3.5 million students right around the world – and the international community of students and teachers within Mathletics is growing daily. Suitable for all students from K-12, the program mixes rich and engaging (customisable) curriculum content with fun and innovative maths games – including the famous Live Mathletics game, itself a part of 3P Learning’s record breaking World Education Games events. Mathletics is also about teachers, including a host of live real-time reporting tools and resources – making differentiation quick and simple, with just a few clicks. Contact the International team at Mathletics now for a FREE two-week trial.

Advisory Matters Stand no. 1 Address: 38 Oulton Street, Oulton, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 3BB, UK Contact name: Gareth Davies Tel: +44 (0)845 544 0760 Fax: +44 (0)845 544 0780 Email: gareth@advisorymatters.co.uk Web: www.advisorymatters.com Advisory Matters provides ICT advisory support services to educational organisations worldwide. The company can help schools to cope with the rapidly changing environment that ICT presents. As well as providing a quality bespoke advice service we also run a series of courses in the UK and in Europe, we are approved support and accreditation assessors for “International Technology in Education Mark” (ITEM) an award scheme that accredits ICT in schools worldwide.

Anthony Millard Consulting Stand no. 53 Address: 25 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AL Contact name: Becky Packer Tel: 0203 4275414 Fax: 0207 6812354 Email: becky@anthonymillard.co.uk Web: www.anthonymillard.co.uk AMC is a leading independent education recruitment consultancy, specialising in senior leadership appointments, as well as providing strategic advice to schools and other Education organisations worldwide.

Senior Appointments: We have successfully recruited Principals, Heads, Bursars and other leadership and middle management posts for schools throughout the world, including for many COBIS members. We are highly experienced in helping schools at every stage of the recruitment process, drawing on our extensive database and networks. We can assist too with finding teachers, especially for hard-to-fill posts.

Bespoke Consultancy: We facilitate strategic planning; assure governance arrangements; carry out strategic reviews; advise on mergers and acquisitions, and the establishment of new schools; review and update policies; provide leadership coaching and mentoring; advise on marketing and development; and help prepare for inspection.

In addition, through AMC Families, we provide advice on school choice and university admissions; facilitate private tutoring; and arrange guardianship.

ATD American Stand no. 16 Address: 135 Greenwood Avenue, Wyncote, Pennsylvania 19095, USA Contact name: Tim Voit Tel: 215 576 1000 Fax: + 215 576 1827 Email: tvoit@atd.com web: www.atd.com ATD American is the leading exporter of school furniture from North America to International schools worldwide. Our company can deliver worldwide supplies and goods from over 40 factories. Our line includes, classroom, library, laboratory, computer and audio-visual furniture. ATD offers free design and layout services for new schools and classroom facilities and is able to work with your architect on complete school projects.

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BHM Architects Stand no. 27 Address: 1 White Hart Lane, London, SW13 0RA Contact name: Steve leech Tel: +44 (0)20 8878 4667 Fax: + 44 (0)20 8878 8907 Email: swl@bhmarchitects.com Web: www.bhmarchitects.com BHM Architects are one of the foremost educational specialists. We have worked for over 100 major schools and colleges at home and abroad. We design every type of building for education including Classrooms, Science Labs, Theatres, Music Schools, Boarding Houses, Dining Halls, Sports Halls and Swimming Pools.

Bupa International Stand no. 11 Address: 19a Portland Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1RU Contact name: Natasha Richardson / Niki Barnes Tel: +44 (0)1273 828540 Web: www.bupa-intl.com Email: Natasha.richardson@bupa.com / niki.barnes@bupa-intl.com Bupa International pioneered expatriate health insurance in 1971 and today is one of the leading expatriate health insurers in the world. It provides international health insurance to customers in 190 countries including some of the world’s largest and most well-known companies. It offers customers access to more than 200,000 medical providers worldwide and can settle bills directly with over 7,500 hospitals and clinics.

The company is headquartered in Brighton, England, and has a worldwide emergency medical centre staffed by a team of experienced, multi-lingual advisers and offer customers support and advice 24 hours a day, every day.

Bupa International offers tailored products for International Schools and has achieved a number of accolades over the last 40 years, including winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its achievements in international trade three times.

For more information visit www.bupa-intl.com or call one of our sales advisors on +44 (0) 1273 322343.

Cambridge Education Stand no. 41 Address: Demeter House, Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2RS, UK Contact name: Ed Peters Tel: +44 (0) 1223 464757 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 578501 Email: enquiries@camb-ed.com Web: www.camb-ed.com Cambridge Education is committed to supporting the development of education worldwide.

As part of the Mott MacDonald Group, the company is a leading provider of education services across the world, with over 20 years’ experience in over 45 countries.

We work with head teachers, senior management and other education professionals within schools, partnerships, local and regional authorities to design and implement training, consultancy and support to improve the quality and impact of teaching and learning.

Our wide range of services and support for schools includes: effective classroom observation, making good teaching outstanding, preparation for inspection, improving leadership and management, self-evaluation, curriculum management, assessment for learning, behaviour support, professional learning communities, performance management, commercial, asset and financial management, safeguarding and child protection, governor services and maximising ICT investment. A rigorous system of quality assurance is applied to all our services.

Cambridge Education is a DfE-accredited inspectorate for British International Schools.

Further, more detailed information can be found in our current international school improvement catalogue: http://www.camb-ed.com/international-catalogue-2012/ Cambridge University Press Stand no. 9 Address: The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RU, UK Contact name: Chloe Hammill Tel: 01223 325915 Fax: 01223 325573 Email: chammill@cambridge.org Web: www.cambridge.org/education Cambridge University Press is a leading educational publisher producing high-quality, curriculum based books and software for students and teachers around the world. We provide expertise and specialist support through working with key authors and educational organisations who have extensive knowledge and experience of qualifications and curriculum development. Our publishing highlights include our wide variety of resources for the IB Diploma, including books for Theory of Knowledge, English Language and Literature, Economics and Physics, all of which are supported by free online teacher materials (ibdiploma.cambridge.org). In addition, our wide range of publishing for Cambridge IGCSE includes many best-sellers, such as Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language from top author Peter Lucantoni, as well as Biology, Geography and Mathematics, all endorsed by University of Cambridge International Examinations. Our suite of publishing also includes endorsed resources for Cambridge International AS and A Level, as well as the forthcoming Cambridge Checkpoint series.

