THE FOBISIAN: Isssue 28, September 2018, Term 1

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2018 FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

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FOBISIA Board Simon Mann

Barnaby Sandow

Graeme Salt

Roger Schultz

Anthony Rowlands

Simon Leese

Vanita Uppal

Matt Mills

Chair head@britishschoolmanila.org

Vice Chair & Treasurer graeme.salt@dulwich-seoul.kr

Secretary & Membership Heads' Liaison anthony.rowlands@bisvietnam.com Safeguarding Heads' Liaison v.uppal@british-school.org

CPD Heads' Liaison barnaby.sandow@jis.edu.bn

Sports Heads' Liaison hos@alice-smith.edu.my

Events Heads' Liaison simon.leese@powiis.edu.my

HQ Transition Heads' Liaison mami@patana.ac.th

Dinah Hawtree

Communications Heads' Liaison principal@gardenrayong.com

FOBISIA HQ Tania Donoghue

Siobhan Bland

Daphne Wong

Claire Wilson

Chief Operating Officer tania.donoghue@fobisia.org

CPD Coordinator daphne.wong@fobisia.org

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From the Chair 3 Simon Mann, BSM, welcomes all to the new academic year

FOBISIA HQ Update 4 Tania Donoghue, FOBISIA HQ, on the latest news from HQ

Celebrating 30 Years!

The Federation reflects on its journey from humble beginnings to its recent re-visioning and future direction

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The Friendly Games 9 John van Gaalen, KLASS, on The Friendly Games (Primary) - Red Group Andrew Tatam, BPS, reflects on The Friendly Games (Primary) experience Chloe McEwan, BPREP, on The Friendly Games (Primary) - Green Group

UK Updates 19 David Rowlands' KeyNotes Excerpts (from No. 45, May 2018)

Latest Research 25 Edward Clark, LSC Education, on LSC's latest research findings

25 International School Leadership RESEARCH 2018

CPD & Events Calendar

The latest research exploring the priorities, approaches, experiences and successes of international school

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From the Chair Dear Colleagues, Welcome to this edition of THE FOBISIAN. I would like to welcome everyone back to the new academic year. I hope you have had a restful break and are settling back into the routines of school and learning.

To all our new staff and students, a special welcome to the FOBISIA family, and we hope you are able to become involved in some of the wonderful range of student enrishment and staff CPD opportunities available this year.

To our returning FOBISIA members - welcome back.

I wish you all a great year and we will be contacting you regularly with updates, developments and opportunities over the coming year.

Simon Mann FOBISIA Chair - March 2018 to present Principal, The British School Manila

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FOBISIA HQ Update Dear Members, Welcome to the new academic year!

We trust that you had a wonderful summer break and are now back in Asia, and back in full swing. It is amazing how quickly the holidays become a distant memory. We extend a warm welcome our new staff, parents and students into the region and wish you all the best for your time in Asia.

There are always many FOBISIA events in Term 1 and it is no different this academic year. We have 15 Job Alike Workshops (JAWS) and CPD Conferences taking place. Be sure to check the CPD calendar on the FOBISIA website for the details of the topics for discussion and where they’ll be hosted.

November, as always, is when The Friendly Games (U15s) competitions take place. We wish the very best to all teams competing in Phuket. It is our second year of utilising the facilities at Thanyapura and we are sure that last year's athletes have enjoyed the ‘Olympic Village’ feel.

It’s not all about sport anymore and there are a great number of events for students off the field. Again, check the website for details on upcoming Student Events, including the Short Story Competition, Creative Coding Team Challenge, Online Primary Maths Challenge, DT Challenge, as well as the now-famous FOBISIA Language Competition.

The planning meetings for our Sport, Music, Drama and CPD regional committees have all taken place. These have all been successful in terms of reviewing events that took place last academic year as well as planning for the future. A huge thank you to our dedicated committees.

For all events hosted this term, a huge thank you to the host schools, and the staff who take up the busy, but rewarding, role of coordination.

