International School Magazine - Spring 2018

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Features

COBIS has schools in 80 countries worldwide

A global mark of quality for international schools Colin Bell introduces The Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance, a new COBIS accreditation programme with royal approval

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unique learning institutions sharing a reputation for quality. Accreditation for schools teaching the ‘British’ curriculum has previously been limited to the UK Department for Education’s (DfE) British Schools Overseas (BSO) scheme (although there are more options for IB schools), and the demand for an Spring |

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The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) is a global membership association for international schools primarily teaching the National Curriculum for England or the International Baccalaureate (IB). With schools in 80 countries worldwide, our diverse membership base consists of over 290

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The team behind the athlete, Anne Louise Williams

8min
pages 57-60

India all set for international education expansion, Nalini Cook

3min
pages 48-49

people and places

7min
pages 42-43

Inspiring art show celebrates Zimbabwe crafts, Michele Debuisne

5min
pages 45-47

Fifth column: Is there life beyond ‘TCK’?, E T Ranger

3min
page 44

Aligning UN goals and learning goals, Emma Silva

8min
pages 50-52

Science matters: The search for extra-terrestrial life, Richard Harwood

4min
pages 40-41

A game-changer for boosting students’ performance, Ben Thompson

5min
pages 38-39

Teaching science through origami, Anthony Artist

5min
pages 32-33

Nurturing creativity in children, Angela Abraham

4min
pages 36-37

Facilitating effective professional learning, Chris Gray

3min
page 28

curriculum, learning and teaching

5min
pages 26-27

Developing intercultural competence in teachers, Sally Hirsch

6min
pages 30-31

regulars

2min
page 29

Comparing student reactions, Konrad Gunesch

8min
pages 34-35

An inverse approach to school internationalization, Richard Eaton

5min
pages 24-25

The long walk, Anna Stadlman

7min
pages 22-23

Positive self-efficacy, Nicola Lambros

7min
pages 18-19

A label fit for rainbow mobility? Richard Pearce

3min
pages 13-14

Is there a better term? Carol Inugai-Dixon

5min
page 15

features

4min
pages 16-17

comment

3min
pages 5-6

Is the label applicable in the real world?, Shamiela Davids

3min
pages 9-10

Neurodiversity as a competitive advantage, Geoff Richman

5min
pages 20-21

Do we even need a label?, Bonnie Friedmann

5min
pages 11-12
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