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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 2019<br />
Welcome to the <strong>38th</strong> <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong><br />
Dear <strong>COBIS</strong> Friends and Colleagues,<br />
Excellent, you’ve arrived safe and sound, here in London. With attendees from such a variety of<br />
places – Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East – may I start with wishing<br />
each and every one of you an extremely warm <strong>COBIS</strong> welcome!<br />
Like your school or organisation, whilst reflecting on the past, <strong>COBIS</strong> is an ambitious, innovative<br />
and forward-thinking association. As the leading global association for British international schools<br />
overseas, our school-centred approach and commitment to long-term school improvement,<br />
safeguarding and child protection, quality assurance, teacher/leadership supply, high-quality<br />
professional development, student achievement and enrichment plus representation of the British<br />
education sector, overseas and in the UK, has never been stronger.<br />
Collectively in education, we rarely stand still. As a profession and throughout the <strong>COBIS</strong> community, our approach to creating the<br />
best learning outcomes and environments for children, young people and adults must remain dynamic, creative and internationally<br />
relevant. This is of utmost importance in a time of global political and economic uncertainty, when rising nationalism around the<br />
world threatens to push the positive aspects of globalisation into retreat.<br />
With this in mind, our conference theme of Vision 2030: The Future of International Education creates the perfect seed bed to explore<br />
how we can harness innovation and the power of technology, whilst looking to maximise social responsibility and protect the<br />
wellbeing of our planet and its inhabitants. For the long term. Not the short term.<br />
Life is about balance. Therefore, whilst considering the multiple challenges which we face, conference also enables us to celebrate<br />
and highlight your achievements and positive <strong>COBIS</strong> developments over the last 12 months. For example, the popularity and success<br />
of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance scheme. Since its launch two years ago, c.100 schools in 45 countries have<br />
completed or booked their <strong>COBIS</strong> quality assurance and external validation visits. Plus, downstream from last year’s <strong>COBIS</strong> Teacher<br />
Supply Research, during conference we have details of new initiatives and partnerships connected to initial teacher training and<br />
professional development to share. In addition, our plan to better serve and support designated <strong>COBIS</strong> regions worldwide is<br />
another key strategic area for us to discuss. Naturally, we want to hear from you. This can be through designated <strong>COBIS</strong> regional<br />
workshops and of course via more informal person-to-person conversation. Sharing your thoughts couldn’t be easier!<br />
In addition to delegates and guests representing early years, schools, universities, ministries of education and other government<br />
departments, we are joined by more than 100 exhibiting educational suppliers who are leading global exporters of learning<br />
resources, products and services. Whether it’s over breakfast, tea breaks, lunch or perhaps at one of the receptions or dinners, we<br />
have ample opportunity to talk and learn from each other. So, an equally warm <strong>COBIS</strong> welcome to all our friends and colleagues in<br />
and around the conference exhibition hall.<br />
On behalf of all connected to conference, in addition to our delegates and exhibitors, thank you to our speakers, workshop leaders,<br />
hotel staff and of course, to the enormously talented <strong>COBIS</strong> Executive Team and <strong>COBIS</strong> Board who all work so hard to prepare and<br />
deliver this event, in addition to all the other fabulous <strong>COBIS</strong> activities throughout the year. You all do a tremendous job. Well done<br />
and thank you.<br />
So, as you relax amongst friends and gear up into <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> mode, here’s to an enjoyable, stimulating and<br />
memorable experience for all. Plus, in terms of international education, I wonder, what does your vision for 2030 and beyond look<br />
and feel like?<br />
With all good wishes,<br />
Colin Bell<br />
CEO<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong><br />
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A Message from the Chairman<br />
Welcome to the 2019 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>!<br />
Dear Friends, Guests and Colleagues,<br />
The future of education has rarely been more challenging. 5G and AI, the use and abuse of data,<br />
new attitudes to globalisation and neoliberalism, threats of environmental collapse, population<br />
movements and international conflicts over religion, water and resources, medical, nano- and<br />
genetic technology, imminent revolutions in the nature of work, the explosion of communication<br />
and access to knowledge: these things and more are shaping the world into which our students<br />
are growing.<br />
Our responsibility as international school leaders has never been greater – nor more exciting. The<br />
next ten years will bring radical changes. We cannot carry on offering the same curricular diet.<br />
What will you be doing in ten years’ time?<br />
Our <strong>Conference</strong> title – Vision 2030: The Future of International Education – is carefully chosen. We’ve striven to provide, not the<br />
same old themes, but a rich and contemporary programme to help us look ahead. Sessions on the global trends shaping<br />
education, on future skills, on ethical AI, wellbeing, resilience and mental health, meta-thinking, can keep you at the cutting edge<br />
of educational development. All explored with the help of some of the best educational practitioners and global thinkers.<br />
Around it all, a wonderful network of colleagues and friends to share ideas and to offer support; and one of the largest<br />
exhibitions of educational services and goods for British international schools that you’ll find anywhere in the world.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> has once again been extraordinarily active on your behalf. We’ll share with you how British international school education<br />
continues to grow globally, our work with governments to support your interests on Brexit, teacher supply, local regulation and<br />
quality assurance, and the <strong>COBIS</strong> CPD and activities in which thousands of your staff and students take part.<br />
This is the leading conference for British Schools Overseas, and we can promise you another busy, enjoyable and exciting few<br />
days.<br />
I look forward to meeting you.<br />
Trevor Rowell<br />
Chairman<br />
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Thank You to our Generous Sponsors<br />
On behalf of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Board and the growing global <strong>COBIS</strong> network, thank you to the following companies for their generous<br />
sponsorship. Their ongoing support and expertise is greatly appreciated. Many of these sponsors are attending the <strong>Annual</strong><br />
<strong>Conference</strong>. Please do take the opportunity to visit their exhibition stands.<br />
Pearson – Stand 90<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Headline Sponsor<br />
Tes – Stand 88<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Welcome Reception and Dinner on<br />
Saturday 11 May<br />
CENTURY – Stand 85<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Dinner on Monday 13 May<br />
3P Learning’s Gooseberry Plant – Stand 51<br />
Sponsorship of the Safeguarding in International Schools<br />
seminar<br />
Bishop Sports and Leisure<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Primary Games<br />
Browns Books for Students – Stand 1<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Poetry Competition<br />
Cambridge Assessment International Education –<br />
Stand 32<br />
Sponsorship of Seating Area<br />
Charanga – Stand 45<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Senior School Music Festival<br />
CPOMS – Stand 67<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Student Achievement Awards<br />
Discovery Education – Stand 112<br />
Sponsorship of the Sunday Drinks Reception<br />
Edvectus – Stand 109<br />
Sponsorship of wine at the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Dinner on Monday<br />
13 May<br />
Engage by Double First – Stand 7<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> lanyards and name<br />
badges<br />
Gillman & Soame – Stand 6<br />
Sponsorship of the conference notepads<br />
GL Education – Stand 9<br />
Delivery of the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Research Survey<br />
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Stand 37<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Young Scientist Film Awards<br />
John Catt Educational Ltd – Stand 89<br />
Production of the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> printed<br />
programme<br />
Mangahigh – Stand 75<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Maths Challenge; Keynote speaker<br />
sponsorship<br />
MyConcern – Stand 63<br />
Sponsorship of speaker gifts<br />
NPL<br />
Delivery of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Young Scientist Film Awards<br />
The International Teaching Partnership – Stand 103<br />
Sponsorship of the coffee breaks<br />
TTS Group Ltd – Stand 86<br />
Sponsorship of the conference bags<br />
Universal Services (Sports Equipment)<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Primary Games<br />
WCBS – Stand 108<br />
Sponsorship of wine at the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Dinner on Monday<br />
13 May<br />
EquipMySchool – Stand 8<br />
Sponsorship of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Art Competition<br />
Faria Education Group – Stand 64<br />
Sponsorship of Seating Area<br />
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Map of <strong>COBIS</strong><br />
schools network<br />
Ascension Island<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Egypt<br />
India<br />
Kuwait<br />
Azerbaijan<br />
Cameroon<br />
France<br />
Indonesia<br />
Kyrgyzstan<br />
Bahrain<br />
China<br />
Georgia<br />
Israel<br />
Luxembourg<br />
Bangladesh<br />
Congo<br />
Germany<br />
Italy<br />
Malawi<br />
Belgium<br />
Croatia<br />
Gibraltar<br />
Japan<br />
Malaysia<br />
Bermuda<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Greece<br />
Jordan<br />
Mauritius<br />
Brazil<br />
Denmark<br />
Hong Kong<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
Mexico<br />
Brunei Darussalam<br />
Ecuador<br />
Hungary<br />
Kenya<br />
Mongolia<br />
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Montenegro<br />
Pakistan<br />
Russia<br />
Switzerland<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Morocco<br />
Panama<br />
Saudi Arabia<br />
Tanzania<br />
USA<br />
Myanmar<br />
Philippines<br />
Serbia<br />
Thailand<br />
Uzbekistan<br />
Nepal<br />
Poland<br />
Sierra Leone<br />
Tunisia<br />
Venezuela<br />
Netherlands<br />
Portugal<br />
Slovakia<br />
Turkey<br />
Vietnam<br />
Nigeria<br />
Qatar<br />
Slovenia<br />
Uganda<br />
Zambia<br />
Norway<br />
Republic of Korea<br />
Spain<br />
Ukraine<br />
Oman<br />
Romania<br />
Sweden<br />
United Arab Emirates<br />
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T H E P R E M I E R G L O B A L A S S O C I A T I O N F O R<br />
I N T E R N A T I O N A L B R I T I S H S C H O O L S O V E R S E A S<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> provides an external validation scheme for British international schools overseas. 100 schools<br />
have now engaged with the scheme. Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance is not a snapshot<br />
inspection. Instead, we support school development over a five-year cycle through a professional<br />
relationship and regular reviews and offer our members a globally recognised mark of quality based on<br />
unapologetically high standards and rooted in school improvement.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> and its members worldwide are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of<br />
children, young people and adults. <strong>COBIS</strong> offers face-to-face training for Designated Safeguarding<br />
Leads, discounted online Child Protection and Safer Recruitment training, and supports schools’<br />
safer recruitment practices through pre-employment checks. Please contact<br />
safeguarding@cobis.org.uk for more details.<br />
We run top quality global events both offline and online for Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Heads,<br />
Bursars, Administrators, PAs, Middle Leaders, Governors and Marketing and Admissions staff.<br />
Regardless of your position in your school, we are here to support your professional needs.<br />
We enable students at <strong>COBIS</strong> Schools to take part in prestigious international events and develop<br />
skills beyond the classroom. Students can engage in interesting <strong>COBIS</strong> School projects, participate<br />
in exciting global competitions, and be part of the <strong>COBIS</strong> student network; sharing ideas and forging<br />
international friendships.<br />
Our online Recruitment page, hosting job adverts from international British schools overseas, is a very<br />
popular area of our website. You can post school vacancies so they appear on the <strong>COBIS</strong> website and<br />
they will be included in our fortnightly 'Recruitment Bulletin' sent to teachers who are keen to transfer<br />
their skills to the international sector.<br />
Is your school looking for professional advice or support with school improvement? The <strong>COBIS</strong><br />
Consultancy Service has been carefully designed to ensure that our consultants meet the specific<br />
needs of our clients. Submit an enquiry via the <strong>COBIS</strong> website and we can help find you the right<br />
bespoke support.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> Supporting Members are businesses specialised in supporting British international schools.<br />
Stay informed on the latest trends in international education through events, emails, newsletters,<br />
blogs and webinars. You can find the full directory of supporting members on our website.<br />
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<strong>COBIS</strong> Patron: <strong>Annual</strong> HRH <strong>Conference</strong> The Duke 2019 of York, KG<br />
The <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and <strong>COBIS</strong> Compliance system is designed to be a<br />
rigorous but non-judgemental process, supporting schools with their development journey. The new 5-year<br />
school development, improvement and review cycle has been developed following extensive research and<br />
consultation.<br />
The <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and <strong>COBIS</strong> Compliance system is distinct from other accreditation and<br />
inspection systems, with elements of autonomy for schools to select areas to evaluate which fit with their<br />
identified development objectives. <strong>COBIS</strong> recognises that schools are highly diverse, existing in complex<br />
contexts. Therefore a one-size approach to a professional accreditation process is not in the best interests<br />
of schools, the communities they serve and the unique ministerial jurisdictions in which they operate<br />
worldwide.<br />
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<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> 2019<br />
Saturday 11 May 2019<br />
12:45-13:45 UK Education and Assessment Update (optional pre-conference seminar) (Arora 16)<br />
Hosted by GL Education<br />
13:45-14:45 Wellbeing in Schools / Leading the Way – two speed dating sessions run by Innovate My School<br />
(optional pre-conference session)<br />
(Arora 13 – Wellbeing / Arora 14 – Leading the Way)<br />
15:00-15:20 <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Opens – Welcome (Plenary Room)<br />
15:20-16:10 Plenary Session – Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Plenary Room)<br />
Graham Brown-Martin, Author, Learning {Re}imagined<br />
Session sponsored by Mangahigh<br />
16:15-17:15 <strong>COBIS</strong> UK Ltd <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting (Plenary Room)<br />
Open to all attendees. The expectation is that all <strong>COBIS</strong> Schools attend.<br />
18:30-22:30 Welcome Reception and Dinner – Sponsored by Tes<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> Marquee, InterContinental London – The O2<br />
Sunday 12 May 2019<br />
08:15 Exhibition Opens<br />
09:00-09:15 Welcome and <strong>COBIS</strong> Briefing (Plenary Room)<br />
09:15-10:20 Plenary Session – Educating the Whole Child: Biology, Psychology, Society (Plenary Room)<br />
Professor Tanya Byron, Clinical Psychologist<br />
09:30-10:15 Exhibitor and Supporting Member Workshop (Arora 13)<br />
Understanding your opportunities and potential within the international schools market<br />
Diane Glass, Commercial Director and Richard Gaskell, Schools Director, ISC Research<br />
10:20-11:00 Exhibition and Break<br />
New school members, new Heads, and first-time conference attendees from schools are invited to an<br />
informal meet-up with members of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Board in Seating Area 1 of the exhibition (sponsored by<br />
Cambridge Assessment International Education)<br />
11:00-12:10 Morning Break-Out Sessions<br />
1. Learning By Making (Arora 14)<br />
Graham Brown-Martin, Author, Learning {Re}imagined<br />
2. Third Culture Kids and the Changing Landscape of International Education (Plenary)<br />
Siobhan Mellor, Educational Psychologist and Director, Real Group and Laura Cockburn, Consultant<br />
Specialist Educational Psychologist<br />
3. Developing & Maintaining Resilience – A Focus on the BASICS (Arora 12)<br />
Andy McCann, Human Performance Consultant, Dragonfly Training and Visiting Professor, Manchester<br />
Metropolitan University<br />
4. Safeguarding in International Schools and the International Child Protection Certificate (Arora 16)<br />
Sponsored by 3P Learning’s Gooseberry Planet<br />
Dawn Akyurek, Chief Academic Officer, King’s Group; Paul Morgan, Principal, British School of Amsterdam;<br />
Dr Steffen Sommer, Principal, Doha College; Thomas Mason, National Services Senior Manager, ACRO<br />
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5. What Lies Beneath: Masks, Jars, Cars and the Teacher Shovel (Arora 17)<br />
Matthew Savage, Principal, International Community School Amman<br />
6. A School’s Guide to Developing Digital (Arora 13)<br />
Ian Phillips, Assistant Headteacher, Director of Computing and ICT, The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School<br />
7. Lacking Leadership; The Greatest Threat to Education. Global perspectives of women education leadership<br />
and rise of the #WomenEd Movement to tackle the epidemic of gender disparity in education leadership<br />
throughout the world. (Pearson Room – Arora 15)<br />
Vivienne Porritt, Chair, #WomenEd<br />
12:10-13:10 Lunch with Exhibitors<br />
Exhibitor demonstrations will take place at 12:45:<br />
• Managebac by Faria Education Group – Stand 64<br />
ManageBac: Powering your Curriculum by Faria Education Group<br />
• BridgeU – Stand 50<br />
Introducing BridgeU Insights: The Powerful and Easy Way to Analyse Your School’s Data<br />
• Lexonic – Stand 10<br />
Discover how international schools are raising achievement through the use of Lexonik<br />
13:10-13:30 Plenary Session – <strong>COBIS</strong> Teacher Supply Update (Plenary Room)<br />
Strategic updates following the <strong>COBIS</strong> Teacher Supply Research<br />
13:30-14:15 Plenary Session – Trends Shaping Education (Plenary Room)<br />
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD<br />
13:15-14:00 Exhibitor and Supporting Member Forum (Arora 13)<br />
Tatjana Guadalupe, Membership Officer, Hilary Arrowsmith, Communications Manager<br />
and Natalie Dalvarez, Director of Operations, <strong>COBIS</strong><br />
14:15-15:15 <strong>COBIS</strong> Conversations – Regional Discussion Groups<br />
Africa – Arora 12<br />
Americas – Arora 14<br />
Asia – Arora 13<br />
Europe – Pearson Room – Arora 15<br />
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – Arora 16<br />
15:15-15:50 Exhibition and Break<br />
Exhibitor demonstrations will take place at 15:30:<br />
• CEM – Stand 40<br />
Discover the new Global Schools Package from CEM<br />
• Unifrog – Stand 28<br />
Unifrog – The Global University and Careers Platform for International Schools<br />
• Get My Grades – Stand 55<br />
Get My Grades – The online learning platform built on realistic assessment and automatic tracking<br />
15:50-16:20 Plenary Session – Future of Skills: Employment in 2030 (Plenary Room)<br />
Owen Henkel, Director of Efficacy and Research, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, Pearson<br />
16:20-16:50 Plenary Session – Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders (Plenary Room)<br />
A round-up of <strong>COBIS</strong> Student Engagement activities from 2018/19 including screening and announcement of<br />
the <strong>COBIS</strong> Young Scientist Film Awards and LitFilmFest winners<br />
16:50-17:00 Round-Up, Thank You and Close (Plenary Room)<br />
17:00-17:45 Wine Reception with Exhibitors – sponsored by Discovery Education<br />
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08:15 Exhibition Opens<br />
09:00-09:20 Welcome, <strong>COBIS</strong> Briefing and Presentations (Plenary Room)<br />
09:20-10:15 Plenary Session – Realising the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Education: 3 routes to impact<br />
(Plenary Room)<br />
Professor Rose Luckin, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies & Director of EDUCATE London,<br />
UCL Institute of Education<br />
09:25-10:10 Exhibitor and Supporting Member Workshop (Arora 13)<br />
The Government’s new International Education Strategy and how the Department for International Trade can<br />
help UK schools and education providers looking to do more internationally<br />
Geoff Gladding, Head of Education Team, Department for International Trade<br />
10:20-10:55 Exhibition and Break<br />
Exhibitor demonstrations will take place at 10:35:<br />
• OpenApply by Faria Education Group – Stand 64<br />
OpenApply: Paperless Admissions by Faria Education Group<br />
• Fitter Future – Stand 79<br />
How to create a Fitter Future without leaving the classroom<br />
• Renaissance Learning UK LTD – Stand 24<br />
Get to know Renaissance Star Reading<br />
11:00-12:10 Morning Break-Out Sessions<br />
1. Millennials for 2030: The Future of School Leadership (Pearson Room – Arora 15)<br />
David Porritt, Director and Lead Associate, Karen Ardley Associates and Hannah Porritt<br />
2. Classroom Teaching for the Future (Arora 12)<br />
Lisa Jane Ashes, Author, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Veema Education<br />
3. Prioritising Wellbeing and Mental Health in Primary Schools (Arora 13)<br />
Karren van Zoest, Headteacher and Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco, Lead Teacher for Wellbeing and Mental<br />
Health, Junior School Leidschenveen, British School in The Netherlands<br />
4. How EtonX’s Technology is Delivering the Best of an Eton Education Worldwide (Arora 17)<br />
Catherine Whitaker, CEO and Head of Learning, EtonX<br />
5. Would You Accredit It? 100 Schools in Two Years – <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance (Plenary)<br />
Peter Simpson, Director of Accreditation and Gary Minnitt, Assistant Director of Accreditation, <strong>COBIS</strong><br />
6. Addressing the Data Challenge (Arora 16)<br />
Panel chaired by James Neill, International Director, GL Education<br />
7. Cracking the Code on Marketing to Millennials (Arora 14)<br />
Ian Hunter, UK Managing Director, Finalsite<br />
12:10-13:10 Lunch with Exhibitors<br />
13:10-14:00 Plenary Session – Imagine If Robots Ran Our Schools… (Plenary Room)<br />
Priya Lakhani OBE, CEO, CENTURY Tech<br />
14:10-15:10 Afternoon Break-Out Sessions<br />
1. Redesigning Schooling (Arora 16)<br />
Sylvia Paddock, Director, SSAT<br />
2. Award Winning Technology in Schools – Case Studies (Arora 12)<br />
Caroline Wright (Chair), Director General, BESA; Mark Steed, Director, JESS Dubai; Sunny Thakral, Head<br />
