EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION The inside track
Jerudong International School, Brunei
Spring’s international education conferences were full of insights into current education issues that will be invaluable to HR, relocation professionals and relocating families, says Fiona Murchie.
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n his opening keynote at May’s Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Annual Conference in London, Robert Senior, Saatchi & Saatchi’s worldwide CEO, encapsulated the argument
that relocating parents should take advantage of the opportunities offered by an international education. Mr Senior also illuminated the clear path that existed for
employers to benefit from the contribution that talented young people educated in international schools could make to building the global organisations of the future. As we highlighted the following week at our innovation-themed
Relocate Awards gala dinner and presentation ceremony, held at London’s Science Museum, building a bridge between international employers and all types of school is an obvious way of building talent pipelines. Over the coming year, Relocate will be developing its relationships with the National Space Academy, TeenTech and other organisations to do just that.
The British School in the Netherlands
Leadership in a time of transformation Robert Senior argued that, in the current climate, inspirational leadership was desperately needed to bring about transformational change in business and education. Having himself attended two international schools, the British
School in the Netherlands and Sevenoaks School, in Kent, he believed they prepared him well for life in today’s world. A large part of this, he explained, was that international schools challenged the rules and widened horizons; learning with children from a variety of countries encouraged pupils to accept differences more freely. Experiencing the transient nature of an international school’s
population and the mix of many different cultures and languages is enormously beneficial to young people in a fast-change world. Mr Senior urged his audience to be innovative, using a quote
from Marc Pritchard, Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer: “If we don’t transform our business, we’ll all be Ubered.” Explaining his thoughts on fundamental change, Robert Senior
said that revolution started with language, and he argued that a mission statement needed to go beyond the ‘what’ to an aspirational level. Educationalists had a wonderful leadership opportunity to aim high and to encourage their pupils to maximise their potential, he added. View our video interview with Robert Senior on
relocateglobal.com Colin Bell, CEO of COBIS, continued the theme, urging
educators to share a commitment to transforming children’s lives. “The fast-paced, unpredictable and ever-changing world that we live in,” he said, “requires educators to share a determination and commitment to transform the lives of children and young people worldwide, regardless of their ability or personal circumstances.” Mr Bell also highlighted the new COBIS Patron’s
Accreditation and Compliance scheme, a school improvement and external validation system launched on 1 April as part of a rigorous assessment of quality for international British schools
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