The FOBISIA Leadership Conference will be held at the InterContinental Bangkok hotel in November, and is themed “Leading Inclusively”. With over 20 presenters taking part, we are confident that our delegates will return to their communities with a clearer understanding of what it means to be inclusive, and enhanced motivation to lead our Member Schools accordingly in an increasingly complex global environment.

All the very best wishes for a safe and successful Term 1.

Tania Donoghue FOBISIA Chief Operating Officer

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Editor's Note

Welcome to the September 2018 issue of THE FOBISIAN - FOBISIA’s termly eNewsletter for sharing events and other FOBISIA news among the membership.

FOBISIA continues its 30-Years celebrations feature! In this issue we hear from FOBISIA Head, Ann McDonald, who has een instrumental in shaping FOBISIA since 1996.

As the Federation reflects on its journey from humble beginnings to its recent re-visioning and future direction, we would like to thank all who have shared their FOBISIA memories over these last two issues of THE FOBSIAN. Planning is well under way for the 2018 FOBISIA Leadership Conference. We ave just launched Whova, our conferencing App which olds everything you need to know about the conference and more. Download the App and sign in for all you need to know about the upcoming annual conference.

This issue keeps the usual suspects in the spotlight, with updates on the Student Events that have taken place across Asia since June, a well as news from the UK and the latest research.

Our aim for THE FOBISIAN is to bring content that resonates across our readership, so that it remains an essential benefit to all of our members going forward. If you have any suggestions for content, do let let us know here at FOBISIA HQ. Happy reading!

Siobhan

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Simon Mann, The British School Manila & FOBISIA Board Tania Donoghue, FOBISIA HQ Ann McDonald, Kellett School John van Gaalen, The Alice Smith School Andrew Tatam, Bangkok Patana School Chloe McEwan, Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School David Rowlands, Keynotes Author Edward Clark, Executive Director, LSC Education

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Celebrating 30 Years!

From humble beginnings to its recent re-visioning and future direction, the Federation has certainly come a long way in 30 years. But one thing hasn't changed since 1988, and that is FOBISIA's commitment to promoting high-quality British-style education, and supporting and fostering cooperation between Member Schools across Asia.

As a way of celebrating 30 years of FOBISIA, we asked leaders of our Member Schools, past and present, to share their favourite FOBISIA memories, how they and their schools benefited from FOBISIA membership, what they think makes FOBISIA unique, FOBISIA's biggest strengths and where they see FOBISIA in 10 years' time.

Ann McDonald, is Principal of Kellett School, The British International School in Hong Kong. She commenced the role in 1996, when FOBISIA was FOBISSEA, and British international schools and Kellett School itself were still developing to meet the growing demands of the expatriot market in Asia.

I was appointed to Kellett School, the British International School in Hong Kong, in 1996. My induction took place amidst briefings on the preparations and potential implications of the forthcoming ‘Handover’ of Hong Kong to China. I distinctly remember my predecessor Viv Sole saying, ‘You are not alone in this job. You have FOBISSEA to support you, they are only a fax away”.

Returning to Hong Kong to embark upon my headship, my first official contact with FOBISSEA was a letter from its founding father, Ron Stones, welcoming me to the region and inviting me to join the next meeting of Heads in Manila. Little did I realise what a formative role FOBISSEA was to play in both Kellett’s, and my, future.

At that time Asia was slipping into what was to become the Asian financial crises. Thailand’s massive debt triggered the collapse of the Thai Baht and, one by one, other Asian currencies followed. International companies retrenched and international school rolls fell dramatically.

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Despite the impending turbulence the Manila meeting proceeded. We had hardly sat down when Murray Parkes, then Head of Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur, received an urgent telephone call. The Immigration Department had arrived at his school and proceeded to detain a number of his recently appointed teachers for alleged ‘visa infringement.’ Murray departed in haste; around the table little surprise was expressed, such occurrences were apparently all in a day’s work for a FOBISSEA Head.