of Technology and Communications, The British School New Delhi; Neena Jain Sharma, Primary Maths<br />
Coordinator, The British School New Delhi<br />
3. Reducing Stigma of SEN and Mental Health – Our Role as International Educators (Arora 17)<br />
Samantha Garner, Education Consultant<br />
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4. Meta Thinking – Developing High Performance Learners (Arora 14)<br />
Professor Deborah Eyre, Founder and CEO, High Performance Learning<br />
5. Building Blocks for 2030 – a Multi-Channel Approach to Creating Global Teaching Capacity for the Future<br />
(Arora 13)<br />
Sian Harris, Partnerships Director, Tes Global and Kai Vacher, Principal, British School Muscat<br />
6. Professional Learning and Training in the Context of China (Pearson Room – Arora 15)<br />
Ahmed Hussain, Senior Director of Academics, Wellington College China<br />
7. Building Leadership Capacity From Within Our Schools (Plenary)<br />
Dawn Akyurek (Chair), Chief Academic Officer, King’s Group; Claire Nuttall, Head of Primary, St George’s<br />
Luxembourg; Neil Ringrose, Vice Principal and Head of Primary, The British School of Brussels; Julia Batters,<br />
Head of Senior School, British School of Paris; Sue Aspinall, Head of Junior School Vlaskamp, the British<br />
School in the Netherlands<br />
15:10-15:40 Exhibition and Break<br />
15:40-16:30 Plenary Session – The issue is not what sort of planet we are leaving our children, it’s what type of<br />
children we are leaving the planet? (Plenary Room)<br />
Sir Tim Smit KBE, Executive Chairman, Eden Project International<br />
16:30-16:45 Thank You and <strong>Conference</strong> Close (Plenary Room)<br />
18:30-19:30 <strong>38th</strong> <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Reception<br />
InterContinental London – The O2<br />
19:30-22:30 <strong>38th</strong> <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Dinner – Sponsored by CENTURY Tech<br />
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USA CCSS<br />
England/Wales National Curriculum<br />
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence<br />
Irish Curriculum<br />
Australian Curriculum<br />
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Keynote Speaker Biographies<br />
Graham Brown-Martin<br />
Author, Learning {Re}imagined<br />
Graham Brown-Martin is a leader in the field of foresight and anticipatory research, bringing together<br />
social, political and technological trends to consider how we might prepare ourselves for the future. He is<br />
the author of Learning {Re}imagined, the bestselling book on global education published by Bloomsbury.<br />
He has enjoyed a 30-year career spanning the education, technology and entertainment sectors. He was<br />
the founder of Learning Without Frontiers (LWF), a global think tank that brought together renowned<br />
educators, technologists and creatives to share provocative and challenging ideas about the future<br />
of learning. He left LWF in 2013 to pursue new programmes and ideas to transform the way we learn,<br />
teach and live. He is a renowned public speaker on the subjects of global education and transformation,<br />
innovation and the fourth industrial revolution. He works internationally, consulting for numerous<br />
government agencies, leading corporations and start-ups. He is the chief education and product officer<br />
for pi-top, one of Europe’s fastest growing educational technology start-ups.<br />
Professor Tanya Byron<br />
Clinical Psychologist<br />
Professor Tanya Byron is a consultant clinical psychologist specialising in child and adolescent mental<br />
health. She has an NHS career spanning 20 years and working in many areas of mental health. Tanya<br />
broadcasts on TV and radio. Her credits include Child of Our Time, The Truth About Child Sex Abuse, Little<br />
Angels, House of Tiny Tearaways, All in the Mind, Bedtime Live and Newsnight. She has a weekly column in<br />
The Times and a monthly column in Good Housekeeping. Tanya is the author of The Skeleton Cupboard (Pan<br />
Macmillan, 2015), her account of her years training as a clinical psychologist. Tanya’s other writing credits<br />
include Your Child Your Way (Penguin, 2007) and Your Toddler Month by Month (Dorling Kindersley, 2008).<br />
Tanya is the patron of the charity Prospex and chancellor of Edge Hill University. She is also a Fellow<br />
of the Royal Society of Arts and a trustee of the Family and Parenting Institute. She is also a Trustee of<br />
the NSPCC. In 2008 Tanya was made Professor in the Public Understanding of Science. She has been<br />
awarded honorary doctorates at York University and the Open University. She is also Honorary Professor<br />
of Psychology at Shandong Normal University, China. Tanya is an independent national and international<br />
government advisor on children, young people and the digital media – in 2008 she published The Byron<br />
Review: Safer Children in a Digital World and its follow up review Do We have Safer Children in a Digital World?<br />
(2010) and sat on Lord Carter’s Digital Britain advisory board (2009). She is an experienced public speaker<br />
and regularly gives talks on psychology, education and childcare.<br />
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Andreas Schleicher<br />
Director for Education and Skills, OECD<br />
Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the<br />
Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He initiated<br />
and oversees the <strong>Programme</strong> for International Student Assessment (PISA) and other international<br />
instruments which create a global platform for policy-makers, researchers and educators to innovate<br />
and transform educational policies and practices. He has worked for over 20 years with ministers and<br />
educational leaders around the world to improve quality and equity in education. US Education Secretary<br />
Arne Duncan said about Andreas in The Atlantic (7/2011) that ‘he understands the global issues and<br />
challenges as well as or better than anyone I’ve met, and he tells me the truth’. Secretary of State Michael<br />
Gove in the United Kingdom called Andreas ‘the most important man in English education’, never<br />
mind that he is German and lives in France. Andreas is the recipient of numerous honours and awards,<br />
including the Theodor Heuss Prize, awarded for ‘exemplary democratic engagement’ in the name of the<br />
first president of the Federal Republic of Germany. He holds an honorary professorship at the University of<br />
Heidelberg.<br />
Owen Henkel<br />
Director of Efficacy and Research, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, Pearson<br />
Owen Henkel is Director of Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF), investing ‘patient capital’ in some of<br />
the world’s most innovative and impactful education ventures. As Director of Efficacy and Research, he<br />
works across the portfolio to measure, report and improve student learning outcomes.<br />
Prior to PALF, Owen worked as a consultant to ed-tech start-ups in Latin America, an associate at McKinsey<br />
& Co., and as Teach for America corps member in post-Katrina New Orleans.<br />
Owen holds a dual MBA/MA at the University of Michigan, where he focused on statistics, education<br />
technology, and impact investing. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Oxford, focusing on<br />
Artificial Intelligence in education, while continuing his role at PALF. His research focuses on the potential<br />
that recent advances in ‘data science’ have for improving the analysis of student-level educational<br />
performance, specifically how large-scale assessments of early-stage literacy in low- and middle-income<br />
countries and recent advances in communication technology and artificial intelligence can be used to<br />
improve them.<br />
Professor Rose Luckin<br />
Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies & Director of EDUCATE London, UCL Institute<br />
of Education<br />
Rose Luckin is Professor of Learner Centred Design at UCL Knowledge Lab in London. Her research<br />
involves the design and evaluation of educational technology using theories from the learning sciences<br />
and techniques from Artificial Intelligence (AI). She has a particular interest in using AI to open up the<br />
‘black box’ of learning to show teachers and students the detail of their progress intellectually, emotionally<br />
and socially. Rose is author of Machine Learning and Human Intelligence: the future of education in the 21st<br />
century, published in June 2018 by IOE press. In October 2018, Rose co-founded the Institute for Ethical<br />
AI in Education, with social entrepreneur Priya Lakhani and VC Sir Anthony Seldon. Rose is also Director<br />
of EDUCATE, a London hub for educational technology start-ups, researchers and educators to work<br />
together on the development of evidence-informed educational technology.<br />
Rose holds an International Francqui Chair at KU Leuven, and was named on the Seldon List 2017 as one<br />
of the 20 most influential people in education. She is a UFI charity trustee, a governor and trustee of St<br />
Paul’s School in London, a governor of the Self-Managed Learning College in Brighton and a member<br />
of the Cambridge University Press Syndicate (ELT & Education Publishing Committee). She has taught in<br />
the state secondary, further education and higher education sectors, and she was previously Pro-Vice<br />
Chancellor for Teaching and Learning at the University of Sussex.<br />
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Priya Lakhani OBE<br />
Founder CEO, CENTURY Tech<br />
Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech, the artificially intelligent learning platform for<br />
teachers and students. CENTURY, which launched in October 2015 and has been available globally from<br />
September 2016, uses AI technology to provide a personalised learning journey to students and offers<br />
real-time insights and analytics to educators.<br />
Priya began her career as a barrister, specialising in libel, privacy and reporting restrictions for the press,<br />
including representing a newspaper in the House of Lords at the age of 25. In 2008, Priya successfully<br />
launched a FMCG business with products in nationwide supermarket chains and independent retailers.<br />
Passionate about CSR and incorporating a ONE=ONE model, the company’s charitable arm provided<br />
millions of meals and 35,000 vaccinations to the underprivileged.<br />
Priya has been a member of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills’s Entrepreneurs’<br />
Forum and an advisory board member to several educational organisations, including a founding<br />
entrepreneur of Gazelle Group Colleges. Priya authored a children’s book, Zarin’s Perfect World, which was<br />
published in 2014. She was awarded Business Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chancellor in 2009 and<br />
Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2014. More recently, Priya has established herself as a thought<br />
leader in the area of education and has keynoted at the Association of Colleges, BETT global education<br />
conference and the Corsham Institute at St George’s House. Priya now also presents on BBC World News<br />
as a commentator on world news, politics, business and technology on a bi-monthly basis.<br />
Sir Tim Smit KBE<br />
Executive Chairman, Eden Project International<br />
Sir Tim Smit is best known for his achievements in Cornwall. With John Nelson, he ‘discovered’ and then<br />
restored the Lost Gardens of Heligan, now one of the UK’s best loved gardens, having been named<br />
‘Garden of the Year’ by BBC Countryfile Awards (Mar 2018). Tim’s book The Lost Gardens of Heligan won Book<br />
of the Year in 1997.<br />
Tim is Executive Vice-Chair and Co-founder of the multi award-winning Eden Project in Cornwall. Since<br />
its opening in 2001, 20 million people have come to see a once-sterile pit turned into a cradle of life<br />
containing world-class horticulture and startling architecture symbolic of human endeavour. Tim is also<br />
Executive Chairman for Eden Project International, which aims to have an Eden Project on every inhabited<br />
continent by 2025.<br />
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Seminar Overviews<br />
Sunday 12 May 2019<br />
Sunday Morning Seminars<br />
1. Learning By Making<br />
Graham Brown-Martin, Author, Learning {Re}imagined<br />
This workshop builds on some of the ideas from the opening keynote relating to designing curriculum and<br />
experiential learning that meets the challenges that present and future generations will face during the rest<br />
of this century. During this workshop, participants – without prior knowledge – will learn how to design an<br />
electronic circuit and create computer code that will make it perform. A fun, stimulating session. Places are<br />
limited.<br />
Graham Brown-Martin is a leader in the field of foresight and anticipatory research, bringing together social,<br />
political and technological trends to consider how we might prepare ourselves for the future. He is the<br />
author of Learning {Re}imagined, the bestselling book on global education published by Bloomsbury. He<br />
has enjoyed a 30-year career spanning the education, technology and entertainment sectors. He was the<br />
founder of Learning Without Frontiers (LWF), a global think tank that brought together renowned educators,<br />
technologists and creatives to share provocative and challenging ideas about the future of learning. He<br />
left LWF in 2013 to pursue new programmes and ideas to transform the way we learn, teach and live. He<br />
is a renowned public speaker on the subjects of global education and transformation, innovation and<br />
the fourth industrial revolution. He works internationally, consulting for numerous government agencies,<br />
leading corporations and start-ups. He is the chief education and product officer for pi-top, one of Europe’s<br />
fastest growing educational technology start-ups.<br />
2. Third Culture Kids and the Changing Landscape of International Education<br />
Siobhan Mellor, Educational Psychologist and Director, Real Group; Laura Cockburn,<br />
Consultant Specialist Educational Psychologist<br />
Globalisation, together with increasing changing modes of communication, has brought about significant<br />
changes in the development and experiences of children and young people. Being raised internationally<br />
is not a new phenomenon, but an increasing fact of life. It is essential for international schools to fully<br />
understand the cultural and transitional experiences of Third Culture Kids (TCK) to be able to provide<br />
effective support for these children. As well as discussing research into the developmental impact of an<br />
international school’s culture and the transitional life of a TCK, this seminar will also discuss the first-hand<br />
experiences and insight of two educational psychologists (EP) – one having worked as an EP in Singapore<br />
for ten years and the other having worked with international schools and delivered training internationally<br />
for over 15 years. Find out more about how your school can best assess and support TCK today and in the<br />
future.<br />
Siobhan Mellor has established master’s level programmes for teachers and educational psychologists,<br />
and led teams of professional tutors across Real Group. As an experienced educational psychologist, she<br />
has worked with children and young people in mainstream schools for over two decades. She believes<br />
in helping educators to meet the needs of children with SEND, through supporting teachers to fulfil their<br />
own learning goals and achieve excellence for the pupils they teach. Siobhan has developed courses<br />
for international teachers for over 15 years, with teachers undertaking these courses in over 55 countries<br />
worldwide. She has delivered face-to-face training for teachers across the world.<br />
Laura Cockburn is a consultant specialist educational psychologist (EP) who has developed a specialism in<br />
the field of autism spectrum over many years in both the UK and Singapore. Laura spent ten years working<br />
in Singapore where she worked collaboratively with the government and professionals and families in<br />
South East Asia. While based in Singapore, Laura wrote the paper ‘Children and young people living in<br />
changing worlds – the process of assessing and understanding the “third culture kid”’. Laura continues to<br />
work with families and schools in international settings and is currently also the manager of the Lorna Wing<br />
Centre for Autism.<br />
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3. Developing & Maintaining Resilience – A Focus on the BASICS<br />
Andy McCann, Human Performance Consultant, Dragonfly Training and Visiting Professor,<br />
Manchester Metropolitan University<br />
The demands of the modern working environment can challenge the performance of our people, our<br />
leadership, our teams and departments. Resilience and the ability to self-manage is a crucial element of<br />
leadership, performance, longevity and health. Resilient people demonstrate cognitive flexibility and agility,<br />
high energy, and strong relationships and support networks that help them to amplify their productivity<br />
and results. This seminar will help you raise your awareness of the latest research on stress, pressure and<br />
challenge. It will afford an opportunity to both confirm and recognise your own resilience strategies, and to<br />
actively integrate new techniques to build resilience and enable optimal performance at work. Wherever<br />
your starting point, by focusing on the BASICS, you’ll learn how to apply daily techniques that will help<br />
develop new habits and build your own and others’ resilience.<br />
Professor Andy McCann is a human performance specialist and Visiting Professor at Manchester<br />
Metropolitan University. His international portfolio of clients includes: political leaders; world leading athletes<br />
and coaches (Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship level) including Sam Warburton OBE;<br />
the three primary emergency services; the military and teaching unions. He runs courses accredited by the<br />
Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing.<br />
4. Safeguarding in International Schools and the International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC)<br />
Dawn Akyurek, Chief Academic Officer, King’s Group; Paul Morgan, Principal, British School<br />
of Amsterdam; Dr Steffen Sommer, Principal, Doha College; Thomas Mason, National Services<br />
Senior Manager, ACRO<br />
This session will take schools through examples of best practice in safeguarding in international schools.<br />
Experienced school leaders and members of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Safeguarding Committee will share processes for<br />
safer recruitment, developing a safeguarding culture in schools, training, paperwork, and dealing with<br />
issues. A representative from ACRO Criminal Records Office will provide an update on the International<br />
Child Protection Certificate (ICPC). The session will also provide an opportunity to raise questions and share<br />
examples from your own school setting.<br />
The <strong>COBIS</strong> Safeguarding Committee is a sub-committee of the <strong>COBIS</strong> Board which exists to support best<br />
practice among <strong>COBIS</strong> member schools in child safeguarding and safer recruitment. ACRO Criminal Records<br />
Office is a national police unit working for safer communities. The International Child Protection Certificate<br />
(ICPC) is a criminal records check for UK nationals (or non-UK nationals who have previously lived in the UK)<br />
looking to work with children overseas.<br />
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5. What Lies Beneath: Masks, Jars, Cars and the Teacher Shovel<br />
Matthew Savage, Principal, International Community School Amman<br />
As teachers, it is too easy to believe we understand our children, when, increasingly, our children wear<br />
manifold masks to stay afloat in the ever-choppier seas of their learning and wellbeing journey. With child<br />
and adolescent mental health in crisis, there has never been a greater imperative for us to understand and<br />
respond to the attitudes and wellbeing of each and every student. In this workshop, building on the work<br />
he has done on #themonalisaeffect with international schools around the world in the past few years,<br />
Matthew will share how schools can look beneath the student’s mask, ‘balance the cars’ of their attitudes<br />
and cognition, and dig for the treasure buried within each and every one. This is the Learner Piñata: come<br />
and find out how to break it open together.<br />
After many years of school leadership, both in the UK and internationally, Matthew is delighted and<br />
fortunate to be Principal of the International Community School Amman. He has also worked with school<br />
leaders across the globe and online – from within <strong>COBIS</strong>, FOBISIA and BSME – helping them and their<br />
teachers to maximise the use of student-level data to enhance learning and wellbeing. A graduate of Oxford<br />
University, and having begun his doctorate under the supervision of long-time collaborator Professor<br />
Stephen Heppell, Matthew has also written widely on wellbeing, personalising learning, and student voice.<br />
He is excited about sharing his work with, and learning from, delegates at this year’s <strong>COBIS</strong> conference.<br />
6. A School’s Guide to Developing Digital<br />
Ian Phillips, Assistant Headteacher, Director of Computing and ICT, The Haberdashers’ Aske’s<br />
Boys’ School<br />
This session will provide a guide for senior leaders, teachers and governors on how to transfer digital<br />
success between education institutions in order to:<br />
• Reduce teacher workload<br />
• Encourage collaboration<br />
• Support the development of digital skills<br />
The session will also recap on all the work of the ISC Digital Strategy Group and Education Foundation<br />
available for schools to use.<br />
Ian Phillips is Assistant Headteacher, Director of Computing and ICT at The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’<br />
School. Named in Tes’s ‘50 people, projects and products shaping UK’s ed tech’. Intel Visionary and Chair<br />
of the Independent Schools Council’s (ISC) Digital Strategy Group. Microsoft independent school Steering<br />
group member. Enthusiast for using technology to help inspire students. Ian is an IT Director and teacher<br />
with 33 years of teaching experience in the classroom. Responsible for assessment of pupil learning<br />
using technology and passionate about developing systems which simplify the way schools work whilst<br />
providing the valuable insights necessary to develop learning communities. Currently harnessing the<br />
appetite of tech companies to enable our students to become the global problem solvers who will tackle<br />
the world’s current and future unsolvable issues.<br />
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7. Lacking Leadership; The Greatest Threat to Education. Global perspectives of women<br />
education leadership and rise of the #WomenEd movement to tackle the epidemic of gender<br />
disparity in education leadership throughout the world.<br />
Vivienne Porritt, Chair, #WomenEd<br />
Developing leadership capacity for the future global need is the greatest challenge we face. Globally, the<br />
education profession is dominated by women (OECD 2013). Over two-thirds are women and yet women in<br />
education leadership account for less than half of school leadership. This demonstrates a significant global<br />
gender disparity from women in teaching to women in education leadership. And all this at a time when<br />
the population of the world is expected to double within a century (UN, 2007). We will invite participants to<br />
engage with the data presented by #WomenEd Leaders from across the world to start to identify steps to<br />
address the risks of not utilising and developing the capacity of the female global education workforce. The<br />
session will provide much opportunity for dialogue with and between teachers, leaders and researchers<br />
leading to recommendations that we will then share with the global #WomenEd community of over 25,000<br />
people.<br />
Vivienne Porritt is a Chair, co-founder and leader of #WomenEd, a grassroots network which aims to redress<br />
the gender balance in education leadership. Our large network of volunteers is bringing about change<br />
in key issues including flexible working practices, the gender pay gap, increasing the number of women<br />