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Capita SIMS International Stand no. 40 Address: 5 Mercian Close, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1LT Contact name: Jo Davies Telephone: +44 (0)1285 647473 Fax: + 44 (0)1285 647599 Web: www.capita-independent.co.uk Email:ischools@capita.co.uk SIMS International is widely recognised as a world class management information system (MIS) for schools. With over 30 years’ experience in education and supporting over 22,000 schools in more than 40 countries, we can help you meet the challenges of running a busy international school.

SIMS International supports schools in managing student and staff information across all areas of school life including registration, finance and payroll, timetabling, progress tracking and assessment, and whole-school communication.

The depth and breadth of our product enables schools to drive academic excellence whilst running an efficient business. SIMS International supports a range of curriculum programmes including the IGCSE and International Baccalaureate programmes.

Schools also benefit from accessing real-time information to staff, students and parents with the ability to enter data once, and use it many times across the whole school, allowing them to replace manual administration tasks with automatic, efficient processes.

CEM Stand no. 22 Address: 191 Falls Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT12 6FE Contact: Donna Hazzard Tel: +44 (0)2890268242 Email: d.hazzard@smucb.ac.uk www.smucb.ac.uk St Mary’s is a small, specialist and distinctive institution and one that is very focussed, high performing and with an international outlook. We enjoy an excellent academic partnership whereby St Mary’s is autonomous but at the same time academically integrated with a top class research intensive university, Queen’s University, Belfast.

St Mary’s is an academic community committed to the search for meaning and value in the intellectual life, to academic excellence and to individual attention for students. We offer our students high-quality teaching and high levels of support to facilitate effective learning. We enjoy a reputation as a friendly, welcoming place where staff and students work together and know each other as individuals. St Mary’s finds itself in the top league for student satisfaction. The BBC has ranked St Mary’s in joint second place for student satisfaction in universities and colleges throughout the UK. This is an exceptional outcome and one that we are most proud of.

CES Holdings Stand no. 28 Address: Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EX, UK Contact: Terry Tel: +44 161 337 9337 Email: info@cesholdings.co.uk Web: www.cesholdings.com CES is the largest consolidator of educational resources for international schools. We currently work with schools in over 125 countries worldwide. Operating from modern facilities in Manchester (UK) and Baltimore (US) we supply books, equipment and furniture from all major educational suppliers and publishers based in the UK, US, Europe and Australia. Our unique system of export documentation and packaging with online tracking of orders via our website puts you in total control throughout the purchasing process.

CfBT Education Trust Stand no. 20 Address: 60 Queens Road, Reading, RG1 4BS Contact name: Philippa Leggate Tel: 0118 902 1674 Email: PLeggate@cfbt.com Web: www.cfbt.com/support/internationalschools.aspx CfBT Education Trust is one of the world’s leading not-for-profit education companies providing a range of educational services both in the UK and internationally. Established over 40 years ago CfBT Education Trust has an annual turnover estimated at about US $200million and over 2,500 staff worldwide, all working on projects relating to educational quality. Since 1968, the Trust has worked around the world managing large government contracts and providing education services to both individual schools and a range of government and international organizations. This depth of educational understanding makes CfBT a uniquely well-qualified organisation, able to provide educational expertise and support for international schools. CfBT’s over-arching commitment is to education which enables individuals, institutions and communities to achieve their maximum potential, and it recognises that, in teaching and learning, clients and beneficiaries are often not the same people.

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Contact Group Stand no. 12 Address: Lonsdale House, 52 Blucher Street, Birmingham, B1 1QU Contact name: Ros McGill Tel: 0844 448 4422 Fax: 0844 448 9090 Email: sales@the-contactgroup.com Web: www.the-contactgroup.com Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com) provides school to home communication solutions for schools and local authorities to disseminate information quickly online, via email, text message and phone.

Products include: Call Parents (www.callparents.com) a messaging system which helps schools to send messages quickly via text, email or phone to parents, teachers and students with a few simple clicks. Letters to parents can now be emailed or texted via the unique ‘Text a Letter’ function. Call Parents can also be accessed remotely away from school. ePayment Facility is a low cost, easy to use, online parental payment service. Parents can access their account online, then settle any bills for trips/visits or top up dinner money payments. Helps to manage collection of payments from parents, saving time and money in administrative costs. Allows the setting up of an online shop to sell school uniform items, event tickets, etc. Parents can then purchase items online. Safely transfer monies directly into your school’s bank account.

Double First CONFERENCE SPONSOR Stand no. 42 Address: Unit 3 & 4 Vo-Tec Centre, Hambridge Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5TN Contact name: Carl Nixon Tel: 01635 55 55 24 Fax: 01635 55 55 66 Email: carl.nixon@doublefirst.com www.doublefirst.com Double First has been at the forefront of developing and supporting software dedicated to the needs of independent schools since 1987.

Double First’s flagship management information system, Engage, is continually improved to match the changing requirements of schools. In addition to fully featured modules covering all key academic, administrative and financial requirements it offers fast-access online portals for teachers and parents and these will be joined by a new Pupil Portal later this year.

Also new for 2012 is an online support centre which offers a comprehensive knowledge library with guides to enable your school to yield the full power of its data, plus real-time access to review the progress of support requests.

If you are looking to implement a management information system or wish to benchmark your current arrangements please contact us for a no-obligation consultation.

EducatorsAbroad Stand no. 26 Address: 15 Palmer Close, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4BU, UK Contact name: Craig Kissock Tel: +44 (0)1737 768 254 Fax: +44 (0)1737 768 254 Email: contact@educatorsabroad.org Web: www.educatorsabroad.org EducatorsAbroad faculty, a global network of professional educators, promote teaching as a global profession by providing pre and in-service educators around the world international/cross-cultural professional development experiences through: • Three to sixteen week teaching internships (student teaching/practicum) • Opportunity to visit and work with colleagues in another country and/or cultural setting for one to three weeks • Access to professional qualifications (Teaching Assistant NVQ/Assessment Only Qualified Teacher Status) • Ability to design and implement alternative cross-national/cross-cultural initiatives through which interaction among educators in different cultural settings is nurtured so that a global perspective is integrated into educational policy and practice Elite Education International Stand no. 4 Address: Unit 9, Tweed Horizons Centre, Newtown St Boswells, Roxburghshire, TD6 0EX, UK Contact name: Alison Rios McCrone Tel: + 44 1835 823660 Email: ariosmccrone@eliteeducation.co.uk Fax: + 44 1835 823133 Web: www.eliteeducationinternational.com Elite Education International Recruitment are a UK-based company who specialise in the recruitment of teachers for international schools around the world. In addition, our Managing Director, Alison is a specialist in the recruitment of Principals/Head Teachers for international schools around the world. Alison has over 17 years experience recruiting internationally and has travelled to over 45 countries worldwide. We prefer to visit our schools and interview face-to face-wherever possible. Please contact us today for further information about the full services we are able to offer.