The agenda proceeded, including two items that have remained pressing concerns for FOBISSEA throughout my twenty-two year membership - the Games and the organisation’s future. John Jones (St. Christopher’s International Primary School, Penang) led the Games discussion and John Birchall (British School Jakarta) a session on FOBISSEA’s future. The former included a stiff reprimand for Kellett’s lack of participation in the Games.

The latter, concluded with a unanimous decision to embark upon a PR campaign. Initially the campaign was to be directed at existing parents of FOBISSEA Member Schools; then to like-minded British International Schools in the region as yet not members. Our vision agreed, we pledged US$15 each towards a promotional leaflet!

Twelve months later we met in Jakarta, hosted by John Birchall. Jakarta was in the midst of civil strife. In our hotel rooms was a welcoming letter from the British Ambassador informing us that, whilst Jakarta was not formally under curfew, we were advised not to venture out, and certainly not after dark. Unfortunately, in my haste to discover the delights of Jakarta’s artesian furniture quarter, I did not find the note until my return from the welcoming black-tie cocktail party.

Retrospectively, the Jakarta meeting proved to be ground-breaking. In addition to the Games and the future of FOBISSEA, we talked of an emerging communication called email. The fax was obsolete. Email, the internet and social media rapidly evolved across Asia and in doing so arguably liberated FOBISSEA, enabling it to embrace the prospect of an international presence.

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Despite the unrest we departed Jakarta unscathed and expansion into a senior school and I will be ever grateful with varying degrees of enthusiasm for the digital age. I to the members who willingly offered support and advice. returned to the quiet order of Hong Kong and the promise John Nixon and his team shared their experiences of of a container of much-needed furniture. Jakarta, alas, expanding TES. Roger Schultz helped define our staffing was not so calm. Within weeks he school was on lock needs. Andy Homden at Bangkok Patana School guided us down with students and staff forced to remain in school through the myriad of potential parental concerns. Peter overnight and escorted home in Derby-Crook and the Tanglin team Today, FOBISIA’s Member convoy the following morning. provided critical advice on KS4 and Schools are very different, examinations. The links were not just FOBISSEA continued to evolve. at SMT level, middle leaders, form British National, British Along the way British School Tokyo tutors and our admin team reached International and schools with a departed, we stepped beyond our out informally to their FOBISIA usual travel region for a memorable distinct British flavour work alongside contemporaries. Looking back it was meeting in Kathmandu, Taipei each other. The demand for quality a truly exceptional time, it was as European School broke boundaries British schools meeting the needs of if the whole of FOBISIA embraced by joining as a European rather than host nationals has expanded almost as our vision and were willing us to British School, and we embraced quickly as the decline of the traditional succeed. Little wonder our senior proprietorial schools. expatriate packages. Our schools now campus quickly flourished.

John Nixon embarked upon major equally serve host national families and On my first foray to Asia in 1979, constitutional change, the first professionals pursuing careers globally.” expats were considered courageous significant review since FOBISSEA’s adventurers, the US Government registration by Ron Stones with the - Ann McDonald, Kellett School, Kellett School, the deemed Hong Kong a ‘hardship British International School in Hong Kong Registry of Societies in Singapore post’. Children attended their in May 2002. The baton was national school with few parents expecting it to be on a subsequently picked up Mark Hensman. Both John and par with those back home, and most students returned to Mark arguably were the architects of the FOBISIA of today.

Blighty and boarding after primary.

