Tes International

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Tes International episodes

  • Post lockdown in Denmark | #12

    Shirley Jacobsen, the head of the International Primary School at Rygaards International School in Copenhagen, Denmark discusses post-lockdown schooling four weeks after returning

    36 min
  • Learning Coronavirus lessons from Oman | #11

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sat down with the principal of British School Muscat in Oman, Kai Vacher. They discussed the recent closure of Kai's school and how his senior leadership team took the entire teaching and learning programme online in less than 24 hours. They also explored the lessons Kai has learnt in the process and the advice he would give schools in Britain as they go through the same experience in the coming days

    18 min
  • Learning Coronavirus lessons from SE Asia | #10

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell speaks to Cognita's education director for Asia, Andy Hancock, about the lessons schools in Europe can learn from schools in Southeast Asia, many of which have now been closed for months due to Covid19. They discuss moving your entire timetable online in a hurry, teacher and student wellbeing, and using parents as de facto teaching assistants.

    20 min
  • Coronavirus Special | #9

    In a Coronavirus crisis special, Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sits down with Kevin Ruth, executive director of the Educational Collaborative for International Schools. They discuss how schools around the world are coping with closure (sometimes for weeks on end), the explosion in online solutions to such closures and the resilience principals are showing in very trying circumstances.

    18 min
  • Joy Qiao | #8

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sits down with Joy Qiao, the chair of governors at Wellington Colleges China, and the entrepreneur behind the group. They discuss how the organisation came to be, working with Sir Anthony Seldon, merging both cultures and curricula, and her vision for multi cultural education.

    29 min
  • Graham Watts | #7

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sits down with Graham Watts, the head of professional learning at the Association of International Schools in Africa. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss teacher development, school autonomy, service learning and the uniqueness of international education in Africa.

    21 min
  • Liz Free | #6

    Tes's head of content Ed Dorrell sits down with Liz Free, founding director of the British School in the Netherlands' international leadership academy. They chat through the training of international school leaders and the unique challenges of teacher CPD in international schools. They also discuss the international sector's vast future demand for qualified teachers and the consequences for teacher supply in English-speaking countries.

    21 min
  • Steffan Sommer | #5

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sat down with Steffen Sommer, the head of Doha College and vice chair of the Council of British International Schools. They chat through the issues facing large international schools, but also Steffen's extraordinary childhood, growing up behind the iron curtain

    26 min
  • FOBISIA's John Gwyn Jones | #4

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sits down with John Gwyn Jones, chief executive of the Federation of British International Schools In Asia. They discuss recruitment and retention of staff, professional development, for-profit school groups and… Conoravirus.

    19 min
  • Dubai College's Michael Lambert | #3

    Tes head of content Ed Dorrell sat down with Dubai College headmaster Michael Lambert to chat about his career in international education and his school’s fascinating approach to pedagogy, research and teaching and learning

    22 min

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