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EPICT Stand no. 50 Address: Dallam Court, Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7LT Contact name: Margaret Wallace/Anna Rogers Tel: 01925425944/ 01436678484 Email: margaret@epict.co.uk / anna@epict.co.uk Web: www.epict.co.uk EPICT is the highly successful, proven CPD programme used by thousands of schools, colleges and training institutions across the world. Teachers of all levels and subjects can present evidence of use of technologies with their students in order to attain EPICT Awards at Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels.

Join In ... The EPICT brand is now trusted by thousands of education professionals and teaching institutions worldwide including the BIS Rio, Alice Smith School Malaysia, Ecolint Geneva, BIS Netherlands, Services Education to name but a few.

EPICT certifications provide educators with a valuable qualification enabling certificate holders and their schools to stand out from the crowd. Schools, colleges, parents and employers are reassured and confident with teaching and learning provision.

EPICT therefore provides Senior Managers with a method for measuring quality and benchmarking the integration of technology into pedagogy thus ensuring a 21st century, high quality education for students.

Eteach Stand no. 25 Address: Norwich House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8XL Contact name: Mrs Gerry Hillier-Manolas Tel: +44 (0)1276 674238 / +44 (0)845 226 1906 Fax: + 44 (0)845 226 1907 Email: ghm@eteach.com Web: www.eteach.com/teachingabroad Eteach International provides cost effective online recruitment solutions for schools across the world. Schools and school groups can purchase annual advertising licences offering unlimited vacancy publishing during a 12 month period.

The experienced team of education recruitment specialists will manage recruitment campaigns targeting thousands of quality educational professionals and provide schools with the tools to track and manage applications. Talent Pools enable candidates to register their interest in working within a particular school or country, helping schools find interested candidates as soon as a vacancy arises. This saves schools valuable time and money by helping them build a database of quality jobseekers all year round.

Eteach has over 600,000 registered users and weekly e-newsletters are distributed to over 190,000 subscribers. Eteach is 100% online, greener and with lower costs than major competitors.

Eteach saves schools time and money, delivering outstanding results with a range of innovative online recruitment solutions.

Fieldwork Education Stand no. 52 Address: 25 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6LD, UK Tel: +44 (0) 207 531 9696 Fax: +44 (0) 207 531 1333 Email: info@greatlearning.com Web: www.greatlearning.com For over twenty five years Fieldwork Education has been working together with schools throughout the world to help improve learning through four distinctive ways: School Management Services, Curriculum, Professional Development support and Evaluation and Assessment programmes.

Our International Primary Curriculum (IPC) has been chosen by over 1,300 schools in 77 countries for its international mindedness and thematic, cross-curricular, rigorous approach.

Building on the excellent strengths and practice of the IPC, the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) has recently been launched. The IMYC offers a rigorous mix of subject and thematic learning designed specifically for students in the first three years of secondary school.

Our Professional Development division includes the ILMP Program in collaboration with NAHT and ECIS. We provide bespoke courses, conferences and consultancy.

Our Evaluation and Assessment is focused around the transformational Looking for Learning Toolkit. We also provide unique Learning-Focused Reviews.

Fieldwork Education is part of the WCL group.

Finalsite Stand no. 3 Address: 809 Main Street, East Hartford, CT 06108, USA Contact: Clive Ungless, Director of International Operations tel: + 1 860 289 3507 Fax: +1 860 289 3891 Email: education@finalsite.com www.finalsite.com Since 1998, Finalsite has been bringing cutting-edge web design and web software to leading independent schools, colleges, and organisations around the world. Finalsite currently serves over 400 independent schools and a total of over 1000 schools and educational organisations of all types in 40 different states in the U.S. and in 42 countries across the globe.

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Follett Stand no. 8 Address: 1340 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 USA Contact name: Gerry Slessenger Tel: +44 (0)1403 263748 Email: gslessenger@fint.follett.com Web: www.follettinternational.com Follett helps to improve learning everywhere by providing schools and public libraries with innovative education and technology solutions. Follett supports student achievement through industry leading school and library management systems, learning platforms, as well as print and eContent for libraries and classrooms supporting both US and UK curriculum. The 5th generation family business was founded in 1873.

Furlong Stand no. 47 Address: Eagle House, Joule Road, West Portway, Andover, Sp10 3Ux Contact name: Natalie Jones Telephone: 01264 354 111 Website: www.furlongsolutions.com Email: enquiries@furlongsolutions.com Furlong® is a leading supplier of tailored software solutions to independent and international schools around the world.

Furlong’s flagship product, SchoolBase® is a powerful school-wide Information Management System which integrates seamlessly with FeeMaster®, Furlong’s fee-billing application, to provide an end-to-end solution.

Over 200 schools, both in the UK and overseas, use Furlong® products. Furlong® clients include some of the best known schools in the UK and many international schools from Asia to South America and most points in between.

Furlong® was formed in 2003 by Managing Director, Howard Langley. From day one the company resolved to be different from its competitors, offering flexible, tailored solutions and exceptional service. Furlong® is totally focused on independent schools providing feature-rich, intuitive software which delivers real value to schools. Furlong® caters for all sizes of school from the very large to the smaller, often highly specialised schools.

Gabbitas Stand no. 29 Address: Norfolk House, 30 Charles ll Street, London SW1Y 4AE Telephone: 020 7734 0161 Fax: 020 7437 1764 Contact name: Kate Wood Email: kate.wood@gabbitas.co.uk Website: www.gabbitas.co.uk Established in 1873, Gabbitas has generations of experience within the independent education sector. We pride ourselves in combining a respected tradition of excellence as one of the leading providers of advice, guidance and consultancy with offering personal, tailor-made services, delivered by expert, professional staff.

Gabbitas has been offering services within independent education for over 135 years. We are well known in teacher recruitment and are prominent in the international market. Our recommended approach in recruitment can range from advertised selection and search to suggesting a hybrid approach which harnesses a combination of methodologies.

Gabbitas offers advice and consultancy to parents, schools and teachers on all aspects of independent education. Our recruitment team offers unrivalled recruitment expertise within the UK and International independent school sectors, illustrating a demonstrable track record of recruiting Heads, Deputy Heads, Department Heads, Business Managers, Bursars, Senior Teachers, Teachers and Support Staff.