When the first ‘Haze’ impacted FOBISIA Member Schools Today, FOBISIA’s Member Schools are very different, in KL and Singapore, members opened their doors British National, British International and schools with to the students and teachers most affected, allowing a distinct British flavour work alongside each other. The examination classes to continue. Similarly, following the demand for quality British schools meeting the needs Japanese earthquake in 2011. Both are examples of the of host nationals has expanded almost as quickly as the strong personal and professional bonds existing between decline of the traditional expatriate packages. Our schools the region’s schools. now equally serve host national families and professionals FOBISSEA's first office opened in Kuala Lumpur in 1996 pursuing careers globally. at a time when Asia was an emerging powerhouse. With new-found confidence FOBISSEA began reaching out As to the future, FOBISIA is poised to embark upon a tentatively to similar regional organisations, including new chapter. The appointment of our first CEO offers BSME, then COBISEC, and the LAHC, inviting formal links. a wonderful opportunity to shape a future FOBISIA designed to respond to a rapidly changing landscape and By 2013 it was agreed that FOBISSEA should drop 'East demographic. An experienced CEO, together with the Asia', becoming The Federation of British International expertise of Tania and her team, is a recipe for success. I Schools in Asia (FOBISIA). However leading up to this, am certain that FOBISIA shall continue to evolve into an despite expansionist aspirations, a storm was brewing. even stronger and more purposeful Federation, and at its FOBISIA had received applications from the growing heart will remain the Ferderation’s founding ideals. number of British Schools in China. Whether or not In my pre-retirement year I have the pleasure of reflecting to admit them for a time deeply divided the existing upon twenty years of FOBISIA’s larger than life characters, membership. The East Asian Association of British friendship, the wisdom, generosity and kindness of International Schools was born, running parallel to colleagues. I suspect FOBISIA will never quite be the FOBISIA, until the inclusion of China schools was finally finished article and that is true of our great schools. The approved in 2009. pursuit of excellence is a continuing journey...long may it FOBISIA was in growth mode, both new schools joining last! and existing schools enlarging. Kellett embarked on

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The Friendly Games The Friendly Games provide students from Year 4 upwards with sporting opportunities at an appropriate level for all Member Schools in a safe and competitive environment, by ensuring equal opportunity and participation for both boys and girls, and providing a learning experience in sportsmanship, the value of healthy competition and the benefits of training in preparation for competition.

Lions Take Home Great Results & Experiences

By John van Gaalen, Physical Education Teacher & Head of Sport - Primary Campus, The Alice Smith School

The Primary Games were hosted by Sports Camps Australia (SCA), in Phuket, Thailand, between April and June, 2018.

The week of 4-8 June, 40 Year 5 and 6 students travelled to Thanyapura in Phuket, Thailand to compete in the Primary FOBISIA (Red Group) Games - a multisport event involving Swimming, Athletics, Football (i.e. Soccer) and Tee Ball (i.e. modified softball). Participants in the games competed in all four sports across the three days of competition.

The KLASS Lions team spent months preparing for each of the disciplines and competed to the best of their ability with everyone experiencing some success across the week.

The Lions took first place in the Swimming, fourth place in the Athletics, with some placings in both the Tee Ball and Football.

Thank you to the parents and families who were in attendance, their support was greatly appreciated.

Similarly, a big thank you goes out to Ms Thistleton, the JB office staff, the KLASS JB swim team and the KLASS JB PE team for all of their assistance with planning, coaching and supervising in the lead up to and during the trip to Phuket.

Congratulations to all of our athletes on what was a great experience.

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Reflecting on the 2017-18 Primary Games in Phuket

By Andrew Tatam, Leader of Learning, Primary Physical Education, Bangkok Patana School

The Primary Games were hosted by Sports Camps Australia (SCA), in Phuket, Thailand, between April and June, 2018.

At the time of writing we are just finalising the Primary Groupings for this academic year’s edition of our marvellous Primary Games and hopefully everybody’s needs can be met in the big jigsaw of scheduling.

This is a great time to look back at last year’s Friendly Games which, for the first time, were all held in a single location and organised by an outside provider - Sports Camps Australia (SCA) - at the picturesque Thanyapura Resort. What a family we have become with over 50 Member Schools represented in seven groups, participating over the course of two months from late April to early June. We have certainly come a long way since my first FOBISIA Games with The ABC International School, hosted jointly by Bangkok Patana School and Harrow International School, Bangkok in 2006.

