International Schools Blog

The transition between the key stages – from Key Stage 3 to GCSE then A level in the British curriculum – has always been crucial for students, including those studying the IB Diploma programme. Successfully switching between these exam systems requires students to work ever more independently and grapple with much harder work.

We’re in an exciting age of digital revolution. Like the industrial age before it, the information age is characterised by innovations disrupting ‘business as usual’. Technology, to date has impacted the lives of people more than any single leader or politician. Smart watches that record health parameters; cars that drive themselves; sensors that measure efficiency of irrigation systems, technology has just been making life better everywhere.

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Already an ActiveLearn customer or currently trialling it with your learners? Then this article is for you!

For many education professionals, the final term of the school year was a tricky one. Online learning put huge pressure on teachers and students alike. Now as schools around the world announce they’ll slowly start to return to in-person classes, there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the autumn term. What will class sizes look like? What about scheduling? And how will everyone social distance?

We asked two leading parental engagement experts some questions about the role parents have to play when it comes to preventing and tackling maths anxiety among children. And, here’s what we learned:

How has distance learning impacted our school communities? Maria Satirova, Psychologist at CIS International School‘s Skolkovo Campus explores the psychological impacts of lockdown for students, teachers and parents.

The global coronavirus pandemic turned education upside down in a matter of days in the spring. Suddenly schools across the world were closing their doors and sending their students and teachers home to get on with distance learning, with little time for planning or preparation. It has to be said that many educational establishments rose to the challenge magnificently. Teachers made the pivot to remote teaching and used all their creativity and ingenuity to get to grips with a new way of teaching and make sure that the education of their students continued during lockdown.

The last few months have seen huge change in international schools around the world. In a very short time, the coronavirus and global lockdowns have propelled international schools into a new world of distance learning that has changed the way teachers teach and students learn.

David Grant, full-time writer and consultant, and former Head of English explains that, by getting Key Stage 3 right, we can set students on the path to international GCSE success.