FROM OUR CEO

John Gwyn Jones MBE FOBISIA CEO

We are also in the process of organising the next Leadership Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 3-5 November. I look forward to seeing our school leaders there.

The Primary Games at Pattana Sports Resort saw 1,445 students from 49 schools compete over the course of the Friendly Games. Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School, hosted the first music festival in 3 years, whilst Primary and Secondary Maths competitions also returned to their in-person formats. Children enjoyed making new friends and competing or participating alongside students from all over the FOBISIA region.

The first stand-alone Safeguarding Conference recently concluded in Jakarta, ably co-hosted by Haileybury Almaty and the British School Jakarta. Safeguarding is such a key factor in our schools, it was great to see so many able to attend this conference. Our teachers and staff have had a busy schedule of JAWs events and eJAWs conferences. We are excited to announce that next year’s calendar will be a full one of professional learning.

Here at HQ we announced the winner of the FOBISIA mural contest and were happy to have an artist paint it on our entrance wall already. You can see the full photo in this magazine and it is featured on the cover. Or please visit our offices to see it in person.

We bid farewell to a long-term Board member and huge supporter of FOBISIA, Matt Mills, the Head of Bangkok Patana School. His dedication and support have benefitted FOBISIA and our Member schools greatly. Thank you for your dedication, support, and collaboration throughout this incredible journey. Term 3 always feels like a race to the end, but let’s not forget to stop, take a moment and reflect on the year gone by. It is not just a door closing on the year, but one opening to the possibilities of the next.

We would also like to acknowledge the outgoing members of our Executive Committees who have stepped down this year, either to new roles, or to new schools outside of the Federation.

We appreciate their input and commitment to their respective Committees over the years; Iain Hope and Hannah Tait (Safeguarding), Susan Walter and Aiden Stallwood (CPD), Ken Lund (Drama), Beth Bown and Ben Lim (Music), Phil Husband and Steve Kenny (PE & Sport)