The culture change from hosting the Friendly Games at Member Schools to a single hub was always going to be different, but the benefits of participating at the same venue and the removal of the hosting responsibility should certainly be taken as a positive. The facilities were definately enhanced by the beautiful wooded backdrop and I am sure that supporting parents enjoyed their evenings away from the sport on the tropical island of Phuket.

The quality of performances across all seven groups was something to be very proud of as all of the coaching hours paid handsome dividends with many excellent personal and team goals achieved.

The Swimming was fast and furious with a carnival procession to begin The Friendly Games as teams arrived poolside to the adoration of their many traveling fans.

'Personal Bests' were broken and lessons learnt as even our less confident swimmers stepped up to their blocks.

A short walk from the pool and resort led us straight into the afternoon Athletics with all students now prepared for phase two of their first busy day of competition.

Athletics kits flashed by as students rushed between

events or cheered on their team mates and newly made friends from other Member Schools. The brave middledistance runners took on the humidity as well as the 800-metre track and should be especially commended for their efforts. Sprinters smashed times, throwers outshone past glories and the jumpers leapt to new heights and distances too. Not all was glory, as students also learnt other important lessons from sport as they failed or fell but rose again to try another day, for what is success if failure has not played a part.

Day two dawned with the expectant thrill of Tee Ball hanging in the air. Depending on the number of schools in a group, this event was either at split venues or on-site. Rules were questioned and tactics learned as wily old coaches employed their knowledge to surprise the opposition and to challenge teams to play at their highest level. Innings after innings passed until with one final "batter up and play ball", the finals were decided and new champions could be crowned.

Day three held the promise of football and the favourite day for many of the students involved. Tweaks of goal sizes could not dampen the enthusiasm of players and parents alike as the goals flooded in. The quality of play on display has certainly developed year-on-year and coaches should take great credit for this improvement.

The A and B competitions ground their way to the finals with penalties and slices of luck, good or bad, all playing their part in the journey. Finals were played and trophies won but hopefully everyone was still able to crack a smile.

The Gala Dinner and Disco was loud and bright with energy reserves fully tapped for one last push of fun by both students and coaches. After one last sleep it was back to home countries to share the memories and hopefully stir the dreams of future FOBISIA stars!

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Bulldogs Place First in the Pool

By Chloe McEwan, Primary PE Teacher, Bangkok Preparatory International Preparatory & Secondary School

The Primary Games were hosted by Sports Camps Australia (SCA), in Phuket, Thailand, between April and June, 2018.

Our team landed in Phuket on Sunday 27 May ready to compete against five other international schools in the Primary FOBISIA (Green Group) Games. We checked in, had our first team dinner and then headed to bed early to make sure we were ready.

In swimming, our Primary FOBISIA team achieved their finest result to date with FIRST place honours. All swimmers performed to their best and contributed as a team to the end result. Our relay teams really stood out, achieving nothing less than a 2nd place with mainly a gold rush in all relay events. Some amazing personal times were made and it was wonderful to see wellearned rewards coming from a year of hard work and training.

After a tiring but very successful morning in the pool our young Bulldogs were ready for athletics. The first event was high jump and saw the first individual medal for our team go to Nicholas, who came 1st in the high jump. As soon as the boys track started we had medals coming in from every direction, the girls field events were coming in thick and fast with bronze, silver and lots of golds.

Day two was our Teeball competition, the day started early for our A team and B team travelling to Alan Cooke Ground. Throughout the day all of our teams displayed some excellent fielding and batting skills.

the character of the team and a willingness not to give in.

The D team was a very young side and had only 8 players! Despite this, they finished 4th in their group.

Starting the day with a win over Regents Pattaya, the Bulldogs proved that they were not there merely to make up the numbers.