in senior leadership posts, especially in STEM areas and ensuring women’s voices are heard on education<br />
matters. Vivienne is the co-author of 10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education. Currently she is the<br />
Vice-President of the Chartered College of Teaching and a leadership consultant supporting school leaders<br />
on strategic learning and development and impact evaluation as well as women’s leadership. She was a<br />
headteacher, a chair of governors, Director for School Partnerships and Executive Director of the London<br />
Centre for Leadership and Learning at UCL Institute of Education.<br />
Monday Morning Seminars<br />
1. Millennials for 2030: The Future of School Leadership<br />
David Porritt, Director and Lead Associate, Karen Ardley Associates and Hannah Porritt<br />
Millennial professionals are one of the most discussed and researched subjects in recent times. By 2030, it<br />
is conceivable that international school leaders will come from that millennial generation. What does that<br />
mean for us? Are millennials really wired differently from other generations? What are the particular needs<br />
of millennials? How can we best prepare them and what specific learning opportunities do we need to<br />
consider when thinking about leadership development work that engages their hearts and minds. For this<br />
presentation David will be joined by Hannah Porritt, providing the voice from a millennial. Hannah formerly<br />
worked for <strong>COBIS</strong> in marketing and events and is also an international <strong>COBIS</strong> school alumna.<br />
David Porritt joined KAA in January as a lead consultant. He is also working part time for Amity International<br />
School Amsterdam as Principal whilst the school completes a building project. He is working to complete<br />
a doctorate in Leadership at UCL Institute of Education exploring the use of coaching by school leaders.<br />
David has been a Headteacher and Principal for 23 years in the UK and internationally. He is a Fellow of the<br />
Institute of Leadership and Management. He holds an MBA in Educational Leadership (International) and a<br />
Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring. David has facilitated numerous cohorts<br />
of international teaching staff through leadership development programmes with <strong>COBIS</strong> and now with<br />
KAA.<br />
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2. Classroom Teaching for the Future<br />
Lisa Jane Ashes, Author, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Veema Education<br />
Education often lags behind advances in the real world. How can you future-proof your teaching through<br />
reflective as well as forward-thinking practice? This is a hands-on session that asks you to look closely at<br />
the world and your classroom. Leading learning in a myriad of contexts, Lisa has observed and overcome<br />
problems great and small. Using real examples from leading learning in schools internationally, Lisa will help<br />
you to explore how you can become a leader of future learning through reflection, problem solving and<br />
creative practice.<br />
Lisa believes many schools don’t produce ‘a fully rounded end product’ because they fail to co-ordinate<br />
learning across all departments. She has therefore made it her mission to transform how teachers can<br />
acquire a more whole-school approach to education. Lisa has developed teams of advanced practitioners<br />
in Ghana and is now using her strategies to create a culture of continual self-improvement in Nepal. She<br />
is passionate about such projects and about using her expertise to develop coaching programmes for<br />
schools. In her book Manglish, she considers how English and Maths can be creatively brought together<br />
and offers practical ideas and strategies for improving literacy and numeracy throughout the whole<br />
school. Her other published books include: Teacher in the Cupboard, There is another way – the second big<br />
book of independent thinking, and Don’t change the light bulbs – a compendium of expertise from the UK’s most<br />
switched-on educators.<br />
3. Prioritising Wellbeing and Mental Health in Primary Schools<br />
Karren van Zoest, Headteacher, and Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco, Lead Teacher for Wellbeing<br />
and Mental Health, Junior School Leidschenveen, British School in The Netherlands<br />
We are all aware that mental health has become a more significant issue in recent years. At JSL we have<br />
embarked upon a journey to address this, making substantial changes, rather than paying lip service to it. By<br />
creating an enabling environment, beginning a gradual shift in attitudes and giving students the skills, tools<br />
and strategies to keep themselves mentally healthy, we are already seeing a powerful impact. Our journey<br />
is by no means over, but the key is to stimulate a gradual shift in attitudes so that it becomes as normal to<br />
suggest a breathing exercise to soothe anxiety as it currently is to offer a plaster for a cut knee. It’s important<br />
to note that this is about supporting the high standards we have for our children, as research demonstrates<br />
that a secure child is more successful in their learning. We would like to take this opportunity to share our<br />
journey with other school leaders and dispel some of the myths and concerns around addressing this with<br />
primary-age children.<br />
Having started her career in the UK, Karren van Zoest became an Early Years Specialist in international<br />
education in Holland. She has been a Headteacher of The British School in The Netherlands for the past<br />
three years. Karren is passionate about student wellbeing and the responsibility schools have to enable the<br />
development of crucial, life-long skills which are essential for success.<br />
Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco has taught in schools in London, Rome and The Hague. She has held various<br />
leadership roles, the most recent being Lead Teacher for Wellbeing and Mental Health. Rhiannon believes<br />
strongly in integrating wellbeing tools and strategies as part of students’ everyday learning experience.<br />
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4. How EtonX’s Technology is Delivering the Best of an Eton Education Worldwide<br />
Catherine Whitaker, CEO and Head of Learning, EtonX<br />
Eton College, through the EtonX Future Skills <strong>Programme</strong>, is using technology to extend its reach and<br />
provide teenagers worldwide with valuable skills development based on its own world-famous education.<br />
This seminar will demonstrate how over the last four years, EtonX and the College have developed a new<br />
model of education including a cutting-edge virtual classroom and innovative course content. Starting<br />
by defining what makes an Eton education special, we have created courses to develop the practical,<br />
entrepreneurial and soft skills Eton boys develop through the College’s broad-based education. The seminar<br />
will share details of how EtonX came about, how it has distilled Eton’s ethos and best practice into a new<br />
model and how it is reaching schools worldwide. We will share what we have learnt about the global skills<br />
gap and share success stories based on footage from our virtual classroom and student feedback.<br />
Catherine Whitaker is CEO and Head of Learning at EtonX. Catherine is heading the company’s mission<br />
to provide students with soft skills to enhance their university studies and broaden their long-term<br />
career opportunities. Catherine is a career innovator in digital content and online learning, having been<br />
Chief Operating Officer of social learning platform Knowledge Transmission, and having held business<br />
development and editorial posts at HarperCollins and Macmillan. Currently based in London, she has lived<br />
and worked in France, the USA and South Africa.<br />
5. Would You Accredit It? 100 Schools in Two Years – <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance<br />
Peter Simpson, Director of Accreditation and Gary Minnitt, Assistant Director of Accreditation,<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong><br />
The <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance scheme was launched in 2017, and to date c.100 schools<br />
in more than 45 countries have engaged with the scheme. This external validation system has school<br />
improvement at its core and is rooted in self-evaluation with professional validation. This session will provide<br />
an overview of how the scheme works, the benefits and advantages, and how it is different from other<br />
approaches to validation on the market. <strong>COBIS</strong> Director of Accreditation, Peter Simpson and Assistant<br />
Director of Accreditation, Gary Minnitt will be joined by a panel of headteachers, Lead Improvement Partners<br />
and Peer Accreditors who have first-hand experience of <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance and<br />
can talk about their experiences and the positive impact on their schools.<br />
6. Addressing the Data Challenge<br />
Panel chaired by James Neill, International Director, GL Education<br />
This session will offer solutions to the greatest challenges school leaders face in implementing a robust<br />
assessment structure and ensuring that the data is used effectively both within the classroom and as a tool<br />
for school improvement. James Neill will introduce the session with a short review of the findings of the 2019<br />
GL Education Data for Leadership Survey (carried out in conjunction with <strong>COBIS</strong> and other leading school<br />
associations), allowing delegates the chance to see how they compare with their peers. James will then<br />
discuss the areas of greatest challenge with two school leaders who will explain how they have addressed<br />
these challenges and review other examples of good practice we have seen over the past 12 months.<br />
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James Neill is the International Director at the GL Education Group. James studied physics at Nottingham<br />
University, and returned to study a PGCE. He taught physics and science in Nottingham before moving<br />
further afield to London and then Thailand. He has also been an examiner for AQA physics examinations.<br />
Upon leaving teaching, James joined Pearson Edexcel. Initially based in England, James then moved<br />
to the UAE where he worked with schools and stakeholders in the Middle East to support curriculum<br />
development and vocational courses as well as supporting teachers in using data and technology to raise<br />
attainment. James has also worked with organisations to develop admissions tests for university courses,<br />
as well as developing online assessment solutions for professional organisations. James travels extensively,<br />
regularly speaking at conferences and visiting individual schools to understand their needs and support<br />
their mission to provide the very best education for their students.<br />
7. Cracking the Code on Marketing to Millennials<br />
Ian Hunter, UK Managing Director, Finalsite<br />
Marketing to millennials is difficult. From short attention spans to a research-focused buying process, it<br />
is getting harder and harder for schools to get in touch with this hard-to-crack generation. A majority of<br />
millennials don’t trust traditional advertising, but brand loyalty, online appearances and authentic content<br />
all drive millennial engagement. In this session we will help you understand how millennials think and<br />
behave, and how to use that understanding to improve your marketing, admissions and advancement<br />
campaigns. Another key point is staff recruitment, which often gets overlooked in marketing. Millennial<br />
parents require a new approach to engagement that hinges on an enrolment-focused website, content<br />
that is user-focused and answers the questions they’re asking, and a social media strategy that drives<br />
prospective families to that website and content.<br />
Having worked primarily in education technology for the past 20 years, Ian Hunter brings a wealth of<br />
experience and knowledge to senior school leadership. He has a record of delivering outstanding results<br />
using technology to solve issues in international schools. His stage presence, excellent communication<br />
skills, and keen ability to listen have enabled him to work with school leaders to define, execute and embed<br />
strategic change. Prior to joining Finalsite, Ian was Chief Commercial Officer at WCBS, a leading supplier of<br />
information management systems with solutions across admissions, finance, academic and alumni. Ian has<br />
spoken at conferences around the world<br />
.Monday Afternoon Seminars<br />
1. Redesigning Schooling<br />
Sylvia Paddock, Director, SSAT<br />
This session will explore the outcomes of The Schools, Students and Teachers Network (SSAT)<br />
Redesigning Schooling Campaign, which focused on thinking differently about schooling as we know<br />
it. The campaign specifically covered pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, accountability and the new<br />
professionalism – what it means to be a teacher in the 21st century.<br />
Sylvia is a Director at the Schools, Students and Teachers (SSAT) Network where she has worked for the<br />
past 14 years. Prior to this she worked at King Edward the VII School in Leicestershire teaching business<br />
and Enterprise and IT. During her time at SSAT Sylvia has held several roles, from Head of Continuing<br />
Professional Development to leading the work of SSAT’s international arm, iNet. Currently, Sylvia is<br />
responsible for the strategic development of SSAT membership offers including primary, secondary and<br />
special schools and multi-academy trusts. She leads on SSAT’s commercial and contracted provision<br />
and manages a range of relationships with partners and supporters. She also leads on all aspects of<br />
SSAT’s international work including the negotiation of contracted work and the design and delivery of<br />
bespoke requirements. Sylvia is a professional trainer, is SSAT’s representative on several educational<br />
advisory boards and is a trustee of a multi-academy trust.<br />
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2. Award Winning Technology in Schools – Case Studies<br />
Caroline Wright (Chair), Director General, BESA; Mark Steed, Director, JESS Dubai; Sunny<br />
Thakral, Head of Technology and Communications, The British School New Delhi; Neena Jain<br />
Sharma, Primary Maths Coordinator, The British School New Delhi<br />
This session provides an opportunity to hear from two different award-winning schools about how<br />
they are using technology to support teaching and improve outcomes in their schools. JESS Dubai<br />
won the International School Award for Innovative Use of Technology Across the School for a project<br />
to end school reporting by developing automated live dashboards for parents. The British School New<br />
Delhi won the International School Award for Use of Digital Technology in Learning for developing a<br />
gamification programme to help students develop maths proficiency.<br />
Caroline Wright joined BESA in 2012, taking on the Director General role in July 2016. The BESA (British<br />
Educational Suppliers Association) is the UK’s national industry association for educational products<br />
and service. Caroline is also Director of EdTech Exchange, Europe’s largest EdTech start-up network<br />
organisation.<br />
Mark Steed spent his career working in top independent schools before moving to Dubai in September<br />
2015 to take up the reins as the Director of JESS. In the UK he worked as a teacher, Head of Department,<br />
and Boarding Housemaster prior to his two senior leaderships roles as Headmaster of Kelly College in<br />
Devon; and then as Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group. He has been appointed the Principal<br />
and CEO of Kellett School, Hong Kong, from September 2019. Mark has a particular interest in how new<br />
technologies can be used in education and chaired the UK Independent Schools Council IT Strategy<br />
Group from 2007 to 2015. Mark writes extensively on IT issues on his blog, www.independenthead.<br />
blogspot.ae, and is active on Twitter: @JESS_Director and @independenthead.<br />
An educator who taught in the UK for 11 years before deciding to shift horizons and travel the world,<br />
Sunny Thakral currently teaches in Delhi, India at The British School. He has wide-ranging experience<br />
of successful and often award-winning tech integration in multiple international contexts. He is also<br />
cofounder of the #INZPirED initiative which aims to bring the benefit of online professional development<br />
to offline schools, often in rural areas. He was recognised in the top 100 list of global e-learning<br />
influencers for 2018 and was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2019.<br />
Neena Jain Sharma is now in her 20th year of teaching in The British School, New Delhi. She has<br />
held many leadership roles in international schools in India and Africa during her teaching career of<br />
more than three decades. A few years ago, Neena qualified as a Special Educator to enable her to<br />
meet the needs of all her students and become a more effective teacher. She believes that teaching<br />
and learning should be fun, creative and enriching to ensure student success. She is always eager to<br />
provide opportunities to consolidate and extend pupils’ knowledge. Neena also serves as the Primary<br />
Mathematics Coordinator and her current focus is the successful implementation of a new maths<br />
programme across the primary school.<br />
3. Reducing Stigma of SEN and Mental Health – Our Role as International Educators<br />
Samantha Garner, Education Consultant<br />
For many international schools the stigma of SEN and mental health in our local community provides<br />
us with challenges in our mission to be inclusive. This seminar will question why this stigma is in place<br />
– and how does it differ across the world? It will also discuss how we, as international educators, are<br />
instrumental in changing perceptions and how we can successfully break down barriers to ensure the<br />
best outcomes for all our students.<br />
Sam is a renowned trainer and speaker on mental health and SEN. Originally a music teacher, she<br />
became a SENCo in a large secondary school where she gained a wealth of SEN training and experience,<br />
particularly in behaviour and mental health. She then worked with children who had been excluded<br />
from school and children in care, before becoming a freelance consultant. She trains education staff<br />
nationally and internationally, and writes regularly for education publications. Sam is also a qualified<br />
Educational Assessor, CBT Counsellor and PPP (Triple P) Facilitator. In her spare time, she is a diva singer<br />
performing around South Devon!<br />
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4. Meta Thinking – Developing High Performance Learners<br />
Professor Deborah Eyre, Founder and CEO, High Performance Learning<br />
To succeed academically students need a repertoire of ways of thinking to make sense of information, to<br />
create new thoughts and to know how to approach and resolve complex ideas. The session will explore<br />
one aspect of the High Performance Learning framework and its application in classrooms.<br />
Professor Deborah Eyre is a global educational leader, academic researcher, writer and influencer<br />
focused on helping good schools become world class. In 2015, she founded the influential High<br />
Performance Learning organisation which helps schools to radically increase student attainment by<br />
systematically building better brains. Some of the most prestigious schools in the world are now HPL<br />
Award Schools; but HPL also works with schools in more challenging circumstances. Deborah has<br />
held senior education posts globally and in the UK as well as advising governments and educational<br />
foundations in UK, Hong Kong, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, USA and Singapore. She is a widely published<br />
author in advanced cognition. Her most recent books are High Performance Learning: How to Become a<br />
World Class School and Great Minds and How to Grow Them.<br />
5. Building Blocks for 2030 – a Multi-Channel Approach to Creating Global Teaching Capacity for<br />
the Future<br />
Sian Harris, Partnerships Director, Tes Global and Kai Vacher, Principal, British School Muscat<br />
Drawing on data from a range of sources, including recent <strong>COBIS</strong> and Tes research, this interactive<br />
session will focus on the global challenges inherent in international teacher supply and training over the<br />
next decade, and give you the opportunity to hear what’s working for the award-winning British School<br />
Muscat. Sian Harris and Kai Vacher will be joined for this session by other contributors including Simon<br />
O’Grady, Head Teacher at the Edron Academy in Mexico.<br />
Sian Harris currently leads on global partnership development for Tes Institute (the accredited teacher<br />
training and development arm of Tes) and has worked extensively in international education and<br />
training settings across both the public and private sector for over 25 years. With a background<br />
in English teaching, her career has included senior roles with the BBC World Service, central<br />
government, Tribal Education, and the commercial subsidiary of the Association of Colleges.<br />
As Principal of British School Muscat, Kai Vacher is determined to establish BSM as a leading international<br />
school. He has an appreciation of and interest in combining the best of traditional teaching methods<br />
with more innovative approaches based on research. In April 2017 both the primary and senior school<br />
received an overall British Schools Overseas inspection judgement of ‘outstanding with exemplary<br />
features’ and were assessed to be outstanding in all categories. BSM is the leading provider in the Middle<br />
East for the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for Middle Leaders and the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for Aspiring Heads. BSM is<br />
a pioneer school for High Performance Learning. The first of three phases to provide inspiring facilities<br />
for BSM students and the community has been completed. A state of the art auditorium will be open<br />
later this year. BSM was named ‘International School of the Year 2019’ at this year’s International School<br />
Awards for our Internship <strong>Programme</strong>. We were also named ‘British International School of the Year 2018’<br />
in the Independent School Parent Awards for our learning ethos.<br />
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6. Professional Learning and Training in the Context of China<br />
Ahmed Hussain, Senior Director of Academics, Wellington College China<br />
This session will introduce current thoughts on high-impact professional learning, drawing on work<br />
from across the globe. Practical approaches to achieving this will be shared, including the approach<br />
currently used across the Wellington College China group. There will be an opportunity for participants<br />
to engage in an interactive session in order to share approaches.<br />
Dr Ahmed Hussain is currently the Senior Director of Academics for Wellington College China. This<br />
position involves leading the Institute of Learning in addition to working across the Wellington College<br />
China group on all academic related issues and providing outreach support outside of the Wellington<br />
group. Following an initial career as a PhD student and then research scientist with the University of<br />
Nottingham, Ahmed trained as a teacher of science. Following a number of teaching and leadership<br />
positions, Ahmed was appointed as a Lecturer of Education at Durham University. Here he led on<br />
training and developing teachers, teaching on master’s and EdD courses as well as undertaking research<br />
in the fields of curriculum analysis, assessment and teacher professional development. Ahmed took<br />
up a number of senior leadership positions in schools in the UK and Dubai along with working in the<br />
education reform project in Abu Dhabi. Here he led projects on senior leader and teacher professional<br />
development along with supporting the development and rollout of national standards for school<br />
leaders and teachers in the UAE.<br />