Galore Park POETRY COMPETITION SPONSOR Stand no. 45 Address: 19/21 Sayers Lane, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6BW Contact name: Nicholas Oulton, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0)1580 767200 Fax: +44 (0)1580 764142 Email: info@galorepark.co.uk Web: www.galorepark.com Galore Park is an award-winning publisher of books for pupils at independent schools. Our books are used in over 80% of UK independent school classrooms and are becoming increasingly popular with international schools including Aiglon College and King’s College, Madrid.

At Galore Park we produce high quality textbooks which ensure your pupils are challenged and stimulated to achieve their best. Our textbooks cover more than just what’s required for the National Curriculum so that your pupils have the high level of knowledge required to succeed in an increasingly competitive world.

Galore Park is also publisher of the Independent Curriculum, a brand new curriculum for pupils in Years 3 – 9 which is focused on preparing your pupils for senior school and for life.

Visit the Galore Park stand to browse our resources and to talk to us about how the Independent Curriculum could transform your school.

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GL Assessment Stand no. 30 Address: 9th Floor East, 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4AL Contact name: Paloma Gutierrez-Keever Tel: 020 8996 3633 Fax: 020 8742 8767 Email: Paloma.guttierrez-keever@gl-assessment.co.uk Web: www.gl-assessment.co.uk GL Assessment is a leading provider of integrated assessments for children’s education, mental health and wellbeing.

We publish an extensive portfolio of print-based and online tests which assess children’s progress in literacy, ability and numeracy, and identify a range of special educational needs.

Today, we lead literacy, numeracy and ability testing in UK schools and have delivered 3 million online tests to children in the UK and abroad, including our popular Cognitive Abilities Test, Progress in English and Progress in Maths. GL Assessment provides a wide range of assessment services to schools in over 100 countries worldwide.

Innovative Education Group Stand no. 51 Address: Stone Road, Hilcote, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, ST21 6JX Contact name: Patrick Clancy Tel: + 44 (0)1785 851251 Fax: +44 (0)1785 330840 Email: patrick.clancy@tacollege.com Web: www.innovative-education.co.uk The Innovative Education Group (IEG) based in the UK is dedicated to promoting educational excellence.

Consisting of three colleges, Teaching Assistant College, Early Years College and the Professional Development College we offer a wide range of courses via flexible e-learning throughout the UK and the world, with the aim of helping achieve career and study goals and to gain industry recognised professional qualifications from the awarding bodies CACHE and City & Guilds.

The Teaching Assistant College has recently launched ‘The Effective Teaching Assistant’ Training Resource File. This is a cost-effective training resource containing a complete range of topics and useful tools to provide Teaching Assistants with the training needed to be a truly effective practitioner in the classroom.

The training sessions can also be easily delivered by a Teacher, Senior Manager or a lead Teaching Assistant. IEG is also an international training provider delivering INSET for schools.

John Catt Educational CONFERENCE SPONSOR Stand no. 10 Address: 12/12A Deben Mill Business Centre, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1BL Contact name: Jonathan Barnes Telephone: 01394 389 859 Fax: 01394 386 893 Website: www.johncatt.com Email: jonbarnes@johncatt.com John Catt Educational have been publishing for the independent schools market in the UK since 1959, and over recent years have also become the leading international educational publisher. Publishers of the highly regarded Which School? Guides, the International Baccalaureate World Schools Yearbook and the recently re-launched Guide to International Schools, their www.SchoolSearch.co.uk and www.InternationalSchoolSearch.com websites are also unequalled in their content and accuracy.

John Catt publish International School (is) magazine and the International Schools Journal, as well as the popular professional development series Effective International Schools. They have also developed a series of books supporting the International Baccalaureate curricula: Taking the PYP Forward, Taking the MYP Forward and Taking the DP Forward. A fourth book on the IB Continuum and another on the International Primary Curriculum follow later in 2012.

Karen Ardley Stand no. 35 Address: The Old Dyehouse, 27 St Georges Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1UQ Contact name: Karen Ardley Tel: + 44 7967 821422 Email: Karen@karenardley.com Web: karenardley.com Karen Ardley Associates (KAA) is a dynamic, creative leadership and training consultancy. We design and deliver professional development programmes for leaders and people involved with providing and supporting learning, worldwide.

Our inspirational programmes and consultancy have proven success and positive organisational impact.

What you can expect from KAA: • individually designed programmes to meet the professional development needs of you and your entire organisation • expert facilitators with outstanding credibility and total commitment to KAA principles and philosophies • professional learning underpinned by cutting edge research, translated into practical, easy to implement strategies • programmes and consultancies that do exactly what they claim to do – develop leadership and learning skills and build capacity for change and improvement • more than you’ll get from other training providers.

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Maths Whizz Stand no. 44 Address: Macmillan House, Paddington Station, London W2 1FT Contact: Natalie McNamara, Marketing and Customer Service Manager Telephone: +44 (0)207 262 6952 Web: www.whizz.com Email: natalie.mcnamara@whizzeducation.com Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus is a simulated personal tutor, delivering one-to-one tuition online, personalised to each child’s ability, and complements Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource (ideal for whole class teaching). Both services have a proven track record of delivering academic results. Couple this together with Best Practice teacher training so the students can achieve the best results possible through Maths-Whizz.

By incorporating Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus a school can: • Improve the Maths provision offered to their parents • Raise achievement level of each student according to their potential • Provide parents an alternative solution to their perceived need to engage tutors • Improve transparency between staff, parents and students • Provide a 21st century tool, delivering tangible results • Reduce the cost to each parent due to economies of scale • Improve the offering to new potential customers of the school • Provide confidence and assurance to parents through innovation and leadership We work with many International schools that provide the online tutoring as part of the school provision.

For further information or a free presentation on how Maths-Whizz could benefit your school, please contact Natalie. mcnamara@whizzeducation.com or call 0207 262 6952 Maths-Whizz, there’s happiness in numbers.

Nathan Associates Stand no. 38 Address: 32 Dudley Gardens, Harrow, London, HA2 0DQ, UK Contact: Nathan Gaydhani Tel: +44 (0)8453 707085 Email: office@nathan.org.uk www.nathan.org.uk Nathan Associates is a UK based marketing communications and design consultancy with a difference. For over 10 years we have focused on helping independent schools in the UK and British International schools to align their marketing materials to their true ethos.