With a superb fielding performance, and some big hitting from Min Seo and Aadi, the D team fully deserved their victory. Despite losing the next three games (by no more than 3 points), the young Bulldogs never stopped battling and were a credit to our school and its community.

The progress made by our Bulldogs in Teeball was excellent and we have more to build on next year.

After a promising start from the Boys A team, the inexperienced squad of boys found the football competition hard-going against some exceptional teams, despite some battling performances, the overall finish of 5th was disappointing; but does leave plenty of room for growth. An opening game draw with BIS Ho Chi Minh (11; goal from Yuya) was followed by 3 successive defeats to Dulwich, BSB and Regents Pattaya. But resilient as ever, the young Bulldogs bounced back to win their last game 1-0 against ECL thanks to a wonder-goal from Nicholas.

The C and D team stayed at Thanyapura. The C team drew and won one game meaning they finished 4th overall. They had some outstanding moments from all members of the team. Finley was fantastic as pitcher, he was vocal and made sure all of his teammates were ready for each play. A great example of teamwork in action! Panpoon was the surprise package for the days play as she managed to hit so many homeruns that we lost count! She lined up several times on the tee with no players on any of the bases and managed to wallop the ball time after time and ran safely to the home base. To finish the last game with a win was fantastic and showed

Our Boys B team played tremendously well considering that a number of the team were playing their first ever game of football. After 1 draw and 3 defeats from their opening 4 games, they produced one of the most pleasing and popular victories of the entire trip by winning 2-1 against BSB in their final game; thanks to goals from Tee and Nathan. There were fantastic scenes as the crowd went wild and celebrated the most unlikely of victories. A fantastic way to end a tough day.

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The final event of the games was the girls’ football competition. Our B team worked extremely hard and

were unlucky to miss out on getting a medal. They made ample chances but just couldn’t find the back of the net.

However, our A team were exceptional, the best football they have played all year was on show. Their passing was slick and they showed how much they have improved.

They were so unlucky to not score several goals in every game. During five games they did not concede one goal at all, showing how organised they are defensively. The final, and much deserved result, was our A team walking away with 1st place for football. A fantastic end to the afternoon.

The final presentation happened on the football ground and the students were told the overall team results for swimming and athletics. Swimming was impressive in the morning and we knew it would be a close 1st or 2nd spot for us as a team and it resulted in us beating BSBSY to 1st place. A well-deserved result and reflection of the hard work by the swimmers at Bangkok Prep and the excellent swim programme in place. Then it was the much anticipated athletics result; our team finished in 3rd place, the best the primary team have ever performed.

A massive thank you to all our coaches and parents for the support and work that you do. Finally, the biggest thank you and congratulations goes to our Primary Bulldog team for achieving the best results we have ever seen, well done we are very proud of you.

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Managing Data Gathering and inputting student data has been identified as one of the activities contributing to teachers working unnecessarily long hours. It’s acknowledged that the data serves two purposes. Firstly, it informs teachers about what the pupils have learned. This information should feed directly into the teacher’s planning - and need not be in the form of grades or test scores.

Teachers can learn a lot simply by asking the whole class a question to which pupils respond with a show of hands, flash cards or whiteboards.

The second purpose of the data is to establish trends and measure improvement within a school. The numbers usually results or grades – are collated into league tables and used as an accountability measure to demonstrate the school’s effectiveness. The problem is, collating and entering this data is both time consuming and crushingly boring. Teachers resent doing it because (a) they know it does nothing to improve students’ learning and (b) they can think of a hundred more productive ways of using their time in school.

As a rule of thumb, if the data does not tell us anything we don’t already know, and if it cannot be acted upon, it is not worth collating. The only data that should concern a class teacher is that which contributes to planning and delivery of lessons. The summative data can, if necessary, be entered by administrators or support staff. It is not a teacher’s role to crunch numbers in order to facilitate external reporting. Based on a TES article, 13th April, by James Pembroke “Don’t drown in data”.

