TRANSITION & FAMILY CARE
hose are the findings from research by Jane Barron of Globally Grounded and Ellen Mahoney of Sea Change Mentoring, which looked at how well international schools are equipped to welcome and say goodbye to their students. The findings were presented in a webinar as part of Relocate Global’s Great Education and Schools Fair. The webinar looked at three key questions which international schools should consider:
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What is being done to address cross cultural transition care?
• How does your school compare? • How can you make it better for parents, students and staff?
THE RESEARCH FINDINGS
The research by Jane Barron and Ellen Mahoney found that only half of international schools have transition-care programmes and only 6 per cent said that programme was flourishing.
It found that in schools with an international clientele, arrivers were prioritised but fewer than half of schools supported leavers or those who were graduating. What’s more, few of the schools surveyed had a successful way of assessing the success of their transition-care programme and few used alumni to provide feedback on how transitions were handled. Yet, Jane Barron persuasively argued, alumni can provide valuable feedback for schools and also help formulate future programmes with their input.
THE AUTHORS OF THE RESEARCH Jane Barron, founder of Globally Grounded, has 27 years of experience in education and is an educator, researcher and consultant specialising in student cross- cultural transitions. Founder of Globally Grounded and Safe Passage Across Networks (SPAN) Board Member, Jane consults and presents to international and local schools (day and boarding), along with students and their families, developing understanding of the impact of cross-cultural mobility, evaluating and designing transition and cultural integration programs, and implementing support mechanisms to enhance learning and life. With a lifetime of experience in mobility, she is currently based in Sydney, Australia. Ellen Mahony of is an alumna of international schools, the CEO of Sea Change Mentoring, and a Council of International Schools Affiliated Consultant. She is the only professional working with international schools who is certified in mentoring program supervision. As founder of Sea Change Mentoring, The
Jane Barron, Globally Grounded
Ellen Mahoney, Sea of Change Mentoring
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