7. Building Leadership Capacity from Within Our Schools<br />
Dawn Akyurek (Chair), Chief Academic Officer, King’s Group; Claire Nuttall, Head of Primary,<br />
St George’s Luxembourg; Neil Ringrose, Vice Principal and Head of Primary, The British School<br />
of Brussels; Julia Batters, Head of Senior School, British School of Paris; Sue Aspinall, Head of<br />
Junior School Vlaskamp, the British School in the Netherlands<br />
During this session, experienced headteachers will take part in a facilitated panel discussion exploring<br />
how professional learning opportunities which support the development of leaders have been<br />
implemented within their schools. Participants will learn about recent research, current practice in<br />
four international schools within Europe and the practice emerging in participants’ schools generated<br />
through group discussion. The session will end with opportunities to consider actions that can be taken<br />
within the participants’ own school setting.<br />
Dawn Akyurek is an experienced international school headteacher who was the former Head of the<br />
British Embassy School in Ankara, Turkey. She is an ISI inspector and a member of the Council of British<br />
International Schools (<strong>COBIS</strong>) board. Dawn has specific expertise in mentoring and coaching leaders,<br />
advising on strategic planning for school expansion and school improvement.<br />
Claire Nuttall has extensive teaching and leadership experience in both the UK and internationally, in<br />
Gambia and Taiwan. She was the former Head of Henry Fawcett Primary School in London, where she<br />
helped to lead the school from ‘inadequate’ to the ‘outstanding’ school it is today. Claire has specific<br />
expertise in change management, curriculum design and creative problem solving.<br />
Neil Ringrose has extensive teaching and leadership experience in the National Curriculum and the<br />
Primary Years <strong>Programme</strong>, having worked both in the UK and internationally, in Hong Kong. He was<br />
formerly the Head of Ballenden Community Primary School in Lancashire. Neil has specific expertise<br />
in curriculum innovation, professional development and effective technology integration. He is also a<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> Peer Accreditor.<br />
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Julia Batters has extensive teaching and leadership experience in Modern Foreign Languages and<br />
has a PhD in Pupil Perceptions of Foreign Language Learning. She was formerly the Deputy Head of<br />
Academics at the Senior School before being promoted to Head of Senior School at the British School<br />
of Paris. Julia has specific expertise in curriculum design, assessment and the development of leadership<br />
opportunities in school.<br />
Sue Aspinall has extensive teaching and leadership experience in both the UK and internationally;<br />
Malaysia and Japan. She was the former Head of Primary at the British School in Tokyo. Sue is an<br />
experienced facilitator of leadership development programmes and an executive coach.<br />
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Exhibitor and Supporting Member Workshops<br />
Sunday 12 May 2019<br />
Understanding your opportunities and potential within the international schools market<br />
Diane Glass, Commercial Director and Richard Gaskell, Schools Director, ISC Research<br />
Diane Glass and Richard Gaskell from ISC Research will present the very latest data and intelligence that<br />
matters to education suppliers wishing to develop international business with <strong>COBIS</strong> member schools and<br />
other international schools. There will be time after their presentation for questions and discussion.<br />
Exhibitor and Supporting Member Development Workshop<br />
Tatjana Guadalupe, Membership Officer, Hilary Arrowsmith, Communications Manager and<br />
Natalie Dalvarez, Director of Operations, <strong>COBIS</strong><br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> Supporting Members and exhibitors are invited to attend this informal forum led by colleagues<br />
from the <strong>COBIS</strong> Head Office team. The session will be an opportunity to ask questions about supporting<br />
membership, hear from fellow Supporting Members about the services they have used – as well as the<br />
results – and to share best practice. The results of the recent <strong>COBIS</strong> Supporting Member Survey will also<br />
be presented.<br />
Monday 13 May 2019<br />
The Government’s new International Education Strategy and how the Department for<br />
International Trade can help UK schools and education providers looking to do more<br />
internationally<br />
Geoff Gladding, Head of Education Team, Department for International Trade<br />
In partnership with the Department for Education, the Department for International Trade has recently<br />
published the Government’s International Education Strategy that sets out how highly the Government<br />
values the role of the education sector in boosting both our exports and our presence overseas after we<br />
leave the EU. The session will cover the key elements of the Strategy and how DIT can help UK education<br />
providers expand overseas.<br />
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<strong>COBIS</strong> Student Competitions, Awards and Activities<br />
As a student-centred association, <strong>COBIS</strong> is committed<br />
to developing and refining the student engagement<br />
offer. Over the past year, <strong>COBIS</strong> has seen a huge increase<br />
in student participation in competitions, events and<br />
awards, with over 20,000 students engaging in 2018/19.<br />
This significant growth is largely thanks to our hugely<br />
successful partnership with <strong>COBIS</strong> Supporting Member<br />
Mangahigh. Students in nearly 90 <strong>COBIS</strong> Schools around<br />
the globe competed in the <strong>COBIS</strong> and Mangahigh online<br />
maths challenge.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> continues to provide international recognition for<br />
students who excel in debating, music and sport, with<br />
superb residential competitions hosted around the world.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> residential events not only provide students with the<br />
opportunity to compete on an international level, but also<br />
facilitate the forging of international friendships across the<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> family of schools.<br />
2019 marked the first visit to South East Asia for the <strong>COBIS</strong> Primary Games, hosted by Brighton College Bangkok. Feedback received<br />
from this event was extremely positive, with coaches describing it as an ‘amazing experience’. Full results, photos and highlight videos<br />
are available at cobisgames.com.<br />
This year, <strong>COBIS</strong> students also got the opportunity to attend the Student Leadership Weekend at King’s College Madrid, the Medical<br />
Review <strong>Conference</strong> at Doha College and the Music Festival at The British School in the Netherlands. The 2019 <strong>COBIS</strong> Debate<br />
Competition was hosted by the International British School of Bucharest. One team leader described the event as ‘one of, if not the<br />
favourite international trip to date’ for his students.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> students are also given the opportunity to compete remotely in poetry, art, science and filmmaking competitions. More<br />
information and results from <strong>COBIS</strong> competitions can be found at cobis.org.uk/students. This year, <strong>COBIS</strong> worked with the 2018<br />
Supporting Member of the Year, LitFilmFest. Their English and filmmaking competition was an excellent addition to the <strong>COBIS</strong> student<br />
offer. <strong>COBIS</strong> continues to seek out partnerships with Supporting Members to provide new opportunities and benefits to students.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong>’s student engagement programme aims to recognise outstanding student achievements, so as well as providing opportunities<br />
for students to show off their talents and compete internationally, <strong>COBIS</strong> also invites schools to nominate outstanding students for a<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> Student Achievement Award. The list of recipients for the 2018/19 academic year can be seen at cobis.org.uk/saa.<br />
As the range of student activities continues to develop, schools are encouraged to provide feedback about how <strong>COBIS</strong> can further<br />
improve the student events calendar. If you wish to find out more about student events or would like more information about<br />
student engagement partnership opportunities, you can speak with Lily Goodwin, Student Engagement and Events Officer, who will<br />
be at the <strong>COBIS</strong> Registration Desk during the conference.<br />
The <strong>COBIS</strong> Board and Head Office team would like to thank all students who participated in <strong>COBIS</strong> student events and competitions<br />
this year. <strong>COBIS</strong> would also like to thank host schools, Supporting Members, teachers and support staff who facilitated, attended or<br />
judged these activities.<br />
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<strong>COBIS</strong> Professional Development<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> offers a wide range of professional development<br />
opportunities for teachers, TAs, middle leaders, senior leaders,<br />
and school support staff. The 2018/19 <strong>COBIS</strong> CPD calendar<br />
included courses and conferences in the Cayman Islands, Hong<br />
Kong, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria,<br />
Oman, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, UAE, Ukraine, and the UK.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong>s included a Pastoral Care <strong>Conference</strong>, hosted by<br />
The British School of Bucharest; an EYFS <strong>Conference</strong>, hosted by<br />
Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong; an Innovation in<br />
Education <strong>Conference</strong>, hosted by Dubai College; a conference for<br />
PAs and School Secretaries, hosted by St George’s International<br />
School, Luxembourg; a <strong>Conference</strong> for Marketing, Development<br />
and Admissions Staff, hosted by Haileybury Astana; and the<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff in<br />
London. <strong>COBIS</strong> would like to thank all of the schools that host and<br />
attend <strong>COBIS</strong> CPD events.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for Middle Leaders (CPML)<br />
More than 140 middle leaders took part in the <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for Middle Leaders in 2018/19, with cohorts based in Blantyre, Bucharest,<br />
the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Kiev, Lagos, Madrid, Marbella, Muscat, Riyadh and Rome. This is a one-year programme for ambitious middle<br />
leaders who wish to develop their personal and professional skills and who are committed to improving the experience of students within<br />
their schools. Through a blended learning approach, with face-to-face workshops, self-directed learning, and a leadership challenge<br />
project, the course gives participants the chance to develop their own leadership and make a significant, tangible impact in their schools.<br />
Booking is now open for 2019/20 CPML cohorts in Blantyre, Bucharest, Cancun, the Cayman Islands, Frankfurt, Kiev, Lagos, Madrid and<br />
Muscat. Further locations may be added. For more information, visit www.cobis.org.uk/cpml.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for Aspiring Heads (CPAH)<br />
The <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for Aspiring Heads (CPAH) was launched in 2017, building on the success of the CPML model. The CPAH is a<br />
professional development programme for aspiring heads and senior leaders at an early stage of their career who are interested in<br />
developing their practice. The course runs over a period of eight to ten months, combining face-to-face sessions with a choice of in-school<br />
projects and optional school placements. Areas of focus include educational philosophy and vision; governance and governors; target<br />
setting and models of intentional change; strategy and context; and more. For 2019/20, the CPAH will run in Kuala Lumpur, Muscat and<br />
Rome. For more information and booking forms, visit www.cobis.org.uk/cpah.<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Face-to-face training for Designated<br />
Safeguarding Leads has already taken place this academic year in Bucharest, Kuala Lumpur and Muscat, and will also run in London,<br />
Panama and New York. Further regional DSL training days are planned for 2019/20.<br />
For more information, visit www.cobis.org.uk/cpd/child-protection-courses.<br />
Online Safeguarding Training<br />
In addition to face-to-face safeguarding training, <strong>COBIS</strong> works with EduCare to provide high-quality online safeguarding and duty of<br />
care training to British Schools around the world. Many of the EduCare courses have been updated specifically to meet the needs of<br />
international schools including ‘Child Protection for International Schools’ and ‘Safer Recruitment for International Schools’. <strong>COBIS</strong> Members<br />
can access discounted rates – please visit www.cobis.org.uk/cpd for more information.<br />
Webinars<br />
By the end of this academic year, more than 3,500 colleagues will have registered for <strong>COBIS</strong> webinars. <strong>COBIS</strong> webinars are a free resource<br />
for schools, and allow more members of the <strong>COBIS</strong> community to take advantage of CPD opportunities. Topics this year have included<br />
safeguarding, coaching in schools, GDPR, technology, curriculum resources, and much more.<br />
For more information, visit www.cobis.org.uk/webinars.<br />
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Welcome to all Exhibitors<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> would like to thank all exhibitors who are taking part in the <strong>38th</strong> <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>. Their expertise, knowledge<br />
and commitment to supporting <strong>COBIS</strong> Schools worldwide is valued and appreciated.<br />
EXHIBITOR STAND NUMBERS<br />
3P Learning Ltd 51<br />
Across Cultures 66<br />
Anthony Millard Consulting Limited 62<br />
Audience Systems Ltd 47<br />
Best Practice Network 92<br />
Bestie U 20<br />
BridgeU 50<br />
Browns Books for Students 1<br />
Cambridge Assessment International<br />
Education 32<br />
Capita SIMS International 15<br />
CEM 40<br />
CENTURY 85<br />
CES Holdings Ltd. 36<br />
Charanga 45<br />
CHQ extra-curricular software 56<br />
Classoos 59<br />
Classroom Monitor 95<br />
Clements Worldwide 49<br />
Collins 18<br />
Community Playthings 101 & 104<br />
Compass Education Consultancy 96<br />
Consortium 87<br />
Cornerstones Education 12<br />
Cosy 35<br />
Council of International Schools 130<br />
CPOMS 67<br />
Creative Education 54<br />
Dawsons Music Ltd 123<br />
Debate Mate 82<br />
Discover the World Education 91<br />
Discovery Education 112<br />
Dragonfly Training 26<br />
Early Years Resources 41<br />
Ecoventure 46<br />
Edmentum International 2<br />
Ednology 131<br />
Educater 72<br />
Education Development Trust 3<br />
Educational Success Partners Ltd (ESP) 5<br />
Edvectus 109<br />
Engage by Double First 7<br />
EquipMySchool 8<br />
eTeach 71<br />
EtonX 19<br />
Eurus Consultancy Beijing 129<br />
Faria Education Group 64<br />
Fieldwork Education 106<br />
Finalsite 16<br />
Findel Education 98<br />
Firefly Learning 102<br />
Fitter Future 79<br />
Follett International 14<br />
Furlong Solutions Ltd. 31<br />
GCSEPod 76<br />
Get My Grades 55<br />
Gillman & Soame 6<br />
GL Education 9<br />
Gratnells 48<br />
GuangZhou Collegepro Co. Ltd. 100<br />
Harlequin Floors 122<br />
High Performance Learning 117<br />
HOHENLOHER Spezialmöbelwerk<br />
Schaffitzel GmbH+Co. KG International<br />
Business 73<br />
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 37<br />
Immersive VR Education 38<br />
Impero Software 27<br />
Interactive Schools 33<br />
International Leadership Academy, The<br />
British School in the Netherlands 77<br />
InVentry 126<br />
IRIS Connect 115<br />
iSAMS 61<br />
ISC Research 110<br />
IT Governance 127<br />
John Catt Educational Ltd 89<br />
Karen Ardley Associates 107<br />
Kognity 34<br />
Learning Ladders 17<br />
Learniture® 22<br />
Lexonik 10<br />
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes 111<br />
LSC Education 53<br />
m2r Education 105<br />
Macmillan Education International<br />
Curriculum 78<br />
Mallory International 74<br />
Manchester Metropolitan University 80<br />
Mangahigh 75<br />
Mighty Writer 121<br />
MyConcern 63<br />
My School Portal 132<br />
NQT Induction & Support 99<br />
NutKase Accessories 42<br />
One World Cover 119<br />
Oxford University Press 30<br />
Pearson 90<br />
Penta international 57<br />
Piota School Apps 124<br />
Pobble 97<br />
Pupil and School Support 113<br />
Real Group 65<br />
Renaissance Learning UK LTD 24<br />
RSAcademics 81<br />
S + B UK Limited 116<br />
SAM Labs Ltd 120<br />
Scanning Pens 84<br />
School Cloud Systems 43<br />
Scientific & Chemical Supplies Ltd. 68<br />
Scott Brownrigg 128<br />
Sing Up 125<br />
Spaceoasis® 21<br />
Sparx 114<br />
Speech Link Multimedia Ltd. 69<br />
Sports Directory 23<br />
SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers<br />
network 44<br />
Teach Away 13<br />
Teachanywhere 58<br />
TechSoft UK Ltd 29<br />
Tes 88<br />
Texthelp 25<br />
The International Teaching Partnership 103<br />
Theatretech 11<br />
Titus Learning 4<br />
TTS Group Ltd 86<br />
Turnitin 70<br />
Unifrog 28<br />
University of Bath 118<br />
University of Buckingham 93<br />
Veema Education 52<br />
Warwick Mann International Limited 60<br />
WCBS 108<br />
Whitley International Recruitment Ltd. 83<br />
World Challenge 94<br />
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Exhibitor demonstrations:<br />
All exhibitors will be happy to speak with you about their products or services and provide demonstrations throughout the conference.<br />
Scheduled demonstrations will also be taking place at the following stands during some of the refreshment breaks:<br />
Sunday Lunch: 12:45<br />
• Managebac by Faria Education Group – Stand 64<br />
ManageBac: Powering your Curriculum by Faria Education<br />
Group<br />
• BridgeU – Stand 50<br />
Introducing BridgeU Insights: The Powerful and Easy Way to<br />
Analyse Your School’s Data<br />
• Lexonik – Stand 10<br />
Discover how international schools are raising achievement<br />
through the use of Lexonik<br />
Sunday Afternoon Break: 15:30<br />
• CEM – Stand 40<br />
Discover the new Global Schools Package from CEM<br />
• Unifrog – Stand 28<br />
Unifrog – The Global University and Careers Platform for<br />
International Schools<br />
• Get My Grades – Stand 55<br />
Get My Grades – The online learning platform built on<br />
realistic assessment and automatic tracking<br />
Monday Morning Break: 10:35<br />
• OpenApply by Faria Education Group – Stand 64<br />
OpenApply: Paperless Admissions by Faria Education Group<br />
• Fitter Future – Stand 79<br />
How to create a Fitter Future without leaving the classroom<br />
• Renaissance Learning UK LTD – Stand 24<br />
Get to know Renaissance Star Reading<br />
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Exhibitor Profiles<br />
3P Learning<br />
Stand no: 51<br />
Address: Bull Wharf, Redcliff Street,<br />
Bristol, BS1 6QR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Judy Peritz-Wynne<br />
Email: support@3plearning.co.uk<br />
Website: www.3plearning.com<br />
3P Learning is a global leader in online education and we truly<br />
love learning. Our suite of digital learning resources is designed for<br />
schools, covering mathematics (Mathletics and Mathseeds), spelling<br />
(Spellodrome), literacy (Reading Eggs) and e-safety (Gooseberry<br />
Planet). We’re a global team of passionate education and technology<br />
gurus, and we’re proud to have been improving the learning<br />
outcomes and sparking a love of learning in millions of students for<br />
more than a decade.<br />
Across Cultures<br />
Stand no: 66<br />
Address: 11 Paprika Close, Reading,<br />
RG6 5GT, UK<br />
Contact Name: Caroline Scott<br />
Email: info@axcultures.com<br />
Website: www.learningvillage.net / www.axcultures.com<br />
1. EAL/ESL blended learning for learners in schools (www.<br />
learningvillage.net). Offering on and offline programmes of<br />
learning aligned to your curriculum for induction-to-English,<br />
gap filling and pre-teaching curriculum content.<br />
• Learning through images<br />
• Suitable for learners with any mother tongue<br />
• Suitable for learners not literate in their home language<br />
2. EAL Framework<br />
• Supportive framework for leading on whole school EAL/<br />
ESL provision (including EAL ‘train the trainer’ materials to train<br />
others in your school)<br />
3. EAL teaching newsletter – interesting articles and free EAL<br />
resource downloads monthly<br />
Audience Systems Ltd<br />
Stand no: 47<br />
Address: 19B Washington Road,<br />
West Wilts Trading Estate, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4JP, UK<br />
Contact Name: Gavin Ward, Head of Sales<br />
Email: enquiries@audiencesystems.com<br />
Website: www.audiencesystems.com<br />
Audience Systems is the largest UK manufacturer of retractable<br />
seating systems, also offering seating for fixed auditoria and lecture<br />
theatres. We export worldwide, with representatives across the<br />
globe. Audience Systems’ products are known for their durability<br />
and high-quality finish. Clients include the British International<br />
School, Riyadh, GEMS Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis, Dubai,<br />
International School of Stavanger, and ACS International School,<br />
Cobham. We work closely with schools and architects from<br />
the start, offering free consultancy, specification, CAD design,<br />
and visualisations. Once you’ve ordered your seating, we offer<br />
experienced project management and installation teams, and<br />
comprehensive after-sales care.<br />
Best Practice Network<br />
Stand no: 92<br />
Address: Newminster House,<br />
27–29 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1LT, UK<br />
Contact Name: Liam Donnison<br />
Email: marketing@bestpracticenet.co.uk<br />
Website: www.bestpracticenet.co.uk<br />
Best Practice Network’s mission is to make a difference to children<br />
and young people internationally, by developing education leaders<br />
and teachers through quality programmes and blended learning.<br />
We are approved to deliver National Professional Qualifications for<br />
Middle and Senior Leadership, Headship and Executive Leadership,<br />
National Awards for Special Educational Needs Coordinators and<br />
Higher Level Teaching Assistant Training. We are an Initial Teacher<br />
Training provider specialising in Early Years, and deliver inspections<br />
and leadership development for schools internationally.<br />
Anthony Millard Consulting<br />
Limited<br />
Stand no: 62<br />
Address: 25 Southampton Buildings,<br />
London, WC1A 2AL, UK<br />
Contact Name: Natasha Watson<br />
Email: natasha@anthonymillard.co.uk<br />
Website: www.anthonymillard.co.uk<br />
Anthony Millard Consulting was established in 2004, to provide<br />
the education sector, both in the UK and internationally, with first<br />
class recruitment solutions and strategic consultancy. We manage<br />
the search and selection of educational leaders and we provide<br />
advice on all strategic aspects, offering inspiration, challenge<br />
and empowerment to schools at each stage of their journey to<br />
excellence. Additional services include AMC Mediation, and AMC<br />
Teacher, specialising in teacher recruitment.<br />
Bestie U<br />
Stand no: 20<br />
Address: Fifth Floor, 53 Parker Street,<br />
London, WC2B 5PT, UK<br />
Contact Name: Billy Xu<br />
Email: billy@bestuedu.com<br />
Website: www.bestieu.com/en<br />
Bestie U is a one-stop UCAS application counselling and<br />
management services provider dedicated to international schools.<br />
With our self-developed SAAS system, the Bestie U is the first<br />
intelligent university application and management platform in<br />
China. We connect more than 300 global universities with over 1000<br />
students in China and other countries.<br />
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BridgeU<br />