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Advice from Lee Elliot Major, (CEO of the Sutton Trust) and Steve Higgins (professor of Education, Durham University) :Agree a school wide policy on the use and limitations of data. Calculate the collective time staff spend on gathering data, then ask - how has this time contributed to pupils’ educational progress? Ask yourself, does assessment tracking of pupils actually lead to improved learning outcomes? Or are you simply measuring the inevitable progress pupils make as they get older? Are you watching the grass grow, or feeding and weeding?

COBIS Report

Earlier this year, COBIS conducted a survey of British international schools, looking specifically at the challenges surrounding recruitment and retention of teachers. The problem is becoming acute, partly because insufficient UK graduates are entering teaching, partly because of the increasing number of British international schools that are all looking to recruit from the same pool of UK qualified teachers. It is clear that there are not enough teachers to go around.

The COBIS survey “Teacher Supply in International Schools”, sought to discover what attracts teachers to work overseas in the first place, why they end their overseas teaching career, and what steps can international schools take to ease the recruitment problems. Key findings from the survey include: • The majority of overseas teachers (77%) enjoy their international experience

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• Teachers decide to work overseas for a variety of reasons: - travel and cultural exploration (71%); a new experience or challenge (63%); dissatisfaction with teaching in UK (47%); prospects for career development (45%); the possibility of earning more (44%).

• 94% of British international school leaders are finding recruitment of quality teachers challenging.

• Many teachers return to the UK after working abroad, with family commitments (44%) and a desire to return home (45%) cited as the main reasons.

• 36% of those returning to UK taught overseas for up to 4 years; 35% taught overseas between 5 and 10 years; 29% taught overseas for more than 10 years.

September 2017 saw 240,000 students start university degree courses, but only 2,100 started a degree apprenticeship, so the numbers are still very small.

However, various businesses, particularly in technology and engineering, are on the lookout for school leavers with suitable A-levels who would like to join them.

The companies offer a modest salary and cover the cost of the student’s university studies. The proportion of time allocated to the workplace and to academic studies depends on the course and the needs of the employer. It can be arranged on a day by day basis, or periods of academic study might be blocked.

On analysing the responses, COBIS reported that the services school leaders believe would be most helpful in improving teacher supply include: • Ability to act as a Teaching School for UK trainees (41%) • Ability to provide conversion courses (QTS/PGCE) for internationally trained teachers (36%) • Ability to provide Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programmes for locally recruited staff (31%) The report notes that these initiatives could have a positive effect on UK teacher supply by increasing the pool of qualified teachers trained in overseas schools.

The full report can be viewed at: COBIS, 2018: Teacher Supply in International Schools: Final Report 2018

Degree Apprenticeships Degree apprenticeships provide the opportunity for students to gain a Bachelor’s degree (level 6) or a Master’s degree (level7). The principal attractions of the qualification are that apprentices go straight onto the employment ladder, and earn while they learn so don’t accrue the levels of debt university graduates amass.