The best marketing materials are those that align to the experience of visiting the school while helping people to also understand your values and vision. Therefore the key part of getting any marketing materials right is to understand what the school is actually like to come to.

Our unique process is very simple. Without pre-judgment or pre-conceived solutions, we spend time getting to know the school, its ethos and aspirations. From this we help you to work out what your core strengths are and how to best communicate them.

Clients from 2011 include Dulwich College - London, British Embassy School Ankara, Geneva English School, Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, Harrogate Ladies College and COBIS. Neil Hendriksen Stand no. 32 Address: 23 Cliff Road, Cowes, PO31 8BN, UK Contact name: Neil Hendriksen Tel: +44 (0)7590070417 or +44 (0)1983 209534 Email: enquiries@hendriksen-consulting.com Web: www.hendriksen-consulting.com HCI is a specialist in Independent Schools in the UK and Overseas. Neil Hendriksen is a former UK and Overseas head with over 30 years experience in the maintained, independent and overseas sectors. He is an IAPS Heads’ Mentor, ISI Team Inspector, member of the Institute of Educations’s London Centre for Leadership and Learning, former NPQH assessor and a school governor. He works with leading COBIS schools and UK Prep Schools.

Key Services and courses offered: Coaching and Mentoring training. Coaching for senior leaders, staff and pupils is now widely acknowledged as a highly effective development and improvement technique for staff and pupils alike. coaching@hendriksen-consulting.com Leadership development training for middle and senior leaders as well as those aspiring to positions of responsibility. leadership@hendriksen-consulting.com Managing difficult people - training for staff. training@hendriksen-consulting.com Independent Reviews and appraisals - performance management. reviews@hendriksen-consulting.com Recruitment assistance. Helping you select the best. recruitment@hendriksen-consulting.com

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Nelson Thornes Stand no. 43 Address: Delta Place, 27 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7TH Contact name: Peter Williams Web: www.nelsonthornes.com Tel: +44 (0) 1242 278 283 Fax: +44 (0) 1242 267 311 Email: internationalsales@nelsonthornes.com Nelson Thornes is a leading educational publisher providing engaging and creative blended learning resources of the highest quality that support teachers and motivate students of all abilities from Primary through to Higher Education.

We listen to, and understand the needs of our customers and offer a wide portfolio of effective classroom resources specifically designed to enhance and enrich the teaching and learning experience – truly bringing learning to life.

New College of the Humanities Stand no. 18 Address: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX Contact name: Jane Phelps Tel: 020 7 637 4550 Email: info@nchum.org Web: www.nchum.org New College of the Humanities is an independent university college. Our students will have one of the best staff-student ratios in the UK, benefiting from a high number of contact hours as well as weekly 1:1 tutorials.

Professor A C Grayling is Master of New College of the Humanities. Our Professors are international experts in their fields and our full-time academics have been selected for their passion and proven ability for teaching in addition to their research interests.

NCH prepares students for undergraduate degrees in: Law, Economics, History, Philosophy and English. In addition, students study four modules from one of the other degree subjects, or Politics, as a contextual course, plus core courses in Applied Ethics, Logic & Critical Thinking and Science Literacy as well as a Professional Skills course.

The applications process is independent of UCAS, so applications can be made in addition to the five UCAS choices.

Normans Musical Instruments Stand no. 17 Address: Third Avenue, Centrum 100, Burton-on-Trent. Staffordshire. DE14 2WD Contact name: Emma Parker (Sales Manager) Tel: 08000 281415 Fax: 0845 299 2333 Email: emma@normans.co.uk Web: www.normans.co.uk Normans Musical Instruments are the UK’s leading supplier, and education specialist of musical instruments and their related resources. Established for over 50 years, we currently supply direct, or via consolidators, many worship groups, leading independent schools/colleges and Local Authorities throughout the world with their entire musical needs from classroom to church to concert hall.

Oddizzi Stand no. 23 Address: Unit T14, Tideway Yard, 125 Mortlake High Street, London SW14 8SN Contact name: Alison Bellwood Email: Alison@oddizzi.com / hello@oddizzi.com Web: Oddizzi.com Telephone: 0208 878 2070 Oddizzi is a BETT award winning digital resource for primary schools that develops knowledge and understanding of the world. It is bright, engaging and different.

At its heart is a classroom friendly interactive world map supported by age appropriate written material, a live newsfeed, thousands of current images and videos, and games that embed learning. It also features the unique “ClassPals” tool that enables like-minded classrooms to link up easily throughout the world so that children can learn from each other.

Oddizzi’s content supports the teaching of geography and social studies skills across the English, Scottish, and International primary schools curricula.

Oddizzi benefits teachers by saving them time sourcing current and relevant classroom materials. It immediately engages children and motivates them to want to learn more. It can be used for whole class learning, small group exercises and individual research. Navigating through the site is intuitive and it is completely e-safe.

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Oxbridge Applications Stand no. 19 Address: 13 - 14 New Bond Street, London, W1S 3SX Contact: Jane Welsh Tel: +44 (0)20 7499 2394 Email: info@oxbridgeapplications.com Web: www.oxbridgeapplications.com In 1999, after studying PPE at Oxford University, James Uffindell founded Oxbridge Applications, an independent, research-based, education consultancy - to support students with their preparation for the admissions process at Oxford and Cambridge. To date, Oxbridge Applications has supported over 55,000 applicants, has worked with UK and international students and, in 2011, helped over 300 schools with their students’ university applications.

Oxbridge Applications runs interview and admissions test preparation events, workshops in schools, offers free advice and support through its website and has published two books to date – in 2011, Think you can think – Cracking the Thinking Skills Assessment, and in 2012, the fourth edition of So you want to go to Oxbridge? Tell me about a banana.

Penta International Stand no. 49 Address: Upperton House, The Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 3YB, UK Contact name: Mark Evans Tel: +44 1323 416171; +971 4 435 8098; +971 50 263 2514 Fax: +971 4 435 8099 Email: info@pentainternational.co.uk Web: www.pentainternational.co.uk Penta International is the one of the UK’s premier independent providers of management consultancy, educational monitoring, training, coaching and inspection services. Based in England, but with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires, it supports schools, colleges, businesses and charities around the world. It has, for example, worked in the GCC region for more than 10 years ago. Recent projects have taken Penta staff to South America, Australia, Europe and the Far East.

The company has a reputation for the highest quality work, combined the personal approach.

The full-time team based in the UK and Middle East is supplemented by project-focussed experts, as required. The company employs the most experienced educators and monitors from the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, Africa and other parts of the world.