Stand no: 50<br />
Address: Suncourt House,<br />
18-26 Essex Road, London, N1 8LN, UK<br />
Contact Name: Mollie Lockhurst<br />
Email: mollie@bridge-u.com<br />
Website: www.bridge-u.com<br />
We are changing the way international students are applying to<br />
universities abroad. BridgeU is the leading university and careers<br />
guidance platform used by international schools in over 90<br />
countries, and we work to improve the outcomes for post-secondary<br />
education and, ultimately, empower the leaders of the future.<br />
Our partner schools use the platform to help students find the<br />
right university across global destinations, streamline the work of<br />
university advisors, and provide data-driven insights into the success<br />
of university applications.<br />
Capita SIMS International<br />
Stand no: 15<br />
Address: Capita, Franklin Court,<br />
Priory Business Park, Cardington,<br />
Bedfordshire, MK44 3JZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Kyle Longhurst<br />
Email: kyle.longhurst@capita.co.uk<br />
Website: www.capita-sims.co.uk/sims-for-international-schools<br />
SIMS is trusted by hundreds of independent schools across the<br />
UK and worldwide. It’s an innovative and proven solution that has<br />
been in use in education for decades and is continually developed<br />
to provide a simple way to manage an independent senior school.<br />
All the information is there for you in detail yet it’s easy to access,<br />
analyse and manage, providing you with everything you need to<br />
make your school run like clockwork.<br />
Browns Books for Students<br />
Stand no: 1<br />
Address: 22–28 George Street, Hull,<br />
HU1 3AP, UK<br />
Contact Name: Frances Murphy<br />
Email: enquiries@brownsbfs.co.uk<br />
Website: www.brownsbfs.co.uk<br />
BrownsBfS, the leading schools and college book supplier both in<br />
the UK and internationally, provide access to over 7 million titles<br />
(800,000 stocked titles), 780,000+ eBooks and over 100,000 DVDs,<br />
Blu-ray & Audio. High discounts and competitive delivery are only<br />
part of a first-class service. The BrownsBfS eBook platform, VLeBooks,<br />
offers students and teachers quick and easy access to texts they<br />
need and love anywhere, anytime. Integrated eBook ordering with<br />
our website makes managing your e-library simple. Come and meet<br />
us at the <strong>38th</strong> <strong>COBIS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 2019, stand #1.<br />
CEM<br />
Stand no: 40<br />
Address: Ushaw College,<br />
Durham University, Durham, DH7 9RH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Lisa Miller<br />
Email: international@cem.dur.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.cem.org<br />
At the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), we believe<br />
good judgement is dependent on good data. Our world-leading<br />
computer-adaptive assessments measure the ability, progress and<br />
potential of students aged 3–19. Our evidence-based systems<br />
allow teachers to understand and respond to educational needs<br />
and follow their students’ progression, from individuals to cohorts,<br />
in schools and colleges in over 70 countries. We provide baseline,<br />
predictive and value-added data for (i)GCSE, A-Level and IB Diploma.<br />
We work to help improve teaching and learning by giving educators<br />
information that guides and validates their judgment about the<br />
abilities and progress of their learners.<br />
Cambridge Assessment<br />
International Education<br />
Stand no: 32<br />
Address: 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, UK<br />
Contact Name: Nick Mazur<br />
Email: info@cambridgeinternational.org<br />
Website: www.cambridgeinternational.org<br />
Cambridge Assessment International Education prepares school<br />
students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity<br />
and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of<br />
Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path<br />
for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the<br />
curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide<br />
range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students<br />
discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills<br />
they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work.<br />
CENTURY<br />
Stand no: 85<br />
Address: 22–24 Torrington Place,<br />
London, WC1E 7HJ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Dan Mallaburn<br />
Email: daniel.mallaburn@century.tech<br />
Website: www.century.tech<br />
CENTURY is an award-winning teaching and learning platform<br />
for primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities.<br />
Using learning science, artificial intelligence and neuroscience,<br />
CENTURY creates constantly adapting pathways for students and<br />
powerful assessment data for teachers. CENTURY improves student<br />
performance by 30%, cuts teacher workload by 6 hours per week<br />
and provides powerful real-time analytics for teachers and senior<br />
leaders. CENTURY can be used on any internet-enabled device at<br />
school or home, with access to thousands of learning resources from<br />
our vast library created by our in-house teachers. The content links<br />
to the British curriculum and covers core areas including English,<br />
maths and science from Year 3 onwards.<br />
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CES Holdings Ltd.<br />
Stand no: 36<br />
Address: Unit 11 Shepley Estate (South),<br />
Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EX, UK<br />
Contact Name: Stuart Thorne / Martin Laina<br />
Email: info@cesholdings.co.uk<br />
Website: www.cesholdings.co.uk<br />
CES is the largest consolidator of educational resources for<br />
international schools. We currently work with schools in over<br />
125 countries worldwide. Operating from modern facilities in<br />
Manchester (UK) and Baltimore (US) we supply books, equipment<br />
and furniture from all major educational suppliers and publishers<br />
based in the UK, US, Europe and Australia. Our unique system of<br />
export documentation and packaging with online tracking of orders<br />
via our website puts you in total control throughout the purchasing<br />
process.<br />
Charanga<br />
Stand no: 45<br />
Address: 5th Floor, Olivier House,<br />
18 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL, UK<br />
Email: international@charanga.com<br />
Website: www.charanga.com<br />
Charanga for International Schools forms just part of an awardwinning<br />
suite of programmes from the UK’s leading digital music<br />
education supplier. With over 20 years’ experience and partnerships<br />
with more than 100 UK music services, our multifaceted<br />
programmes are used in over 8500 schools, across 62 countries,<br />
reaching 2 million pupils. Charanga is a living, cloud-based resource<br />
that brings together great music, modern pedagogy and the very<br />
latest educational technology. It provides in-depth support for<br />
both classroom and instrumental teaching and learning, in and<br />
out of school, to help engage children and young people in a<br />
contemporary way.<br />
CHQ extra-curricular software<br />
Stand no: 56<br />
Address: 2b Penn Rd, Beaconsfield,<br />
Bucks, HP9 2PD, UK<br />
Contact Name: Paul Elsom<br />
Email: hello@chqgroup.co.uk<br />
Website: www.chqgroup.co.uk<br />
CHQ’s extra-curricular management software transforms the<br />
organisation of clubs, sports, trips and events, as well as extended<br />
school care, holiday clubs, parents’ evenings and NOW bus<br />
transport too. Working with schools worldwide, CHQ significantly<br />
reduces administration time, improves safeguarding and simplifies<br />
communication between teachers, pupils and parents. We offer:<br />
• Online activity sign-up – processing payments too<br />
• A range of system-managed activity allocation methods<br />
• Pre-populated online activity registers, with a mobile app for<br />
outside the classroom<br />
• Simple email & SMS broadcast messaging to registered<br />
activity attendees<br />
• Easily identify pupil whereabouts during ECA periods<br />
CHQ interfaces with the school management information system.<br />
Classoos<br />
Stand no: 59<br />
Address: Hallswelle House,<br />
1 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Tim Clark<br />
Email: tim.clark@classoos.co.uk<br />
Website: www.classoos.com<br />
Classoos is a single platform for accessing online textbooks and<br />
school developed learning resources. With books available from<br />
all the leading UK education publishers including Pearson, Hodder,<br />
Cambridge and others.<br />
Curricula covered includes IGCSE, IB, A-levels and GCSE.<br />
Designed for schools that have 1:1 access; available on a PC, tablet<br />
and smartphone. Once downloaded, books are also available offline.<br />
Bringing books to life by enabling teachers and students to create<br />
bookmarks and share notes, links, video to aid their learning.<br />
Simple and quick to use; no time spent on the distribution,<br />
replacement, collection or invoicing for lost or damaged books.<br />
Classroom Monitor<br />
Stand no: 95<br />
Address: 30 Woolpack Lane,<br />
Nottingham, NG1 1GA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Chris Scarth<br />
Email: chris.scarth@classroommonitor.co.uk<br />
Website: www.classroommonitor.co.uk<br />
SIMPLE, the new assessment platform from Classroom Monitor has<br />
the flexibility to fit your local needs. That’s why our community of<br />
international schools is growing fast in over 40 countries. SIMPLE<br />
tracks progress against the English National Curriculum and any<br />
framework you follow. Providing instant data reports to meet<br />
the demands of your local and international inspectorates. As an<br />
international school, it’s likely that you teach a very broad range of<br />
subjects, including native languages. All subjects can be added to<br />
Classroom Monitor for your formative assessment. You can even<br />
import test data from any source for tracking and analysis.<br />
Clements Worldwide<br />
Stand no: 49<br />
Address: 40 Lime Street,<br />
London, EC3M 7AW, UK<br />
Contact Name: Smita Bhargava<br />
Email: sbhargava@clements.com<br />
Website: www.clements.com<br />
With more than 70 years of experience serving the international<br />
insurance market, Clements offers the market-leading Scholars®<br />
Group Health, which includes property and identify theft protection<br />
for teachers in addition to a comprehensive health insurance<br />
package. Clements also provides a portfolio of employee benefits,<br />
including life and disability insurance, as well as institutional<br />
coverages, such as emergency evacuation, property and liability<br />
protection designed for the international school segment.<br />
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Collins<br />
Stand no: 18<br />
Address: Westerhill Road,<br />
Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 2QT, UK<br />
Contact Name: Charlene Cawte<br />
Email: Charlene.Cawte@harpercollins.co.uk<br />
Website: www.collins.co.uk<br />
Collins is a market-leading educational publisher producing<br />
resources in a wide range of subjects for schools worldwide. As part<br />
of Collins Learning we offer schools not only textbooks, but also<br />
revision, home learning, teacher support, English language teaching<br />
and reference materials. We are a market leading publisher in<br />
Education, in Atlases, and in Dictionaries, both English and bilingual.<br />
Bringing together a publishing heritage that began in 1819, and<br />
forward thinking ideas to help schools deliver excellent learning<br />
today. We publish for a wide range of curriculum, both UK and<br />
International, and for a wide range of exams, including a full range of<br />
English language exams.<br />
Community Playthings<br />
Stand no: 101 & 104<br />
Address: Darvell, Brightling Road,<br />
Robertsbridge, TN32 5DR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Rachel Nichols<br />
Email: sales@communityplaythings.co.uk<br />
Website: www.communityplaythings.co.uk<br />
Since 1947 Community Playthings has designed and manufactured<br />
innovative durable wooden furniture and play equipment, drawing<br />
on expertise from childcare professionals across the UK. Our<br />
products inspire play, support all aspects of child development and<br />
survive generations of wear and tear by active children.<br />
Compass Education Consultancy<br />
Stand no: 96<br />
Address: Rue Louis-Meyer 7,<br />
1800 Vevey, Switzerland<br />
Contact Name: Tom Arnold<br />
Email: tom@compassteaching.com<br />
Website: www.compassteaching.com<br />
Founded in 2011, Compass provides recruitment services to<br />
international schools worldwide. In this time we have assisted<br />
schools in over 50 countries working with hundreds of teachers,<br />
middle managers and Heads seeking to teach and lead overseas.<br />
With a growing client base of established international school<br />
clients, we have developed a strong network and database of<br />
inspiring teachers and leaders. Our service at Compass, delivered<br />
by dedicated consultants, ensures that schools receive a first-rate<br />
service. We already work with several <strong>COBIS</strong> member schools and<br />
we welcome you to try our service.<br />
Consortium<br />
Stand no: 87<br />
Address: Park Lane Business Park,<br />
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire,<br />
NG17 9GU, UK<br />
Contact Name: Chloe Steele<br />
Email: csteele@rm.com<br />
Website: www.consortiumworldwide.com<br />
The one-stop shop for quality educational resources and supplies,<br />
globally. From stationery to sports supplies, classroom essentials to<br />
office equipment, you’ll find them all at Consortium. Alongside this,<br />
Consortium offer an innovative and inspiring selection of over 1500<br />
learning solutions developed by TTS Group to help your educational<br />
outcomes take off. Working with 400 suppliers, and managing over<br />
30,000 lines we are proud of the first-rate range and choice we offer<br />
our customers.<br />
Cornerstones Education<br />
Stand no: 12<br />
Address: 6 Fields End Business Park,<br />
Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, S63 0JF, UK<br />
Contact Name: Beverley Dodd<br />
Email: b.dodd@cornerstoneseducation.co.uk<br />
Website: www.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/<br />
Cornerstones Education is one of the UK’s main primary curriculum<br />
providers. Over 2000 schools now use the Cornerstones Curriculum<br />
and the number is growing. The Cornerstones Curriculum is a<br />
knowledge and skills-based curriculum, offering over 80 exciting<br />
projects that engage young minds and ensure subject progression.<br />
Cornerstones provide schools with the content and resources to<br />
design and implement a vibrant and impactful curriculum. We<br />
also offer a full assessment package to help schools plan and<br />
evaluate curriculum impact. Other Cornerstones materials include<br />
mathematics, SPaG and reading tests, as well as science, SMSC, FBV<br />
and RE teaching resources.<br />
Cosy<br />
Stand no: 35<br />
Address: The Chocolate Factory,<br />
Siddals Road, Derby, DE1 2QD, UK<br />
Contact Name: Steve Williams –<br />
International School Sales Manager<br />
Email: stevew@cosydirect.com<br />
Website: www.cosydirect.com<br />
Cosy is a relatively new company concentrating on low carbon,<br />
sustainable, highly researched, curriculum leading resources; both<br />
for inside and outdoors. Our resources have a high emphasis on<br />
natural and upcycled materials, focusing on children aged 0–7 years<br />
old. Our 500-page catalogue is known for its super keen prices, long<br />
lasting resources and intuitive ideas. Come and meet experienced<br />
hand Steve Williams. Formerly P&T and TTS, with 30 years’<br />
experience of providing supply solutions to international schools<br />
around the world.<br />
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Council of International Schools<br />
Stand no: 130<br />
Address: Schipholweg, Leiden,<br />
113 2316XC, The Netherlands<br />
Contact Name: Jane Larsson,<br />
Executive Director<br />
Email: info@cois.org<br />
Website: www.cois.org<br />
CIS is a membership community working collaboratively to shape<br />
the future of international education. We connect educators and<br />
professionals from schools and higher education institutions as<br />
they gather at CIS events, share leading practices and learn from<br />
each other as they engage in our services. We deliver meaningful,<br />
high-quality services that enable our members to learn and improve<br />
the quality of international education: International Accreditation,<br />
Career & Recruitment, Higher Education, and Research Services.<br />
With a focus on personalized support, we gather data and share our<br />
collective knowledge to validate or disprove assumptions, indicate<br />
trends, and demonstrate effective and innovative practices.<br />
Dawsons Music Ltd<br />
Stand no: 123<br />
Address: 65 Sankey Street,<br />
Warrington, WA1 1SU, UK<br />
Contact Name: William Thompson<br />
Email: william.thompson@dawsons.co.uk<br />
Website: www.dawsons.co.uk/education<br />
For over 100 years, Dawsons Music has been the UK’s leading<br />
specialist music instrument supplier to schools and colleges. We<br />
have unrivalled experience in the development of music ICT facilities<br />
in schools around the world. Whether based around PCs, Apple<br />
computers or tablets, we can help you find the best solution to<br />
provide a relevant music curriculum through the use of ICT. We can<br />
help with the design and installation of facilities including Recording<br />
Studios, Radio Stations and Multi Media Performance Areas, ensuring<br />
your school gets what you need, on time and in budget. As one<br />
of the largest music retailers in the UK, we can offer excellent<br />
discounted prices on all music brands to international schools.<br />
CPOMS<br />
Stand no: 67<br />
Address: Unit 7 Acorn Business Park,<br />
Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2UE, UK<br />
Contact Name: Chris Forrest<br />
Email: chris.forrest@cpoms.co.uk<br />
Website: www.cpoms.co.uk<br />
CPOMS is a BETT award-winning software application for monitoring<br />
child protection, safeguarding, SEND and a range of pastoral and<br />
welfare issues. Staff record concerns about students, which are sent<br />
immediately to the most relevant member of the school team –<br />
ensuring that students are protected, and staff have made highquality<br />
records. Working alongside a school’s existing safeguarding<br />
processes, CPOMS is customised to draw lines between child<br />
protection, mental health, bullying, SEN, domestic issues and any<br />
concerns you have. CPOMS is the clear market leader, trusted by over<br />
9000 schools in the UK and internationally – it’s ‘the glue that pulls<br />
everything together’.<br />
Debate Mate<br />
Stand no: 82<br />
Address: 4 Great Dover Street,<br />
CAN Mezzanine, SE1 4YR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Seun Iyaniwura<br />
Email: hello@debatemate.com<br />
Website: www.debatemate.online<br />
Debate Mate Online is a new innovative online platform, created<br />
by Debate Mate, a global business with over 10 years of experience.<br />
The online platform brings the Debate Mate methodology to<br />
schools through an innovative and cost-effective digital tool. This<br />
ground-breaking approach combines the skills of subject specialists<br />
with debate coaching expertise, and has the ability to transform<br />
learning environments across the curriculum. Through our Resource<br />
Library, CPD course, and Live Mentoring, we support schools in<br />
using debate-led practices to improve and accelerate pupil progress<br />
while developing critical-thinking and key 21st Century skills in the<br />
classroom.<br />
Creative Education<br />
Stand no: 54<br />
Address: Creative Education House,<br />
4 Avon Path, South Croydon, Surrey,<br />
CR2 6AX, UK<br />
Contact Name: Paul Seddon<br />
Email: paul.seddon@creativeeducation.co.uk<br />
Website: www.creativeeducation.co.uk<br />
Creative Education provides the training and consultancy<br />
services that are raising standards in thousands of schools and<br />
colleges across the UK and internationally. Our vision is to provide<br />
unparalleled teacher training that inspires and energises to raise<br />
standards of teaching and learning. Our portfolio of over 1200<br />
training programmes is designed to support the up-skilling of<br />
staff in all positions and can be tailored to meet your needs.<br />
Our consultancy service ‘Excellence Mark’ is a new standard to<br />
enable school and college leaders to evaluate and improve the<br />
effectiveness of staff development.<br />
Discover the World Education<br />
Stand no: 91<br />
Address: Arctic House,<br />
8 Bolters Lane, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2AR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Helen Marks<br />
Email: helen@discover-education.co.uk<br />
Website: www.discover-education.co.uk<br />
Discover the World Education offer inspirational adventure,<br />
geography and science school trips, tailor-made for your school’s<br />
budget and educational requirements. We will support you every<br />
step of the way including providing free teaching resources, help<br />
to launch your trip and 24/7 support during your trip. Each year,<br />
hundreds of schools trust us to deliver a memorable experience for<br />
their students, whether they are exploring the cultural highlights of<br />
China or uncovering the jaw-dropping landscapes of Iceland. Visit<br />
our stand to find out about our unique destinations and why 98% of<br />
group leaders have rated us good or excellent!<br />
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Discovery Education<br />
Stand no: 112<br />
Address: Hythe House,<br />
200 Shepherd’s Bush Road, London, W6 7NL<br />
Contact Name: Spyros Charalambous<br />
Email: discoveryeducationuk@discoveryed.com<br />
Website: www.discoveryeducation.co.uk<br />
Go beyond your classroom walls with Discovery Education Espresso,<br />
a cross-curricular learning service for primary schools. Espresso<br />
supports the British National Curriculum with flexible resources<br />
curated into modules supporting specific objectives. The Espresso<br />
News area delivers age-appropriate news features helping pupils<br />
make connections to what they are learning in the classroom. With<br />
a focus on computational thinking and problem solving, Discovery<br />
Education Coding contains over 100 step-by-step lessons for Block<br />
Coding, HTML and Python. Resources are grouped into units that<br />
guide users from beginners to creating their own apps. Teacher<br />
resources and comprehensive lesson plans ensure educators are<br />
fully supported to confidently deliver the National Curriculum<br />
coding objectives in a fun and engaging way.<br />
Dragonfly Training<br />
Stand no: 26<br />
Address: 7 Herbert Terrace,<br />
Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 2AH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Mary Chapman – International Director<br />
Email: mary@dragonfly-training.co.uk<br />
Website: www.dragonfly-training.co.uk<br />
Dragonfly provide bespoke in-school training with a lasting impact.<br />
99.8% of our customers recommend us and schools return to us<br />
time and time again for all their training needs. Our practical ideas<br />
and interactive delivery ensure that your staff will be fully engaged<br />
and inspired. What’s more, they will leave their training buzzing with<br />
effective new ideas and strategies they can use in their classrooms<br />
the very next day. The training will be tailored to your exact<br />
requirements. Please do get in touch for a no obligation consultation<br />
with one of our trainers.<br />
Ecoventure<br />
Stand no: 46<br />
Address: 306 Daytona House,<br />
Motor City, Dubai, UAE<br />
Contact Name: Christina Wickman and Jenifer Dunsford<br />
Email: christina@ecoventureme.com / jenny@ecoventureme.com<br />
Website: www.ecoventureme.com<br />
A leading outdoor educational provider in the Gulf region,<br />
Ecoventure specializes in inspiring and helping students engage<br />
with the natural world. During the 10 years in operation we have<br />
extended our affordable services across the UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka,<br />
Nepal, and Georgia where we promote our values of independence,<br />
inquiry, being active and caring for the environment. We work<br />