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MEMBER SCHOOL COUNTRY Bangkok International Prep. & Secondary School Thailand Bangkok Patana School Thailand British International School Hanoi Vietnam British International School Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam British International School, Phuket Thailand British School Jakarta Indonesia British Vietnamese International School [Hanoi] Vietnam British Vietnamese International School [Ho Chi Minh City] Vietnam Bromsgrove International School [Bangkok] Thailand Canadian International School, Bangalore NEW India Charter International School [Bangkok] Thailand Discovery Bay International School [Hong Kong] Hong Kong Dover Court International School Singapore Singapore Dulwich College Beijing China Dulwich College Seoul South Korea Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong China Dulwich College (Singapore) Singapore Dulwich College Suzhou China elc International School [Selangor] Malaysia Garden International School (Kuala Lumpur) Malaysia Garden International School [Rayong] Thailand Harrow International School Bangkok Thailand Harrow International School Beijing China HELP International School, Kuala Lumpur NEW Malaysia International School Brunei Brunei Jerudong International School Brunei Kellett School [Hong Kong] Hong Kong Kinabalu International School [Sabah] Malaysia Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar [Negeri Sembilan] Malaysia Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong China North London Collegiate School Jeju South Korea Prince of Wales Island International School [Penang] Malaysia Regents International School Pattaya Thailand Seoul Foreign School South Korea Shenzhen College of International Education China Shrewsbury International School [River Campus, Bangkok] Thailand Sri KDU International School [Selangor] Malaysia St. Andrew's International School Bangkok Thailand St. Andrew's International School, Green Valley [Rayong] Thailand St. Christopher’s International Primary School [Penang] Malaysia St. Stephen’s International School [Bangkok & Khao Yai] Thailand Taipei European School Taiwan Tanglin Trust School Singapore The ABC International School [Ho Chi Minh City] Vietnam The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia The British International School of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia The British International School Shanghai, Puxi China The British School Guangzhou China The British School Kathmandu Nepal The British School Manila Philippines The British School New Delhi India The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun China The British School of Beijing, Shunyi China The English School of Mongolia [Ulaanbaatar] Mongolia The International School @ ParkCity [Kuala Lumpur] Malaysia The International School of Penang (Uplands) Malaysia The Regent’s International School Bangkok Thailand Traill International School [Bangkok] Thailand Wellington College International Shanghai China

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Latest Research FOBISIA supports its Member Schools in various ways, including sharing of the latest research of relevance to British international schools within the Asia region.

"Teaching needs an ecosystem that supports evidence-based practice. It will need better systems to disseminate the results of research more widely, but also a better understanding of reserch, so that teachers can be critical consumers of evidence."

- Ben Goldacre, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford

LSC Education: International School Leadership Research 2018

By Edward Clark, Executive Director, LSC Education LSC Education recently launched an insightful research report about International School Leadership. Over 200 International School Leaders from 62 countries participated in the research, including many in Asia.

The findings revealed key trends in how senior leaders identify, research and evaluate leadership job opportunities and gave insights into the rewards and challenges of working in the international sector.

The report has created a critical reflection tool, for International School Leaders as well as for Governors, Boards and School Owners, globally.

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PROFESSOR ALLAN WALKER - THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Professor Allan Walker is the Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Education Leadership, Director of The Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change and Dean of the Faculty of Education and Human Development at The Education University of Hong Kong. His academic work focuses on school leadership and the influence of societal culture on schools, particularly in Southeast and east Asian societies.

JANE LARSSON - COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

Jane Larsson is the Executive Director of the Council of International Schools (CIS), a global non-profit membership organization focused on the development of global citizenship. Jane focuses on the development of collaborative partnerships to enable educational exchange and the development of intercultural perspective. She currently serves as Chair of the International Task Force on Child Protection.

DR IAN JAMISON - TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL CHANGE

Dr Ian Jamison is Head of Education & Training at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Ian is a passionate advocate of the power of dialogue for empowering people to address challenges and transform their societies for the better; giving young people the critical thinking skills and transformational experiences that they need to build effective resilience against extremist narratives.

LAURINDO GARCIA - BE INCLUSIVE

Laurindo Garcia is on a mission to make the world a more inclusive place for all, because he believes inclusive cities that are free from discrimination are happier more productive and innovative. Laurindo is founder and chief executive of Be Inclusive - a mobile app that makes it easier for minorities to find inclusive businesses and services. Laurindo is one of the few openly gay, HIV positive human rights activists in Asia.

NATASHA DEVON MBE - UNIVERSITY OF WALES FELLOW

Natasha Devon MBE tours schools and colleges throughout the UK and beyond delivering talks and conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and social equality. Natasha is co-founder of arts and education charity Body Gossip, a certified trainer for Mental Health First Aid England and B-eat (formerly the Eating Disorders Association). She is a fellow of the University of Wales: Aberystwyth and advises them, as well as other universities, on campus wellbeing.

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