Further information about Penta International can be obtained from our website: www.pentainternational.co.uk Radiowaves CONFERENCE SPONSOR Stand no.54 Address: 30-34 Aire Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4HT Contact name: Jemma Akers Tel: 0113 2469989 Fax: 0870 751 8263 Email: hello@radiowaves.co.uk Web: www.radiowaves.co.uk Radiowaves is the leading online community for children and young people aged 5-19 to safely and easily publish their videos, podcasts and blogs. It allows schools/groups working with young people to get all the creative and learning benefits of social media in a simple, safe way. Schools can create multi-media stories, join national campaigns and easily develop pupils’ digital literacy skills. Radiowaves has a good track record in innovation and the community has grown to over 40,000 members in 30 countries.

“The website dissolves traditional classroom walls, giving children a global audience for their work. ‘It has really encouraged and enthused many of our children..They now want to write, want to record, share what’s going on, because they know there is a real audience out there.’ Cat Dempsey, Miramar Central School” (www.radiowaves.co.uk/ story/289234/title/dominionpost30811) To learn more about international collaboration through Radiowaves check out My World, www.radiowaves.co.uk/myworld, and the Radiowaves Cobis network, www.radiowaves.co.uk/cobis Join today and start collaborating! www.radiowaves.co.uk/join Schofield & Sims Stand no. 13 Address: Dogley Mill, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield. HD8 0NQ Contact name: David Nesbitt Tel: 01484 601718 Fax: 01484 606715 Email: enquiries@schofieldandsims.co.uk Web: www.schofieldandsims.co.uk Schofield & Sims’ books are used in successful schools throughout the UK and the world, in both the state and independent sectors. These schools share a culture that promotes hard work in an orderly setting, nurtured by high aspirations. It has long been known that children acquire and retain knowledge and develop new skills by active participation in the learning process. In particular, excellent results are achieved by those children who read, using books to deepen their understanding and as the basis for completing relevant tasks. “A book for every child” is core to the Schofield & Sims ethos and is a cornerstone for success in the many schools that use Schofield & Sims books.

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SciChem International

CONFERENCE SPONSOR

Address: Carlton House, Livingston Road, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 0QZ, UK Contact name: Stuart Thorne, European Sales Manager Tel: +44 (0)1902 402 402 Fax: +44 (0)1902 402 343 Email: stuart.thorne@scichem.com Web: www.scichem.com Scientific & Chemical Supplies Ltd have been supplying laboratories since 1957, we are the largest supplier of science equipment to schools across the UK. SciChem International has many years experience of supplying science equipment and chemicals to schools worldwide. Our extensive range of equipment, complimented by our own branded products, numerous exclusive products have helped us stay at the forefront of educational product development.

Our dedicated International Sales Department will ensure a prompt, efficient and personalised service from start to finish.

We provide quality goods, excellent stock levels, catalogues in printed and CD format and an online ordering facility.

Please come and speak to me during the conference and I will be delighted to discuss any of your science requirements for the coming year.

St Mary’s College University Stand no. 6 Address: Waldegrave Rd, Twickenham, TW1 4SX, UK Contact name: Paula Askew Tel: 0208240 4332 Fax: 0208240 4256 Email: askewp@smuc.ac.uk Web: www.smuc.ac.uk St Mary’s University College was set up in 1850 to meet the need for teachers to provide an education for the growing numbers of poor Catholic children. In the 21st century St Mary’s has grown to over 4000 students studying a range of both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The School of Education is one of the largest schools within the University College offering primary and secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate teacher training. St Mary’s is the second largest provider of teacher training in London and in the last Ofsted (March 2011) awarded Outstanding in all training routes. In addition the School of Education offers a number of MAs in Education which are delivered at the University College, in schools and by distance learning. A full programme of CPD for schools, Local Authorities and Diocesan Boards and support for research activities are offered, delivered through a variety of methods Step One CONFERENCE SPONSOR Stand no. 33 Address: Suite 243, 80 High Street, Winchester, SO23 9AT, UK Contact name: Alan Beckett Tel: +44 (0)7900 213383 Email: alanbeckett@step1.co.uk Web: www.stepone.ac Step One is an independent internationally based career and educational guidance provider, solely specialising in working with students in the international community with particular emphasis on British schools. Step One works in partnership with Cambridge Occupational Analysts, a leading provider of career psychometrics to the independent sector in the UK. Step One provides a complete continuity and progression programme covering all aspects of career and educational guidance from year 9 to 13 including university guidance. All components of this programme are available for completion on-line. Step One also provides a contribution to a school’s continuous professional development and inspection requirements.

Taplanes Ltd Stand no. 5 Address: Station Court, Nidd, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3BN Website: www.taplanes.co.uk Email: admin@taplanes.co.uk Telephone: 01423 771 645 Fax: 01423 771 916 Contact name: Jonathan Braunton Leading shower cubicle and bathroom pod manufacturer Taplanes Ltd provide pre-fabricated solutions to a variety of end users throughout the UK and Ireland.

With a strong client base including Universities, Schools and several major Hotels Groups, Taplanes pre-formed shower enclosures overcome the inherent problems associated with conventional bathroom areas.

Innovative and stylish designs together with product reliability ensure Taplanes are the preferred choice within both the refurbishment and new-build sectors. The pre-fabricated construction provides many advantages over traditional construction methods delivering significant long-term benefits.

Both one-piece and sectional designs are provided. The sectional designs are primarily aimed towards the refurbishment sector allowing the units to be maneuvered into the most restrictive of locations with ease. Alternatively, and if the build process allows, the one-piece units could be considered.

All Taplanes product designs are provided with a considerable degree of flexibility. Full AutoCAD and SolidWorks models provided as standard.

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Teachers International Consultancy Stand no. 34 Address: Avon House, 19 Stanwell Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 2EZ Contact name: Andrew Wigford (Director) Tel: 02920 212083 Email: a.wigford@ticrecruitment.com Web: www.ticrecruitment.com TIC Recruitment & Training provide a personalised, reliable and responsive recruitment and training service tailored specifically to international schools and teachers worldwide.

Teachers Media

CONFERENCE SPONSOR

Contact name: Angela Ney Tel: +447741105028 Email: angela.ney@teachersmedia.co.uk Web: www.teachersmedia.co.uk Teachers Media is the new online professional development service for teachers, schools and their leaders. It’s a videobased service offering over 3500 videos and a range of tools to help you to improve professional skills and transform teacher professional growth.