with over 400 schools and 10,000 students each year providing<br />
curriculum linked programs that fulfill requirements for GCSE, A<br />
level and International Baccalaureate as well as offering programs in<br />
adventure, service and the Duke of Edinburgh.<br />
Edmentum International<br />
Stand no: 2<br />
Address: c/o EducationCity Ltd,<br />
8/9 Saddlers Court, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7GH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Derek Devine<br />
Email: derek.devine@edmentum.com<br />
Website: www.edmentuminternational.com<br />
Edmentum International is a leading provider of integrated digital<br />
curriculum and assessment solutions for students aged 3–18. Its<br />
solutions include EducationCity, which is used in over 80 countries<br />
worldwide. Ideal for children aged 3–12 years, EducationCity’s<br />
engaging, interactive activities cover English, Mathematics, Science,<br />
Computing, French, Spanish and English as an additional language.<br />
The resources can be used anytime, anywhere for whole-class<br />
instruction and independent learning. EducationCity’s educational<br />
content is mapped to British curricula, and can also be correlated to<br />
international curricula such as the Cambridge Primary Curriculum,<br />
the International Baccalaureate (Primary Years <strong>Programme</strong>) and the<br />
International Primary Curriculum.<br />
Early Years Resources<br />
Stand no: 41<br />
Address: Unit 9, The Furrows,<br />
Merlin Park Estate, Stretford,<br />
Manchester, M32 0SZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Caroline Risi<br />
Email: sales@eyrinternational.com<br />
Website: www.eyrinternational.com<br />
Early Years Resources, established since 1992, is a reputable and wellestablished<br />
educational supplies retailer for early years and primary<br />
settings. Early Years Resources is based in the UK but supplies<br />
worldwide. From inspiring arts and crafts supplies and captivating<br />
science resources to versatile educational furniture and dynamic<br />
outdoor equipment; we are specialist independent educational<br />
suppliers continuously developing ideas to enhance teaching and<br />
develop a child’s learning process. We pride ourselves on our diverse<br />
range of high-quality educational resources, and have sourced and<br />
developed over 8000 innovative products, selected to augment<br />
creative, open-ended teaching and learning environments.<br />
Ednology<br />
Stand no: 131<br />
Address: Langstone Technology<br />
Park, Havant, UK<br />
Contact Name: Tom Martin<br />
Email: info@ednology.com<br />
Website: www.ednology.co.uk (UK & Europe)<br />
www.ednology.com (US & RoW)<br />
Ednology is a company dedicated to driving innovation in<br />
education and overcoming barriers to digital transformation; time,<br />
resources and change management to name a few. We support<br />
schools to achieve better outcomes on all aspects of technology<br />
implementation by bringing together the world’s best education<br />
technology products, people, partners in every area from<br />
infrastructure and 1:1 device schemes to virtual reality and robotics.<br />
Our global team of experts provide a holistic service including<br />
consultancy, procurement, training and more. Talk to us today about<br />
how we can support your school with your next initiative.<br />
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Education ready.<br />
University ready.<br />
Work ready.<br />
Ready for the world.<br />
Cambridge Pathway inspires students to<br />
love learning, helping them discover new abilities<br />
and a wider world.<br />
To learn more, visit<br />
cambridgeinternational.org/readywithpathway<br />
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Educater<br />
Stand no: 72<br />
Address: Educater, Kingston House,<br />
Saxon Way, Priory Park West, Hessle, HU13 9PB, UK<br />
Contact Name: Ian Ryan<br />
Email: ian@educater.co.uk<br />
Website: www.educater.co.uk<br />
Educater understands that not every country will have the same<br />
education model, which is why Educater enables international<br />
schools to incorporate any assessment content into their system.<br />
Educater is designed to help international schools streamline<br />
networks, improve learning and measure progress more effectively.<br />
Educater allows:<br />
• schools to customise the curriculum and set unique<br />
objectives and scoring systems<br />
• parents and teachers to have a united approach to pupil<br />
progress<br />
• schools to store and compare data all in one place, including<br />
test scores and assessments<br />
• support for pupil integration into the UK education system<br />
when entering, or re-entering, Britain after living overseas.<br />
Education Development Trust<br />
Stand no: 3<br />
Address: Highbridge House,<br />
16–18 Duke Street, Reading, RG1 4RU, UK<br />
Contact Name: Hamza Ahmed<br />
Email: HAhmed@educationdevelopmenttrust.com<br />
Website: www.educationdevelopmenttrust.com<br />
Education Development Trust is one of the world’s leading notfor-profit<br />
education companies providing a range of educational<br />
services both in the UK and internationally. Education Development<br />
Trust has an annual turnover estimated at about US$200 million and<br />
over 2500 staff worldwide, managing large government contracts<br />
and providing education services to both individual schools and a<br />
range of government and international organisations. This depth of<br />
educational understanding makes Education Development Trust a<br />
uniquely qualified organisation, able to provide educational expertise<br />
and support for international schools. Education Development Trust’s<br />
commitment is to education which enables individuals, institutions<br />
and communities to achieve their maximum potential.<br />
Educational Success<br />
Partners Ltd. (ESP)<br />
Stand no: 5<br />
Address: 85 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LT, UK<br />
Contact Name: Mark Bignell<br />
Email: mark@espeducation.co.uk<br />
Website: www.espeducation.co.uk<br />
ESP is an education training and consultancy service whose team have<br />
over 10 years’ experience of offering school challenge and development<br />
services to schools throughout the UK and British curriculum schools<br />
overseas. Working in over 40 countries worldwide across a variety of<br />
curricula, we believe that partnerships enable schools to share high<br />
standards and scale knowledge, resources and expertise to drive<br />
education outcomes. We are passionate about delivering high-quality,<br />
market-driven services for schools that ensure that every child benefits<br />
from the best possible education. Our extensive range of support<br />
services includes a fully DfE accredited CPD pathway from the award of<br />
QTS right through to Executive Leadership Development.<br />
Edvectus<br />
Stand no: 109<br />
Address: Business Design Centre,<br />
55 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Diane Jacoutot<br />
Email: info@edvectus.com<br />
Website: www.edvectus.com<br />
Edvectus provides bespoke recruitment solutions to international<br />
schools. Our unique Learning Portal offers our candidates over 500<br />
online resources including lesson plans, cultural guides, regional<br />
videos and more so that Edvectus teachers arrive prepared to<br />
quickly flourish at your school. Edvectus is staffed by a team of<br />
dedicated consultants, mostly ex-international teachers. Edvectus<br />
has offices around the world, giving us a worldwide reach with a<br />
local touch. As a company founded by ex-teachers with international<br />
experience, child protection and good matching are at the heart of<br />
our business. Find out how we can work together to achieve your<br />
school’s goals.<br />
Engage by Double First<br />
Stand no: 7<br />
Address: Units 3–4, Andromeda House,<br />
Calleva Park, Aldermaston, Berkshire,<br />
RG7 8AN, UK<br />
Contact Name: Richard Jones<br />
Email: richard.jones@doublefirst.com<br />
Website: www.doublefirst.com<br />
Engage your parents, staff and students with uniquely capable<br />
management software. Engage is the only cloud or on-premise<br />
software solution that gives a single integral suite of applications<br />
to run the entire school. From online applications and marketing,<br />
through administration and attendance, document management,<br />
activity management, full accounts, online payments and much<br />
more. Engage drives processes with auditable workflows for any<br />
purpose, and has Apps and portals for parents, staff and students<br />
to communicate and operate effectively. Exclusively designed for<br />
independent and international schools, since 1987, with global<br />
support and implementation services.<br />
EquipMySchool<br />
Stand no: 8<br />
Address: Achurch Close,<br />
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 6JS, UK<br />
Contact Name: Stuart Rickard<br />
Email: service@EquipMySchool.com<br />
Website: www.EquipMySchool.com<br />
First class resource purchasing service! If you need physical resources<br />
from more than one provider then you need EquipMySchool.<br />
EquipMySchool will administrate every aspect of your overseas<br />
purchases turning the task from a minefield to a walk in the<br />
park. Harness the financial power of consolidation and take<br />
advantage of our experience to ensure your school receives its<br />
classroom resources on time… every time. Register now at App.<br />
EquipMySchool.com to utilise our e-Procurement Portal!<br />
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eTeach<br />
Stand no: 71<br />
Address: Dubai Internet City Block 10,<br />
Office 101, Dubai, UAE<br />
Contact Name: Jonathan Price<br />
Email: marketing@eteach.com<br />
Website: www.eteach.com<br />
eTeach is trusted and used by more than 7500 schools, colleges and<br />
academies internationally, 95 percent of whom renew with us every<br />
year. Our 18 years’ experience in global recruitment give our schools<br />
the ability to attract and recruit quality teaching professionals<br />
quickly and cost effectively. Our market-leading education-only<br />
job board and award-winning ATS allows schools to tailor their<br />
own online application form and receive ‘one-click’ applications,<br />
engaging quickly with the best candidates worldwide. Last year, our<br />
advertisers placed more than 65,000 education vacancies in front of<br />
our 1.7 million registered candidates. Find out how our continuum<br />
of recruitment solutions, from job board to specialist recruiters, can<br />
deliver outstanding candidate results to your school.<br />
EtonX<br />
Stand no: 19<br />
Address: 3rd floor, News Building,<br />
3 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Ben Hanneford-Smith<br />
Email: ben@etonx.com<br />
Website: www.etonx.com<br />
EtonX is a leading online soft skills course provider based in<br />
London and a wholly-owned trading subsidiary of Eton College.<br />
Its unique Future Skills <strong>Programme</strong> combines real-world teaching<br />
insights from Eton College teachers with content development,<br />
technology and online pedagogy expertise from EtonX. Its live<br />
online learning model, featuring virtual classrooms and high-quality<br />
content, enables students to learn and practise soft skills in exciting,<br />
sympathetic and safe environments. The courses help students to<br />
develop the practical, entrepreneurial and soft skills they need for<br />
success, with the aim of closing the global 21st century skills gap.<br />
Eurus Consultancy Beijing<br />
Stand no: 129<br />
Address: Chaoyang District,<br />
Beijing, China<br />
Contact Name: Eoin Mannion<br />
Email: eoin.mannion@eurusrecruit.com<br />
Website: www.eurusrecruit.com<br />
Eurus is a Beijing-based consultancy assisting schools to find quality<br />
bilingual Chinese teachers. Eurus teachers undergo strict vetting<br />
procedures including psychometric testing and English language<br />
assessment to match them to jobs with our client schools. Many of<br />
the teachers that register with Eurus are ambitious about developing<br />
their careers overseas with schools including teaching in the UK.<br />
Eurus also provides our teachers with opportunities to upskill<br />
through our training portal. Teachers can engage with our training<br />
partners to develop their English language proficiency, pedagogy<br />
and various courses/modules to better prepare them for career<br />
progression.<br />
Faria Education Group<br />
Stand no: 64<br />
Address: 76 Watling Street,<br />
London, EC4M 9BJ, UK<br />
Contact Name: MacKenzie Hovermale<br />
Email: mackenzie@fariaedu.com<br />
Website: www.fariaedu.com<br />
Faria was founded in 2006 to transition schools from paper onto<br />
a curriculum-focused learning platform. Today, Faria powers<br />
curriculum for over 8000 schools & districts and 3 million students<br />
with a suite of 3 services: ManageBac, Faria’s flagship product, for<br />
curriculum planning, assessment and reporting for IB World schools;<br />
OpenApply for paperless admissions from enquiry to enrolment;<br />
and Atlas for curriculum management enabling schools to<br />
collaboratively plan, share, and analyze their curriculum. Faria’s multidisciplinary<br />
team of 136 operates globally, across 8 offices.<br />
Fieldwork Education<br />
Stand no: 106<br />
Address: St. Clements House,<br />
27–28 Clements Lane, London, EC4N 7AE, UK<br />
Email: info@fieldworkeducation.com<br />
Website: www.fieldworkeducation.com<br />
Through the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC), International<br />
Primary Curriculum (IPC) and International Middle Years Curriculum<br />
(IMYC), Fieldwork Education has been improving learning in schools<br />
for more than 30 years. We support this with bespoke professional<br />
learning for schools and a world-class accreditation process. Our<br />
support for schools is shaped around the unique developmental<br />
needs of each learning age group, with the aim to strengthen<br />
children’s moral, social and cultural development.<br />
Finalsite<br />
Stand no: 16<br />
Address: 16–20 The Causeway,<br />
Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0HE, UK<br />
Contact Name: Max Eisl<br />
Email: max.eisl@finalsite.com<br />
Website: www.finalsite.com<br />
From recruiting right-fit families and faculty to retaining students,<br />
staff, and alumni, schools around the world choose the Finalsite<br />
platform to showcase what makes them unique and communicate<br />
effectively. Our digital marketing and communications platform<br />
includes award-winning websites, inbound marketing tools, SEO<br />
and Social Media Services as well as integrations with other leading<br />
suppliers to simplify workflows and ensure data integrity and<br />
security. Over 2000 schools in 80 countries partner with Finalsite<br />
to showcase their schools to their global community. Stop by our<br />
booth and receive a free audit of your school’s website.<br />
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Findel Education<br />
Stand no: 98<br />
Address: Nottingham Logistics Centre,<br />
Pintail Close, Netherfield, Nottingham, NG4 2SG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Gary Bond<br />
Email: gary.bond@findel-education.co.uk<br />
Website: www.findel-international.com<br />
Findel Education is the leading global supplier of educational<br />
resources. Our family of well-established brands dates back to 1817<br />
and includes some of the most recognised names in education.<br />
Our high-quality and innovative resources cover all areas of your<br />
chosen curriculum, from Maths and English resources to Science,<br />
Technology, Sport and Special Educational Needs. Our unique<br />
offering means you can find everything you need to help run your<br />
establishment through one complete supplier! What’s more, our<br />
international sales team has considerable experience in exporting<br />
to more than 130 countries, backed up by a dedicated UK-based<br />
customer contact centre.<br />
Firefly Learning<br />
Stand no: 102<br />
Address: The Aircraft Factory,<br />
100 Cambridge Grove, W6 0LE<br />
Contact Name: Ravi Khakhar<br />
Email: ravi@fireflylearning.com<br />
Website: www.fireflylearning.com<br />
Firefly is a modern learning experience platform, which adapts<br />
to your school’s needs and culture. Teachers save time so they<br />
can focus on what matters most – teaching – and students are<br />
empowered to learn in ways that work best for them. In turn, Firefly<br />
engages parents in your school community, giving them a rich view<br />
of school life – in and out of the classroom. Born for schools and<br />
focusing on schools alone, Firefly is proud to work with trailblazers,<br />
such as Patana Bangkok, Dulwich College (Singapore) and Cranleigh<br />
Abu Dhabi. Let us show you what Firefly can do for your school.<br />
Fitter Future<br />
Stand no: 79<br />
Address: Hertfordshire, UK<br />
Contact Name: Doug Berlin<br />
Email: doug@fitterfuture.com<br />
Website: www.fitterfuture.com<br />
The goal of Fitter Future is to get more children more active more<br />
often. We are an online resource designed by children for children<br />
to have fun whilst moving. The programme is easy for teachers to<br />
use (nothing is more than 5 clicks away) and accessible in even the<br />
smallest of spaces with no need for children to get changed or use<br />
equipment. Children also get to work out at home with all stats and<br />
data recorded. Come and see us in the marketplace or email us at<br />
info@fitterfuture.com. Check out a demo at www.fitterfuture.com.<br />
Follett International<br />
Stand no: 14<br />
Address: 1320 Ridgeview Drive,<br />
Illinois, 60050, USA<br />
Contact Name: Dylan Jones<br />
Email: dylanjones@follett.com<br />
Website: www.FollettLearning.com<br />
Follett provides educationally relevant content, integrated<br />
educational technology solutions, and value-added services to<br />
over 65,000 pre-K–12 schools and districts in the United States and<br />
around the world. We focus on earning our customers’ trust every<br />
day and helping you impact over 35,000,000 pre-K–12 students<br />
every year.<br />
Furlong Solutions Ltd.<br />
Stand no: 31<br />
Address: Eagle House,<br />
Joule Road, Andover,<br />
Hampshire, SP10 3UX, UK<br />
Contact Name: Mark Davis<br />
Email: enquiries@furlongsolutions.com<br />
Website: www.furlongschoolbase.com<br />
A leading school MIS provider that offers one complete solution. Say<br />
goodbye to third party add-ons and hello to a solution that takes<br />
care of all aspects of school data management, from attendance,<br />
tracking and analytics to library, mark book, activity management –<br />
and so much more.<br />
GCSEPod<br />
Stand no: 76<br />
Address: Soundbitelearning UK Ltd,<br />
6 Charlotte Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XFD, UK<br />
Contact Name: Gill Key<br />
Email: gill.key@gcsepod.com<br />
Website: www.gcsepod.com<br />
GCSEPod can be learner-led or integrated with classroom teaching.<br />
Providing over 4500 quality assured videos (called ‘Pods’), covering<br />
the subject knowledge of 20+ subjects for all IGCSE/GCSE<br />
examination boards. Hosted on an intuitive and interactive online<br />
platform, GCSEPod is education on demand. Generate homework,<br />
assessment and revision tasks in seconds using our Community<br />
Question Bank. Let our Boost Playlists automatically identify and<br />
close student knowledge gaps. Keep track of progress with our<br />
robust and detailed reporting to intervene intelligently where<br />
support is needed most. We now have even more features to help<br />
reduce teacher workload, build confidence and get results, fast!<br />
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 2019<br />
Get My Grades<br />
Stand no: 55<br />
Address: Equitable House,<br />
7 General Gordon Square, Woolwich,<br />
London, SE18 6FH, UK<br />
Contact Name: John Nichols<br />
Email: john@getmygrades.co.uk<br />
Website: www.getmygrades.co.uk<br />
Get My Grades is an online education platform for English and Maths<br />
with Science coming soon. Our aim is to help schools provide a<br />
consistently high-quality education to all their students by providing<br />
them with an outstanding curriculum resource based on the<br />
latest research and teaching practice. The platform is designed by<br />
teachers, for teachers, and includes online content, varied questions,<br />
self-assessment and automatic tracking. We also provide support,<br />
participation in academic research and ongoing training included.<br />
Get My Grades is ideal for international schools managing a unique<br />
set of challenges.<br />
Gratnells<br />
Stand no: 48<br />
Address: 8 Howard Way,<br />
Harlow, Essex, CM20 2SU, UK<br />
Contact Name: Richard Picking<br />
Email: richardp@gratnells.co.uk<br />
Website: www.gratnells.com<br />
Gratnells has been providing storage solutions for over 40 years and<br />
is the market’s leading provider for schools and universities, in over<br />
68 countries worldwide. From its original roots in the educational<br />
industry, over the years Gratnells has expanded and now provides<br />
integrated storage solutions for a variety of environments, including<br />
healthcare, veterinary and industrial. Most recently, the Callero Plus<br />
range has been added to its ever-expanding product portfolio,<br />
along with the Gratnells Rover, MakerSpace Trolley and MakerHub,<br />
ideal for STEM/STEAM Learning and collaborative working spaces.<br />
Gillman & Soame<br />
Stand no: 6<br />
Address: Units 7 & 8,<br />
Chancerygate Business Centre, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford,<br />
OX5 1FQ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Rachel Pancott<br />
Email: rachel.pancott@gillmanandsoame.co.uk<br />
Website: www.gillmanandsoame.co.uk<br />
Gillman & Soame have been in existence since 1856 and are the<br />
leading school photographers operating in the UK and overseas.<br />
• Individual portraits – SIMS / iSAMS compatible. Names to<br />
Faces disc which enables images to be automatically dropped<br />
into your pupil database system.<br />
• Groups of up to 1800 staff and pupils – Complete School<br />
and House Groups. Not just letter box format, but featuring<br />
the school building if desired. British Design Council award<br />
winning staging.<br />
• Imagebank – A unique service whereby your images are<br />
archived and stored by Gillman & Soame off your servers<br />
thereby freeing up valuable space.<br />
GL Education<br />
Stand no: 9<br />
Address: 1st Floor Vantage London,<br />
Great West Rd, Brentford, TW8 9AG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Andrew Sleath<br />
Email: international@gl-education.com<br />
Website: www.gl-education.com<br />
Our assessments are used by international schools in over 100<br />
countries worldwide to improve teaching and learning by: supporting<br />
personalization; measuring progress; identifying gifted and talented<br />
students and SEN. Visit our stand to find out more about these<br />
assessments, our Doddle learning resources and homework platform<br />
and to register for our value-added service in time for this year’s iGCSEs.<br />
GuangZhou<br />
Collegepro Co. Ltd.<br />
Stand no: 100<br />
Address: Room 3003 Nantian plaza,<br />
No. 7 Huacheng Road, Tianhe Distric Guangzhou, China.<br />
Contact Name: Kitty Zhu<br />
Email: kitty.zhu@collegepro.com.cn<br />
Website: www.collegepro.com.cn<br />
We supply different school uniform and sports uniform: socks, bags,<br />
water bottles and so on.<br />
Harlequin Floors<br />
Stand no: 122<br />
Address: Festival House,<br />
Chapman Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3EF, UK<br />
Contact Name: Jamie Stirling<br />
Email: jamie.stirling@harlequinfloors.com<br />
Website: www.harlequinfloors.com<br />
Harlequin Floors is the world leader in advanced technology floors<br />
for the performing arts. Established as the education industry<br />
performance flooring choice for architects, building contractors and<br />
the world’s most prestigious dance and performing arts companies<br />
and schools. Harlequin Floors’ experience and reputation are<br />
founded on the manufacture and supply of a range of high-quality<br />
portable and permanent sprung and vinyl floors, ballet barres and<br />
mirrors for dance studios and performance spaces. Forty years after<br />
its creation, Harlequin remains as global leader in its field with offices<br />
in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.<br />
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High Performance Learning<br />
