EXPLORING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
his was one of the questions explored in the Great International Education & Schools’ Fair webinar, “International Schools, Innovation and the Response to the Pandemic”. Education experts from around the world joined BBC World presenter Jayne Constantinis and Relocate Global’s Fiona Murchie to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the coronavirus pandemic for the growing number of international schools.
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Offering their insightful perspectives in the discussion, available now to view, were:
• Ashwin Assomull, Partner at Global Education Practice, L.E.K. Consulting
• Jitin Sethi, Partner at Global Education Practice, L.E.K. Consulting
• Jonathan Taylor, Principal, International School Zurich North (Cognita)
• David Willows, Director of Admissions and Advancement, The International School of Brussels.
The webinar showcases the great agility and collaborative endeavour with which international schools are responding to the pandemic and facing future challenges – including harnessing the benefits of technology in and out of the classroom. The conversation offers parents, employers and relocation professionals supporting international moves a wealth of valuable insight into international schools’ vital role in assignment success and take-up. Plus, how the pandemic is impacting school choice and shaping education provision.
WHAT MATTERS MOST TO PARENTS SELECTING AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL? Opening the discussion, Ashwin Assomull, whose organisation L.E.K. Consulting advises schools and governments and carries out regular surveys of thousands of parents, highlighted what is top of mind for parents when it comes to international school selection.
Reputation and location remain important, but today parents are looking for more than exam results. “Parents tend to choose the curriculum of their home country, but academic quality is typically what parents
look for,” said Ashwin Assomull.
Academic quality is something many parents find hard to articulate. L.E.K. Consulting’s research suggests it covers a range of points, including teaching standards as well as academic outcomes. For parents making education choices in the UK, information on academic quality is readily available through a range of official state and independent school inspection reports, league tables, resources like Relocate Global’s Guide to International Schools and Education and Education Experts Directory, and The Good Schools Guide. Yet in some markets, getting that information is harder for relocating families, said Ashwin Assomull. “There are word-of-mouth recommendations and visits, but often nothing tangible to see how one school compares to another.” Here, the services of international education and schools consultants, alongside online events like the Great International Education & Schools’ Fair, come into their own for relocating families.
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