Teachers Media is an ever-growing resource that is available online when you want it, wherever you are.

• Develop your skills • Learn from your peers • Increase your knowledge • Transform your practice • Save time Take a look at Teachers Media with our 14-day free trial. Please contact angela.ney@teachersmedia.co.uk The Teachers Media CPD model Our model of online professional development is based on developing reflective practitioners and encouraging professional development to be embedded as a day-to-day practice. Research shows that this is a key strand in ensuring high quality teaching. Video really supports this and provides a powerful medium for sharing and transferring effective practice.

The Teachers Media team Teachers Media has been established by the team behind the online professional development service Teachers TV as well as fresh talent from business and international education. The team brings over 100 years of combined experience in education, video and digital production and business.

Teachers’ Wealth Stand no. 14 Address: Wenceslas Square 19, Prague 1, 110 00, Czech Republic Contact name: Tim Cox Tel: + 420 731 375 850 / +420 234 656 122 Fax: +420 234 656 138 Email: t.cox@teacherswealth.com Web: www.teacherswealth.com Teachers’ Wealth specialise in providing bespoke financial planning solutions for international teachers and schools, parents and their families across the global network of COBIS, ECIS, BSME and FOBISSEA schools.

With over 20 years’ experience in the finance sector, the Teachers’ Wealth team: - Assists with the transfer of frozen UK pensions to HMRC Inland Revenue approved Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pensions Schemes (QROPS), including the specially created Guernsey based TEACHERS’ WEALTH QROPS. Clients enjoy the lowest QROPS fees in the world as well as allowing existing and new pension arrangements to be consolidated into one place for retirement.

- Introduces the new specially created Teachers’ Wealth International Pension Scheme (TWIPS) as a global alternative to the Scottish and English Teachers’ Pension schemes when teachers leave the UK. Fully transferrable anywhere in the world a teacher chooses to live and work, the low cost scheme is administered by a blue chip Guernsey based pension trustee and allows the transfer of existing pensions into the scheme for consolidation into one place for retirement.

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TES CONFERENCE SPONSOR Stand no. 7 Address: 26 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4HQ, UK Contact name: Sarah Woddis Tel: +44 (0)203 194 3000 Email: sarah.woddis@tes.co.uk Web: www.tes.co.uk TES is the largest network of teachers in the world with over 1.8 million registered users from 197 countries.

Through our portfolio of print and online products and services, we engage and support the education sector better than any other media thereby providing our clients with the most cost-effective recruitment solutions. In addition to classified advertising within a dedicated print international section and online jobs channel, our services include: TES Prime who provides support in the recruitment and development of school leaders, employer branding, TES Creative; and Hirewire applicant tracking. Once the teachers are in place, we provide the tools and resources to help them be the best they can be. TES Resources is the largest database of free teaching resources in the world with over 2.1 million resources downloaded every week (3.5 every second).

TFL Education Stand no. 37 Address: Harper House, 48 Butts Green, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 7XU Contact name: Eric Liddell Tel: 0113 230 1141 Email: eric.liddell@tfleducation.com Web: www.tfleducation.com Aiden Harper and Eric Liddell established TFL (Teaching Future Leaders) to create a full programme of interactive, student courses that attract and engage students and teachers as they pursue the development of those critical skills necessary to fulfil the social and economic aspirations of the individual, the community and the nation. Independent thinking, risk taking, team working and social responsibility are just some of the qualities that we explore as we seek: • To promote both leadership and management qualifications in schools and other educational institutions.

• To empower young people through the development of the skills they will need as leaders and managers in the 21st century.

• To work in partnership with education establishments to create a flexible and accessible provision that raises student skills to a level that will contribute decisively to economic and social prosperity.

• To produce programmes relevant to the cultural context of the student.

The Guardian Stand no. 31 Address: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU Website: teachers.guardian.co.uk Email: teachers.network@guardian,co.uk Telephone: 020 3353 4892 Contact name: Richard Warren Since its launch last year, the Guardian Teacher Network has become Britain’s fastest growing resource-led website featuring over 100,000 pages of free-to-access teaching resources and lesson plans. teachers.guardian.co.uk also includes a teaching practice resource blog and a 20,000 question test bank aimed at 1118 year-olds which allows teachers to create tests tailored perfectly to their own classes.

Thousands of teachers are now regularly using the GTN to help them deliver innovative and engaging lessons and to browse the new specialist Schools Jobs website - schoolsjobs.guardian.co.uk - which accompanies it and features the latest teaching, support and leadership roles across the UK and beyond. What’s more it offers an affordable advertising option without compromising on candidate response.

Don’t miss out, visit teachers.guardian.co.uk and register for free access to thousands of teaching resources. If you’re looking to browse the latest vacancies, visit schoolsjobs.guardian.co.uk today. You won’t regret it.

TTS Group CONFERENCE & POETRY COMPETITION SPONSOR Stand no. 15 Address: Park Lane Business Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 9GU Contact name: Steve Williams Tel: +44 (0)7961 787324 Email: Stephen.williams@tts-group.co.uk With over 27 years’ experience TTS, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of educational resources for kindergartens and primary schools in the UK and worldwide. We supply innovative, award winning, high-quality educational products and teaching resources. At TTS we believe that educational resources should be innovative, interesting and engaging for children.

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TUI Education/World Challenge CONFERENCE SPONSOR Stand no. 36 Address: Olivier House, 18 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL, UK Contact name: Amina Hofri Tel: +44 (0) 1273 244 581 Fax: +44 (0)1273 244501 Email: amina.hofri@skiboundinternational.com Web: www.skiboundinternational.com Part of the TUI Travel PLC, the world’s leading international leisure travel group, Skibound and TravelBound are the international schools travel specialist. With over 25 years of experience looking after school group travel Skibound and Travelbound offer the best destinations and facilities.

Welcome to Travelbound We feel strongly that school trips should be an integral part of every child’s social, educational and cultural upbringing.

That’s why our dedicated team work closely with teachers to produce a unique itinerary that is suited to each individual group.

Travelbound has an excellent customer service record and as we’re backed by TUI Travel PLC, the world’s leading international travel group, we’re able to offer 24-hour support and financial backing which is second-to-none.

Welcome to Skibound Skibound, the leading schools skiing specialist to International schools. With 26 years of experience in running successful trips for schools we have a fantastic network to provide a superb experience for your students.

CLUBHOTELS – In the finest French ski resort SkiBound’s 8 Clubhotels, all located in the French Alps, offer students the chance to ski in some of the world’s most prestigious resorts whilst maintaining exceptional value for money.