Stand no: 117<br />
Address: Belsyre Court,<br />
57 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HJ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Aggie deBurca<br />
Email: office@highperformancelearning.co.uk<br />
Website: www.highperformancelearning.co.uk<br />
High Performance Learning (HPL) works with schools to embed<br />
the HPL philosophy where every student is seen as a potential<br />
high performer. Its unique teaching and learning framework<br />
systematically recalibrates the school and enables students to<br />
develop the cognitive skills, values, attitudes and attributes needed<br />
for high academic performance and lifetime success. HPL offers a<br />
range of programmes to enable schools at any starting point to<br />
begin their journey towards being an HPL school. The HPL World<br />
Class School Award recognises the very best schools in the world<br />
and is designed for those at the forefront of educational thinking.<br />
Immersive VR Education<br />
Stand no: 38<br />
Address: Unit 9,<br />
Cleaboy Business Park,<br />
Waterford City, Ireland<br />
Contact Name: Mike Boyce<br />
Email: mboyce@immersivevreducation.com<br />
Website: www.immersivevreducation.com / www.engagevr.io<br />
LEARN THROUGH EXPERIENCE<br />
We will be showcasing our ‘Welcome to ENGAGE’ experience to<br />
show how you can create your own VR content and record lectures<br />
inside the ENGAGE platform. In addition, we will also have our awardwinning<br />
Apollo 11 HD, Emergency Room and Berlin Blitz experiences<br />
available to demo. ENGAGE is a complete e-learning and presentation<br />
platform built with both VR and standard screen usage in mind.<br />
It enables organisations to host meetings, private classes, training<br />
sessions and presentations bringing people together from across the<br />
world in a safe, virtual, multi-user environment.<br />
HOHENLOHER<br />
Spezialmoebelwerk<br />
Schaffitzel GmbH+Co. KG International Business<br />
Stand no: 73<br />
Address: Anton-Waldner-Strasse 10–16, 88239 Wangen im Allgaeu,<br />
Germany<br />
Contact Name: Greg Hartwell<br />
Email: ib@hohenloher.de<br />
Website: www.hohenloher.com<br />
We design holistic furnishing solutions that make learning more<br />
colourful, happy, ergonomic and safe. Our portfolio of intelligent<br />
ceiling systems for school labs, science and technical classes is<br />
unique worldwide. Our room concepts transform existing spaces<br />
into multifunctional learning environments in which all products<br />
are perfectly coordinated in colour and function. This increases<br />
flexibility, saves space, costs and always allows adaptation to new<br />
pedagogical concepts. For over 135 years, the Hohenloher name has<br />
stood for pioneering equipment solutions in the field of educational<br />
institutions.<br />
Houghton Mifflin<br />
Harcourt (HMH)<br />
Stand no: 37<br />
Address: Trinity Central, 152–160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland<br />
Contact Name: Carl Garthwaite<br />
Email: carl.garthwaite@hmhco.com<br />
Website: www.hmhco.com/international<br />
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a global learning company with<br />
the mission of changing people’s lives by fostering passionate,<br />
curious learners. Among the world’s largest providers of education<br />
solutions and one of its longest-established publishing houses,<br />
HMH combines cutting-edge research, editorial excellence and<br />
technological innovation to improve teaching and learning<br />
environments and solve complex literacy and education challenges.<br />
HMH’s interactive, results-driven education solutions are utilised by<br />
50 million students in over 150 countries.<br />
Impero Software<br />
Stand no: 27<br />
Address: Oak House, Mere Way,<br />
Ruddington Fields Business Park, Nottingham, NG11 6JS, UK<br />
Contact Name: Jonathan Sullivan<br />
Email: jsullivan@imperosoftware.com<br />
Website: www.imperosoftware.com<br />
Impero are specialists in the Edtech space, providing a range of cloudbased<br />
remote monitoring, device management and safeguarding<br />
solutions for the education sector. We develop our solutions in direct<br />
response to the latest education trends and requirements.<br />
Interactive Schools<br />
Stand no: 33<br />
Address: 86 Easton Street,<br />
High Wycombe, HP11 1LT, UK<br />
Contact Name: Simon Noakes<br />
Email: wow@interactiveschools.com<br />
Website: www.interactiveschools.com<br />
Informed by data, transformed by tech, led by humans. We fill the<br />
intersection between Art and Science. We call it WONDER. We put<br />
users first, and craft incredible immersive experiences – balancing<br />
creative magic, measurable engagement, and tangible impact.<br />
We value usefulness, aesthetics and imagination. We ignore<br />
technological enthusiasm that leads to irrelevance. Decisions are<br />
grounded in rational methodology, data insight, and a sprinkling of<br />
fairy dust. Not blind convention, nor whim!<br />
We believe every school is unique. Let us tell your story.<br />
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World-class careers guidance<br />
for global secondary schools<br />
EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS.<br />
INFORM YOUR GUIDANCE STRATEGY. IMPROVE OUTCOMES.<br />
We work with<br />
schools in over<br />
90 countries<br />
University and<br />
course matching<br />
Empower your students to engage<br />
proactively with personalised university,<br />
course and career recommendations<br />
tailored to their skills and interests.<br />
Data powered insights<br />
Use statistically significant data and<br />
trends to assess the impact of your<br />
guidance process, inform your guidance<br />
strategy, and improve outcomes.<br />
For global schools<br />
Provide your students with postsecondary<br />
options from over 24,000<br />
global university destinations<br />
Trusted global community<br />
Join the largest international community<br />
of university and careers advisors,<br />
providing opportunities for training<br />
and professional development.<br />
Arrange a demo<br />
Discover why international schools partner with<br />
BridgeU: bridge-u.com/demo
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 2019<br />
International Leadership<br />
Academy, The British School in<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Stand no: 77<br />
Address: Vrouw Avenweg 640, 2493 WZ Den Haag, The Netherlands<br />
Contact Name: Liz Free<br />
Email: info@bsnila.com<br />
Website: www.bsnila.com<br />
The International Leadership Academy is a dynamic and innovative<br />
centre of professional learning and development. Working in partnership<br />
with world-renowned organisations, we design impactful programmes<br />
specifically for international school staff including the prestigious iNPQ<br />
leadership suite. Based in The Hague, in the heart of Europe, we offer a<br />
comprehensive range of programmes covering four key strands. Together<br />
we are rethinking professional education for 21st-century schools.<br />
iSAMS<br />
Stand no: 61<br />
Address: 9 Talavera Court, Darnell Way,<br />
Moulton Park, Northamptonshire,<br />
NN3 6RW, UK<br />
Contact Name: Lisa Evans<br />
Email: sales@isams.com<br />
Website: www.isams.com<br />
Launching in 2005, iSAMS became the first Management Information<br />
System for schools that’s entirely web-based. Designed for teachers<br />
by teachers, iSAMS supports staff members, enhances parental<br />
engagement and empowers student learning. Now your school<br />
community can access key information through a single intuitive<br />
interface, whenever they need to and wherever they are. iSAMS’s<br />
modular approach enables you to scale the system in accordance<br />
with future growth and customise it to ensure it meets your school’s<br />
individual needs. Visit us to find out why we’re the trusted MIS partner<br />
of over 850 schools in more than 65 countries around the world.<br />
InVentry<br />
Stand no: 126<br />
Address: Howley Business Village, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0BZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Daniel Jennings<br />
Email: daniel.jennings@inventry.co.uk<br />
Website: www.inventry.co.uk<br />
The InVentry sign in and visitor management system is trusted by<br />
more than 5000 schools in the UK and helps improve the efficiency<br />
of entry into the building. This fully integrated system allows schools<br />
to accurately monitor who is onsite at any one time as well as<br />
simplifying the regulatory burden placed on schools from OFSTED,<br />
GDPR and various health and safety bodies. InVentry’s simple visual<br />
interface engages instantly, and is packed full of useful features such<br />
as signing in late students and staff, running an evacuation from<br />
your phone and managing all your DBS checks in one location.<br />
IRIS Connect<br />
Stand no: 115<br />
Address: Unit 11, Hove Business Centre,<br />
Fonthill Road, Hove BN3 6HA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Katie Eldridge<br />
Email: katie@irisconnect.co.uk<br />
Website: www.irisconnect.com/uk<br />
IRIS Connect exists to bridge the gap between effective professional<br />
development and classroom practice. Our video-based platform<br />
is designed to support 21st-century professional learning, enabling<br />
teachers to effectively develop their practice, their collective efficacy<br />
and to maximise their impact on learning outcomes. We achieve this by<br />
enabling teachers and educational organisations to connect, collaborate,<br />
develop and share expertise throughout the world. Our video<br />
collaboration technologies break down the barriers to accessing theory,<br />
modelling, and reflective activities, in a scalable and sustainable way. 95%<br />
of teachers using IRIS Connect report improvements in their practice.<br />
ISC Research<br />
Stand no: 110<br />
Address: Brunel House, Volunteer Way,<br />
Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Richard Gaskell<br />
Email: richard.gaskell@iscresearch.com<br />
Website: www.iscresearch.com<br />
ISC Research (ISC) has been the leading provider of data and market<br />
intelligence on the world’s K–12 English-medium international<br />
schools market since 1994. The vast majority of its data is sourced<br />
directly through full-time, field-based consultants and researchers. ISC<br />
produces a range of market reports and services to meet the needs<br />
of schools, higher education institutions, school suppliers, investors,<br />
developers and professionals involved with international education.<br />
These include market intelligence reports for key countries plus a<br />
global report, benchmarking reports, statistical reports, and an online<br />
data and intelligence licence providing real-time market information,<br />
school data, contact options and search facilities.<br />
IT Governance<br />
Stand no: 127<br />
Address: Unit 3, Clive Court,<br />
Bartholomew’s Walk, Cambridgeshire Business<br />
Park, Ely, CB7 4EA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Claire Ashton<br />
Email: cashton@itgovernance.co.uk / education@itgovernance.co.uk<br />
Website: www.itgovernance.co.uk/education<br />
www.gdpr.co.uk/schools<br />
Data protection is an important part of safeguarding and protecting<br />
your school against cyber attacks is a critical part of this. IT<br />
Governance can support your school with all your data protection<br />
and cybersecurity needs. Services include:<br />
• The GDPR.co.uk compliance and training platform, built<br />
specifically for schools<br />
• Accredited GDPR and data protection officer training<br />
• Accreditation for the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme<br />
• Data protection officer services<br />
• E-learning staff awareness training including data protection<br />
and cybersecurity<br />
10% <strong>COBIS</strong> member discount.<br />
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 2018<br />
John Catt Educational Ltd<br />
Stand no: 89<br />
Address: 15 Riduna Park,<br />
Melton, Suffolk, IP12 1QT, UK<br />
Contact Name: James Rudge<br />
Email: enquiries@johncatt.com<br />
Website: www.johncatt.com<br />
We’re celebrating our 60th anniversary at John Catt this year. From<br />
our beginnings as a publisher of school prospectuses, we have<br />
built a worldwide reputation with our catalogue of guidebooks,<br />
magazines and professional development titles for educators. We<br />
work with leading associations in both the state and independent<br />
sectors, in the UK and abroad. Our range of comprehensive school<br />
directories and searchable websites includes John Catt’s Guide to<br />
International Schools and the IB World Schools Yearbook.<br />
Learning Ladders<br />
Stand no: 17<br />
Address: The Clarence Centre,<br />
6 St Georges Circus, London, SE1 6FE, UK<br />
Contact Name: Matthew Koster-Marcon<br />
Email: mattk@learningladders.info<br />
Website: www.learningladders.info<br />
Learning Ladders is a bespoke, connected, and purposeful approach<br />
to teaching and learning used by many of the world’s best schools.<br />
Every child makes accelerated progress and every school has<br />
improved their inspection grade. <strong>COBIS</strong> Member of the Year runnerup.<br />
BETT Award finalist ‘Best Whole School aid for Teaching Learning<br />
and Assessment’ five years running. Curriculum design, assessment,<br />
self-assessment, reporting, online portfolios, homework, remote<br />
learning, parent tutorials. All linked. All bespoke. For any curriculum,<br />
in any language. If you want to put learning at the heart of your<br />
school, this is for you.<br />
Karen Ardley Associates<br />
Stand no: 107<br />
Address: The Old Dyehouse,<br />
27 St Georges Road, Scholes Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1UQ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Karen Ardley<br />
Email: karen@karenardley.com<br />
Website: www.karenardley.com<br />
KAA is a dynamic, creative leadership, training and development<br />
consultancy that has successfully worked with a wide range of<br />
<strong>COBIS</strong> member schools. We design and deliver professional training<br />
and development programmes for leaders and people involved<br />
with providing or supporting learning, worldwide. Our inspirational<br />
leadership programmes and consultancy have proven success<br />
and organisational impact. Our outstanding classroom practice<br />
programmes impact positively and directly on student engagement<br />
and progress.<br />
Kognity<br />
Stand no: 34<br />
Address: Stockholm,<br />
Sweden and London, UK.<br />
Contact Name: Sophie Murten<br />
Email: info@kognity.com<br />
Website: www.kognity.com<br />
Kognity’s curriculum aligned intelligent textbooks for the IB, IGCSE,<br />
and GCSE couple the highest quality interactive content with<br />
our platform’s data-driven formative assessment approach. This<br />
ensures that students have access to engaging content and exam<br />
prep material, and continuously see their individual strengths and<br />
weaknesses. Teachers see their students’ progress, allowing them<br />
to differentiate their teaching and automate formative assessment<br />
based on each student’s needs. Kognity’s intelligent textbooks are<br />
already used by hundreds of schools in over 90 countries with great<br />
results – 95% of teachers think that Kognity helps their students<br />
learn.<br />
Learniture®<br />
Stand no: 22<br />
Address: 16 High Street, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5PY, UK<br />
Contact Name: James Clarke<br />
Email: hello@learniture.co.uk<br />
Website: www.learniture.co.uk<br />
Schools increasingly look at every detail in their quest to make<br />
learning better: in classrooms they feel there are more effective<br />
ways of furnishing them than traditional rows of rectangular<br />
tables and chairs. We understand how the details of new learning<br />
environments can dramatically transform teaching, learning and<br />
wellbeing. In collaboration with Professor Stephen Heppell, and<br />
based on the best neuroscience research, Learniture® has been<br />
designed to provide you and your learners with the building blocks<br />
to furnish learning spaces. With you, we create opportunities for<br />
collaboration, exploration and for growing deep knowledge whilst<br />
making spaces to enjoy learning together.<br />
Lexonik<br />
Stand no: 10<br />
Address: Sound Training, Boho 4,<br />
Gibson House, Middlesbrough,<br />
TS2 1AY, UK<br />
Contact Name: Michelle Hicks<br />
Email: michelle.hicks@lexonik.co.uk<br />
Website: www.lexonik.co.uk<br />
Lexonik is the award-winning teacher training, internationally<br />
acclaimed for its immediate and dramatic impact on literacy. With<br />
over 60,000 students taught to date, Lexonik is raising academic<br />
achievement worldwide. Using a unique range of prescriptive<br />
teaching and methodology, Lexonik training provides school<br />
professionals with additional skills, knowledge and resources, to<br />
overcome learning barriers, enhance attainment and accelerate<br />
student progress. Through the use of Lexonik, learners acquire<br />
and develop English language skills rapidly, access the curriculum<br />
effectively and are more likely to excel and reach their potential<br />
academically.<br />
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Lindamood-Bell<br />
Learning Processes<br />
Stand no: 111<br />
Address: 182–184 Campden Hill Road,<br />
Kensington, London, W87AS, UK<br />
Contact Name: Christina Patronis<br />
Email: london.centre@lindamoodbell.com<br />
Website: www.lindamoodbell.com<br />
Lindamood-Bell helps children and adults improve language<br />
processing – the foundation of all communication and learning. For<br />
30 years, our intensive, one-to-one, process-based instruction has<br />
been used to strengthen the sensory-cognitive functions needed<br />
for reading and comprehension. Our instruction is based on the<br />
individual’s learning needs and has been proven successful for<br />
individuals with learning challenges, including dyslexia, hyperlexia,<br />
ADHD, and ASD.<br />
LSC Education<br />
Stand no: 53<br />
Address: 3rd Floor, 207 Regent Street,<br />
London, W1B 3HH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Edward Clark<br />
Email: edward@lsceducation.com<br />
Website: www.lsceducation.com<br />
LSC Education supports schools and education organisations<br />
worldwide to recruit exceptional leaders. Our award-winning<br />
consultants bring valuable expertise to the recruitment process, and<br />
can demonstrate an impressive track record which is underpinned<br />
by our passion for education. We have appointed leaders to a wide<br />
range of education posts, for a broad spectrum of schools and<br />
education organisations globally. We are highly networked and<br />
make it our business to know who is interested in new opportunities<br />
and where new opportunities are arising. In addition to supporting<br />
our clients with their recruitment process, we are similarly dedicated<br />
to supporting our candidates throughout their careers.<br />
m2r Education<br />
Stand no: 105<br />
Address: Langham House,<br />
148 Westgate, Wakefield,<br />
West Yorkshire, WF2 9RS, UK<br />
Contact Name: Munir Mamujee<br />
Email: munir@m2rglobal.com<br />
Website: www.m2rglobal.com<br />
Established in 2001, m2r Education are a multi award-winning<br />
recruitment company specialising in the placement of academic<br />
staff into British international schools across the globe. With a team<br />
of highly experienced consultants, our ethical and honest approach<br />
means you will receive an exceptional service at all times. We have<br />
considerable experience of handling recruitment projects of all<br />
sizes and can supply teaching staff from all over the world and<br />
across all subjects. Currently working with partner schools including<br />
current <strong>COBIS</strong> members across more than 20 countries, we can offer<br />
invaluable support to all your recruitment needs.<br />
Macmillan Education<br />
International Curriculum<br />
Stand no: 78<br />
Address: The Macmillan Campus,<br />
4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, UK<br />
Contact Name: Mel Everett<br />
Email: melanie.everett@macmillaneducation.com<br />
Website: www.macmillanic.com<br />
An exciting new choice for international schools – resources<br />
written by subject experts, based on the most effective and<br />
leading methodologies from around the world, proven to raise<br />
attainment. Outstanding teacher support includes specific guidance<br />
to teach maths, science and English to pupils whose first language is<br />
not English and therefore ensures our courses are easy to implement<br />
and even the newest of teachers can deliver effective lessons every<br />
time. New for 2019: ‘Max Science primary, Discovering through<br />
Enquiry’ – a carefully scaffolded, highly effective hands-on science<br />
course including a unique resource to link learning in the classroom<br />
with parents.<br />
Mallory International<br />
Stand no: 74<br />
Address: Aylesbeare Common<br />
Business Park, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare, Devon, UK<br />
Contact Name: Rachel Jiménez Dickson<br />
Email: rachel@malloryint.co.uk<br />
Website: www.malloryint.net<br />
Mallory International has over 30 years’ continual experience<br />
exporting to institutions around the world and specialises in the<br />
handling of educational materials and books. We have a dedicated<br />
team dealing with expertise in all levels of international education,<br />
international trade documentation, consolidation shipping and<br />
clearing. All customers deal with a single contact person. We also<br />
provide subject bibliographies, selection support and consolidation<br />
of supplier catalogues and have the ability to handle physical<br />
book processing and standard electronic formats as well as journal<br />
consolidation.<br />
Manchester Metropolitan University<br />
Stand no: 80<br />
Address: Faculty of Education,<br />
Brooks Building, 53 Bonsall Street,<br />
Manchester, M15 6GX, UK<br />
Contact Name: Dr Martin Needham<br />
Email: M.Needham@mmu.ac.uk<br />
Website: www2.mmu.ac.uk/education<br />
Manchester Metropolitan University is a great, modern university,<br />
in a great global city. The Faculty of Education has been educating<br />
teachers, practitioners and professionals for over 100 years. Each<br />
year, nearly 3000 students study full-time with us on over 60 courses<br />
including Primary and Secondary Teacher Education. A further<br />
1100 study part-time at master’s or PhD level, making us the largest<br />
provider of postgraduate taught courses outside London. We work<br />
in close partnership with over 1,500 schools and colleges, including<br />
schools overseas, to provide our students with diverse placement<br />
and learning opportunities.<br />
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Mangahigh<br />
Stand no: 75<br />
Address: 1st Floor,<br />
4–14 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4LU, UK<br />
Contact Name: Chris Green<br />
Email: chris.green@mangahigh.com<br />
Website: www.mangahigh.com<br />
Mangahigh is an online platform that provides students with<br />
adaptive, games-based learning for maths (and has just launched<br />
coding too). Teachers are provided with full analytics; they can<br />
assign activities, monitor progress and differentiate their teaching.<br />
Mangahigh is used in over 5000 schools worldwide.<br />
Mighty Writer<br />
Stand no: 121<br />
Address: 66 Brackendale Rd,<br />
Bournemouth, BH8 9HZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: David Ralph<br />
Email: david@mightywriter.co.uk<br />
Website: www.mightywriter.co.uk<br />
Winner of the Education Resources Awards 2018 for Best Primary<br />
Resource, Mighty Writer is a brand-new, innovative and multisensory<br />
resource. It transforms children’s literacy almost overnight. We<br />
guarantee that. Teachers rate it 9.7/10. It teaches the whole process<br />
of learning to write from speaking in simple sentences through to<br />
planning and editing increasingly complex and sophisticated stories.<br />
Its core age range is for 4–7 years, however it can be used with<br />
children of all abilities from those who are reluctant to speak to the<br />
very able. It teaches fictional and non-fictional writing and enables<br />
children to become independent and competent writers.<br />
MyConcern<br />
Stand no: 63<br />
Address: One Team Logic,<br />
Unit 2 Talbot Green Business Park,<br />