University of Cambridge International Examinations Stand no. 48 Address: 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU Contact name: Amanda Cator Tel: 01223 553554 Fax: 01223 553558 Email: international@c8ie.org.uk Web: www.cie.org.uk University of Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5−19 year olds. Our qualifications are taken in over 160 countries and recognised by universities, education providers and employers across the world.

We are part of the Cambridge Assessment Group, a not-for-profit organisation and a department of the University of Cambridge. We share in their mission of providing excellence in education.

Our programmes and qualifications develop successful learners and support the economic performance of countries where we work at national level. Learn more! Visit www.cie.org.uk University of Bath Stand no. 21 Address: Department of Education, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY Contact name: Dr Mary Hayden Tel: 01225 386347 Fax: 01225 386113 Email: m.c.hayden@bath.ac.uk Web: www.bath.ac.uk The University of Bath is one of the UK’s most highly regarded universities, recognised as Sunday Times University of the Year 2011-12 and judged 5th in this year’s Sunday Times university league tables. With an international reputation for high quality teaching and research, it is a popular campus university, overlooking the beautiful World Heritage City of Bath. Campus-based amenities include its 24 hour library/learning centre and outstanding sports facilities.

Close links with industry and commerce, and with schools and other universities worldwide, contribute to the university’s international reputation. The excellent undergraduate programmes offered in a range of academic areas are complemented by an extensive range of courses leading to Masters and Doctoral degrees in Education, which can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis by participants based in the UK and internationally.

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University of Cumbria Stand no. 24 Address: Fusehill Street, Carlisle, CA1 2HH Contact name: Mark Whitfield, Associate Dean, Faculty of Education Tel: 01228 616308 Email: mark.whitfield@cumbria.ac.uk Web: www.cumbria.ac.uk/education The University of Cumbria is a modern university committed to innovative, flexible and student-centred learning, utilising the latest technology.

A partnership with the Faculty of Education is a mutually beneficial, collaborative partnership, based upon equality, trust and a desire to support workforce transformation and school improvement whilst focused upon improved life chances for children and young people.

The Faculty of Education develops national and international partnerships that develop its profile for working in meaningful partnership with schools and academies. We recognise the potential power for school improvement when teachers’ practical wisdom and local knowledge is supported by critical engagement with learning theory, research evidence, professional guidance, and policy.

Programmes that could support your school include our fully online MA in Education, innovative Assessment Only QTS provision, PhD opportunities, bespoke CPD, programmes for the wider school workforce (TAs etc) and also supporting schools meet their teacher supply needs.

Warwick Mann Stand no. 2 Address: Apartado 0832-1727, World Trade Centre, Panama City, Panama Website: www.warwickmann.com Email: info@warwickmann.com Telephone: +44 870 460 1088 Fax: +44 870 460 1087 Contact name: Andrew Seward or Craig Blyth Warwick Mann International has been servicing the international schools community for over 15 years. As independent brokers, we have access to many innovative and discounted schemes designed specifically for international schools and teachers. All advisors are fully qualified to UK standards, and have on average 20 years’ experience in financial services.

We give professional independent advice on; Healthcare, Retirement planning, Savings and Investments, Life and Critical illness, Income protection, IHT planning, National Insurance and Tax advice, International Wills, UK and International mortgages and Education fee planning.

To assist with staff recruitment and retention we have helped many schools improve their employee benefits through group life, health and pension arrangements. Further information available on request.

WCBS International Ltd Stand no. 46 Address: Somerset House, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EJ Contact name: Tony Child Tel: +44 (0)1458 833 344 Fax: +44 (0)1458 835 297 Email: tony.child@wcbs.co.uk Web: www.wcbs.co.uk International schools can benefit from the wealth of experience which WCBS has gained over many years working exclusively with more than 500 fee-paying schools worldwide.

Already well-established throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa, we provide an International Helpline service which is available when your school is open. We have a team of consultants who are experienced at helping schools to get their systems established.

At WCBS we provide MIS products to address all aspects of school management, including: 3Sys – an innovative, fast and flexible browser-based solution for all academic and administrative requirements (including Attendance, Assessments, School Reports, Activities and International Baccalaureate requirements), PASS Finance - for complete financial management with powerful reporting features - and webALUMNUS - a hosted alumni management service that allows schools to establish an online community and database for former pupils.

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Future COBIS Professional Development Courses • C OBIS Student Games – 31 May – 3 June, 2012 Hosted by the Prague British School, pupils in Years 5 and 6 from twelve COBIS schools will compete in the following disciplines: athletics, swimming and football. The stakes are high – not only to win the inaugural trophy but to host the COBIS Student Games in 2013.

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Student Games 2013 In addition to another COBIS Student Games for primary age students, plans are under way for a COBIS Student Games for secondary age students – this will no doubt build on the success and competitive spirit generated in the 2012 event.

• C OBIS Teachers’ Conference, Murcia, Spain, 2-3 November 2012 Theme - ‘Making Learning an Adventure’ King’s College Murcia - La Torre Golf Resort, Murcia, Spain • C OBIS Teachers’ Conference, Paris, France 15-16 February 2013 COBIS Teaching Assistants Programme, Paris, France 15-16 February 2013 COBIS Middle Leaders Programme, Paris, France 15-18 February 2013 Overall Theme - ‘Enabling 21st Century Skills’ The British School of Paris, France Additional COBIS professional development courses planned for the 2012/13 academic year will focus on: • • • • • • •

hild protection and safeguarding C Preparing for a DfE approved British schools overseas inspection Coaching and mentoring Leadership and Middle leadership programmes – action-based research Selecting and applying to Universities and identifying student career pathways Promoting good school governance Developing skills within the wider school workforce and across the global COBIS network

New COBIS Student Inter-School Competitions In addition to current COBIS student inter-school competitions, the next academic year will see the launch of new competitions designed to challenge students and to provide opportunities to celebrate their achievements and the commitment of their teachers, support staff and school leaders.

New COBIS Student inter-school competitions to look out for in the future include: • COBIS International Young Scientist Award • COBIS Student Debating Challenge Details of all planned professional development courses and competitions are being finalised and will be shared with COBIS colleagues in the near future.

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www.cobis.org.uk Colin Bell, Executive Director - executive.director@cobis.org.uk COBIS, St Mary’s University College, Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, TW1 4SX. UK T: +44 (0) 208 240 4142 | F: +44 (0) 0208 240 4255 | W: www.cobis.org.uk

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