Heol-Y-Twyn, Talbot Green, CF72 9FG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Melanie Harding<br />
Email: info@myconcern.co.uk<br />
Website: www.myconcern.co.uk<br />
The safeguarding company One Team Logic bring you MyConcern,<br />
their Queen’s Award-winning software, created and developed<br />
by child protection experts. Suitable for any educational setting,<br />
MyConcern is currently used in schools, colleges and other<br />
organisations in the UK and worldwide (including all Ministry of<br />
Defence Schools). MyConcern allows school staff the ability to<br />
record, report and manage all safeguarding and wellbeing concerns<br />
using a trusted, secure and intuitive platform, enabling early<br />
intervention. It also provides safeguarding leads with the peace<br />
of mind that they are meeting their statutory, legal and moral<br />
obligations to children and young people under their care.<br />
My School Portal<br />
Stand no: 132<br />
Address: The Old Granary,<br />
Malt House Farm, Green Street, Green<br />
Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 8DX, UK<br />
Contact Name: Adrian Brown<br />
Email: adrian.brown@myschoolportal.co.uk<br />
Website: www.myschoolportal.co.uk<br />
My School Portal is a secure, sophisticated platform that collates<br />
all student information and data in one place for staff, parents and<br />
guardians. It streamlines communication, increases parent/guardian<br />
engagement and saves valuable admin time. Best of all, there’s no need<br />
for multiple logins and passwords. One password. One portal. One view.<br />
NQT Induction & Support<br />
Stand no: 99<br />
Address: Brook House,<br />
Reeves Way, Whitstable,<br />
CT5 3SS, UK<br />
Contact Name: Grant Reeves<br />
Email: nqt@kent.gov.uk<br />
Website: www.theeducationpeople.org<br />
The NQT Induction & Support Team (part of The Education People) has<br />
extensive experience and provides a comprehensive induction service for<br />
over 1000 NQTs each year. It supports schools, HE colleges and academies<br />
that have recruited NQTs within Kent, across the UK and in other parts of<br />
the world. The NQT team’s mission is to ensure NQTs and their mentors<br />
are provided with advice and support throughout the induction period<br />
to help ensure a successful outcome for both the NQT and the school.<br />
NutKase Accessories<br />
Stand no: 42<br />
Address: NutKase Accessories Ltd,<br />
Lytchett House, 13 Wareham Road,<br />
Lytchett Matravers, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Leo Shortland<br />
Email: Leo.Shortland@mynutkase.com<br />
Website: www.nutkase.com<br />
NutKase Accessories designs and manufactures high-quality accessories<br />
with a focus on K–12 education. Drop-proof, colourful iPad, Chromebook<br />
and MacBook cases have now been sold in over 65 countries around the<br />
world. NutKase’s innovation and relentless focus on education have allowed<br />
us to stand out from the crowd, and our free logo embossing on all orders<br />
has been another great way for schools to have consistent branding!<br />
One World Cover – Health Insurance Specialists<br />
Stand no: 119<br />
Address: 2603 Office Tower,<br />
Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road,<br />
Hong Kong<br />
Contact Name: Michael Pennington<br />
Email: mp@oneworldcover.com<br />
Website: www.oneworldcover.com<br />
We are a health insurance broker that specialises in handling the<br />
insurance for schools, such as yours, and have been serving the needs of<br />
some of the world’s largest international schools for 15+ years. We have<br />
a proven track record of helping our clients reduce their insurance costs<br />
year-on-year, for multiple years in a row. We do so by using a number of<br />
proprietary tools and practices that give our clients greater transparency<br />
on what is happening with their plan, in particular on predicting claim<br />
trends and future pricing, enabling our clients to consistently reduce<br />
premiums, all while keeping their staff and HR happy.<br />
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Oxford University Press<br />
Stand no: 30<br />
Address: Great Clarendon Street,<br />
Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK<br />
Contact Name: Charlotte Hayes<br />
Email: charlotte.hayes@oup.com<br />
Website: www.globaloup.com<br />
As part of one of the world’s great universities, we’re driven by<br />
a deep conviction that learning enriches lives. This shows in<br />
everything we do across a vast range of learning resources and<br />
educational support, developed to inspire every learner to achieve<br />
their very best. We’re committed to international education and<br />
we’ve been publishing comprehensive print and digital resources<br />
for a range of British and international curricula for over 100 years.<br />
Whether it’s our work in cooperation with the IB or the development<br />
of materials that are fully matched to Oxford International AQA<br />
Examinations and Cambridge Assessment International Education<br />
specifications, Oxford is leading the way.<br />
Pearson<br />
Stand no: 90<br />
Address: 80 Strand, London,<br />
WC2R 0RL, UK<br />
Contact Name: Joanna Borysiak<br />
Email: globalschools@pearson.com<br />
Website: www.pearsonglobalschools.com<br />
Pearson is the world’s leading learning company and the UK’s largest<br />
awarding body. Our international education heritage stretches back<br />
over 150 years. Today, Pearson partners with schools, colleges and<br />
employers globally to offer qualifications to over 3.4 million students<br />
a year. As the UK’s largest awarding organisation, Pearson Edexcel<br />
are best placed to provide international qualifications (International<br />
GCSE and International A Level) that are recognised as being most<br />
closely aligned with the British educational system. Working with<br />
international schools worldwide, we have created a complete,<br />
integrated teaching and learning experience, to help you realise the<br />
full potential of your school and students, whatever your choice of<br />
curriculum.<br />
Penta International<br />
Stand no: 57<br />
Address: Upperton House,<br />
The Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 3YB, UK<br />
Contact Name: Dr Mark Evans<br />
Email: mark@penta.co.uk<br />
Website: www.penta.co.uk<br />
Penta International is one of the UK’s premier independent providers<br />
of management consultancy, educational monitoring, training,<br />
coaching and inspection services. Based in the UK, but with offices<br />
in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires, we support<br />
schools and colleges around the world. We train school leaders to<br />
be school inspectors. We have new training courses this year on<br />
Child Protection and Mental Health, High-Quality Arabic language<br />
teaching and Self-evaluation and Monitoring in schools. The<br />
company has a reputation for the highest quality work, combined<br />
with a personal approach. See our website for further information<br />
about Penta International.<br />
Piota School Apps<br />
Stand no: 124<br />
Address: 7 Barnsbury Street,<br />
London, N1 1PW, UK<br />
Contact Name: James Dickson<br />
Email: jdickson@piota.co.uk<br />
Website: www.piota.co.uk<br />
Piota supply high-quality, customised mobile apps to schools to<br />
enable more effective communication with parents and pupils. Your<br />
app brings together school information, contact details, news with<br />
social media integration, events calendar, notifications, feedback<br />
forms and more in a central, easily accessible hub on parents’<br />
phones, ready for immediate reference when they need it. Improve<br />
communication and engagement with parents, save internal time<br />
and cost, discover a new way to sample and evidence parental and<br />
student opinion, and project a progressive image for your school.<br />
Get in touch today for a free trial.<br />
Pobble<br />
Stand no: 97<br />
Address: 42–43 Gloucester Crescent,<br />
London, NW1 7PE, UK<br />
Contact Name: Jon Smith<br />
Email: jon@pobble.com<br />
Website: www.pobble.com<br />
Pobble is an approach to teaching writing used by tens of thousands<br />
of teachers each day to find the best teaching resources, give<br />
pupils a global audience for their work, and to improve assessment<br />
reliability. Pobble won the 2018 BETT Award ‘Best Classroom Aid<br />
for Learning, Teaching and Assessment’. Today, Pobble is used by<br />
schools all over the world to inspire young writers and make life<br />
easier for their teachers. Pobble increases pupil writing fluency by<br />
15% and saves teachers 20% of their lesson planning time, as shown<br />
in a recent three-month UCL study involving 1000 pupils and 400<br />
teachers.<br />
Pupil and<br />
School Support<br />
Stand no: 113<br />
Address: Vauxhall Gardens,<br />
Barrack St, Birmingham, B7 4HA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Heather Wood<br />
Email: Heather.Wood@birmingham.gov.uk<br />
Website: accesstoeducation.birmingham.gov.uk<br />
Pupil and School Support work with schools and other educational<br />
settings to help children and young people with cognition and<br />
learning difficulties progress and achieve to the best of their abilities.<br />
We support schools with:<br />
• The development of strategic leaders of inclusion enabling<br />
whole school improvement<br />
• Increasing staff capacity in supporting pupils with SEND<br />
• The promotion of inclusive provision and practice, setting<br />
aspirational targets and raising attainment<br />
• Early identification of need and evidence-based intervention<br />
• The implementation of initiatives, policy and statutory<br />
procedures<br />
• Delivery of Continuing Professional Development including<br />
online training<br />
• Whole school training and development around EAL learners<br />
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Real Group<br />
Stand no: 65<br />
Address: 4 Victoria Parade,<br />
London, SE10 9FR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Liz Martin<br />
Email: liz.martin@realgroup.co.uk<br />
Website: www.realgroup.co.uk<br />
Real Group is a team of talented and experienced individuals led by<br />
two educational psychologists who are committed to education<br />
and its ability to change lives. We primarily trade as Real Training,<br />
Real Psychology, Dyslexia Action and Dyslexia Action Shop. Through<br />
Real Training, we offer high-quality online courses and qualifications<br />
to education professionals all over the world focused on leadership,<br />
educational testing, inclusion and Special Educational Needs and<br />
Disabilities (SEND). This includes our unique International Award in<br />
SEN Coordination (iSENCO) and National Professional Qualifications<br />
(NPQs) for current and aspiring school-based leaders. Our courses<br />
are respected, accredited and supportively delivered by fully<br />
qualified and experienced professionals.<br />
S+B UK Limited<br />
Stand no: 116<br />
Address: Labtec Street,<br />
Manchester, M27 8SE, UK<br />
Contact Name: Liam Serridge<br />
Email: liam_serridge@splusb.co.uk<br />
Website: www.splusb.co.uk<br />
S+B UK is a leading specialist in the design, manufacture and<br />
installation of innovative furniture systems and fume cupboards<br />
for Science, Food Tech and STEM Classrooms. Our commitment<br />
to creating innovative, motivational and effective learning spaces<br />
has led to S+B becoming established as a leading specialist in the<br />
UK and International Schools market. The sustained growth in our<br />
contemporary furniture designs has enabled us to win the Queen’s<br />
Award for Enterprise. At S+B we work with you to provide the<br />
ideas, solution and final outcome completely free of charge and<br />
obligation, from initial consultation of designs, including CAD and<br />
3D drawings, allowing you to view the solution before manufacture.<br />
Renaissance<br />
Learning UK LTD<br />
Stand no: 24<br />
Address: South Quay Building,<br />
189 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Silvia Lee<br />
Email: silvia.lee@renaissance.com<br />
Website: www.renlearn.co.uk<br />
Renaissance is a leader in pre-K–12 learning analytics, serving<br />
educators and students in more than 96 countries worldwide.<br />
With solutions that assess learning, inform instruction, personalise<br />
practice, and increase equity and access, Renaissance helps<br />
educators, families, and communities fuel student growth so all<br />
learners can achieve their full potential.<br />
SAM Labs Ltd<br />
Stand no: 120<br />
Address: WeWork: 145 City Road,<br />
Hoxton, London, EC1V 1AZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Daniel Neeld<br />
Email: daniel@samlabs.com<br />
Website: www.samlabs.com<br />
SAM Labs provides everything you need to deliver the most<br />
engaging STEAM and Coding learning experience in your classroom.<br />
Giving you the tools and support to make the most of your lessons,<br />
SAM Labs makes learning interactive and engaging. This includes<br />
curriculum-aligned lesson plans, intuitive visual flow-based apps<br />
and wireless electronic blocks that connect seamlessly to provide<br />
stimulating challenges. Design algorithms, programs and systems to<br />
bring computational thinking to life.<br />
RSAcademics<br />
Stand no: 81<br />
Address: 23 The Point,<br />
Rockingham Road, Market Harborough,<br />
Leicestershire, LE16 8AZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Aaron Ashton<br />
Email: aaronashton@rsacademics.co.uk<br />
Website: www.rsacademics.co.uk<br />
Founded in 2002, RSAcademics has worked with over 700 schools<br />
in the UK and worldwide. We are experts in school leadership<br />
search and selection and help schools with the appointment of<br />
CEOs, Heads, Principals, Vice-Principals, Directors of Marketing and<br />
Admissions, and other senior leaders. With our talent knowledge,<br />
we ensure the best leaders join the right schools for the right<br />
reasons. Our strategic consultancy division supports schools<br />
with strategic planning, marketing reviews, research, leadership<br />
development and philanthropy. Our SchoolPulse® online surveys<br />
have been used by over 30 international schools across Asia, Europe,<br />
South America, North America and the Middle East.<br />
Scanning Pens<br />
Stand no: 84<br />
Address: Broomhayes Farm,<br />
Inmarsh Lane, Seend, Wiltshire,<br />
SN12 6RX, UK<br />
Contact Name: Geraldine Bell<br />
Email: geraldine@scanningpens.com<br />
Website: www.scanningpens.com<br />
Scanning Pens is the global distributor for the C-Pen. As a leading<br />
Assistive Technology supplier for over 15 years, we combine our<br />
expert knowledge with years of experience in the dyslexia field<br />
to develop solutions for individuals and educational institutions<br />
helping people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia and much<br />
more. Find out about the success of the ExamReader and ReaderPen<br />
saving money and resources alongside increasing grades. Our<br />
range of pens support even those who are learning an additional<br />
language. We offer all schools and colleges free 30-day trials of our<br />
pens so they can see the benefits themselves!<br />
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School Cloud Systems<br />
Stand no: 43<br />
Address: The Albus, Glasgow,<br />
G40 3AP, UK<br />
Contact Name: Robbie Beattie<br />
Email: info@schoolcloudsystems.co.uk<br />
Website: www.schoolcloudsystems.co.uk<br />
School Cloud Systems is a multi-award winning software company<br />
providing the Parents Evening System and Room Booking System<br />
to over 3,500 schools worldwide. The Parents Evening System is<br />
the market leading online appointment booking software allow<br />
parents to schedule appointments online for their child’s teachers<br />
at the parents’ evening. It’s loved by parents and trusted by schools<br />
worldwide to manage millions of appointments. They also provide<br />
the market leading Room Booking System to manage the booking<br />
of rooms & resources during the school day and invoice hirers for<br />
lettings after the school day.<br />
Sing Up<br />
Stand no: 125<br />
Address: Bloomsbury House,<br />
74–77 Great Russell Street,<br />
London, WC1B 3DA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Damian Piekacz<br />
Email: damian.piekacz@singup.org<br />
Website: www.singup.org<br />
Sing Up makes transformative change happen in schools to<br />
enhance children’s development and learning through the power<br />
of singing. Developed by teachers for teachers, we have been<br />
supporting singing schools for over a decade, and today Sing Up<br />
is used by teachers around the world. Through our award-winning<br />
digital solution, Sing Up provides you with the complete singing<br />
experience. Membership includes access to almost 1000 songs,<br />
specially arranged for young voices. Our wide range of resources,<br />
training and songs aid you in delivering cross-curricular classroom<br />
learning and act as a foundation for music across the school.<br />
Scientific & Chemical Supplies Ltd.<br />
Stand no: 68<br />
Address: Carlton House,<br />
Livingstone Road, Bilston,<br />
West Midlands, WV14 0QZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Samantha Milwain<br />
Email: international@scichem.com<br />
Website: international.scichem.com<br />
SciChem is a leading UK supplier of laboratory equipment, school<br />
chemicals and consumables for teaching science to all age groups.<br />
Our catalogue is packed with IB curriculum-relevant resources that<br />
offer proven benefits in the classroom. Our international team is<br />
committed to ensuring all of our customers receive a prompt and<br />
efficient service from initial enquiry to final despatch of goods.<br />
Scott Brownrigg<br />
Stand no: 128<br />
Address: Carlton House,<br />
Livingstone Road, Bilston,<br />
West Midlands, WV14 0QZ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Sam Stevens<br />
Email: s.stevens@scottbrownrigg.com<br />
Website: www.scottbrownrigg.com<br />
We are a global design leader ranked within the UK Top 10 and<br />
within the Global Top 100 of architectural practices. With our head<br />
office in London, we have studios across the UK and internationally<br />
in New York, Singapore and Amsterdam. Our Education team create<br />
inspiring learning environments, from primary and secondary<br />
schools to further and higher education establishments across<br />
the globe. We believe that good design is not about imposing a<br />
solution, but working together with stakeholders at all levels to<br />
develop the right one. Creating buildings that make a real difference<br />
and push boundaries. We make the creative journey an enjoyable<br />
one for all.<br />
Spaceoasis®<br />
Stand no: 21<br />
Address: D11, Hortonwood 7,<br />
Telford, Shropshire, TF1 7GP, UK<br />
Contact Name: Simon Hick<br />
Email: hello@spaceoasis.com<br />
Website: www.spaceoasis.com<br />
Spaceoasis® designs, manufactures and installs furniture to create<br />
amazing learning environments that enable students and staff<br />
to do, and achieve, more. Working with aspirational schools, the<br />
environments we create take learning to a whole new level. Whether<br />
you want to improve collaboration, boost creativity or encourage<br />
greater take up of certain subjects, our environments solve<br />
problems and liberate thinking. We firmly believe that form follows<br />
function, so our first question is always: ‘What do you want to do<br />
in the space?’ If you can tell us that, we’ll design a space for your<br />
organisation that works brilliantly and looks fantastic.<br />
Sparx<br />
Stand no: 114<br />
Address: Oxygen House,<br />
Grenadier Road, Exeter Business Park,<br />
Exeter, EX1 3LH, UK<br />
Contact Name: Rebecca Wren<br />
Email: rebecca.wren@sparx.co.uk<br />
Website: www.sparx.co.uk<br />
Sparx is a socially focused, learning technology company<br />
that combines automatically bespoke content and innovative<br />
technology with traditional teaching methods to support teachers<br />
and motivate learners. Our debut product is maths homework.<br />
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Speech Link<br />
Multimedia Ltd.<br />
Stand no: 69<br />
Address: Canterbury Innovation<br />
Centre, University Road,<br />
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7FG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Judith McMillan<br />
Email: office2@speechlink.co.uk<br />
Website: www.speechandlanguage.info<br />
Support Speech and Language in the classroom. Speech Link<br />
and Language Link include online assessments and interventions<br />
to support pupils with SLCN. User-friendly, online packages<br />
deliver evidence of narrowing the gap for disadvantaged<br />
pupils and aim to empower education professionals.<br />
Standardised assessments provide early identification of<br />
SLCN. Our three-step Intervention strategy focuses on wholeclass<br />
strategies, group interventions and supplementary<br />
teaching. Measured outcomes offer holistic evidence of<br />
improvement in language skills. Dynamic provision maps allow the<br />
SENCo to track the effectiveness of interventions. Try a free week’s<br />
demo of our packages.<br />
Sports Directory<br />
Stand no: 23<br />
Address: Unit 5, Butterly Avenue,<br />
Dartford, Kent, DA1 1JG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Jamie Stewart<br />
Email: jamie@sportsdirectoryuk.com<br />
Website: www.sportsdirectory.com<br />
Sports Directory have been supplying sports equipment to UK and<br />
international schools for over 20 years. It is our vision to support<br />
schools as they encourage the next generation to become healthy<br />
and active. As part of our offer to schools, we are ‘giving back’ in the<br />
form of our ‘My School Rewards’ programme. The programme gives<br />
any registered school the opportunity to get 25% more to spend on<br />
equipment, making your sports budget go further and providing<br />
more for students.<br />
SSAT, the Schools,<br />
Students and<br />
Teachers network<br />
Stand no: 44<br />
Address: 5th Floor, Central House,<br />
142 Central Street, London, EC1V 8AR, UK<br />
Email: adviseme@ssatuk.co.uk<br />
Website: ssatuk.co.uk<br />
We are SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network, and we<br />
provide fresh ideas for ambitious schools. We exist to help improve<br />
outcomes for all young people. As a membership organisation of<br />
schools and academies across the UK and internationally, we have<br />
been working with leaders, teachers and students for over 30 years<br />
to drive school improvement and innovation, and celebrate their<br />
successes. Our rigorous professional development and school<br />
improvement programmes can be tailored to a school’s specific<br />
needs to help leaders and teachers further outcomes for all young<br />
people, developing leadership at all levels across the system.<br />
Teach Away<br />
Stand no: 13<br />
Address: 93 George Street,<br />
Edinburgh, EH2 3ES, UK<br />
Contact Name: Sara Carter<br />
Email: Sara@teachaway.com<br />
Website: www.teachaway.com<br />
Teach Away is an industry leader in teacher recruitment, offering<br />
a world-class education employment platform that helps schools<br />
attract, qualify, and recruit top teaching talent.<br />
Teachanywhere<br />
Stand no: 58<br />
Address: 7th floor, 120 Holborn,<br />
London, EC1N 2TD, UK<br />
Contact Name: Matthew Peck<br />
Email: matthew.peck@teachanywhere.com<br />
Website: www.teachanywhere.com<br />
Teachanywhere is a leading global educational specialist of International<br />
Teacher and Leadership recruitment, established over ten years ago and<br />
part of the Randstad group. Teachanywhere has dedicated worldwide<br />
teams of education consultants, many of whom are ex-international<br />
teachers, who will provide you with the best teachers the world<br />
has to offer. Shaping the world of education, we are partnered with<br />
many Ministries of Education and private international schools. Our<br />
international teams recruit from many countries simultaneously and<br />
gather first-hand local market knowledge about the countries from<br />
which we recruit and the schools into which we place.<br />
TechSoft UK Ltd<br />
Stand no: 29<br />
Address: Falcon House,<br />
Royal Welch Avenue, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5TQ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Sam Flippance and Stephen Massey<br />
Email: sales@techsoft.co.uk<br />
Website: www.techsoft.co.uk<br />
TechSoft UK Ltd supply the latest CAD/CAM (computer-aided<br />
design/computer-aided manufacture) systems, including their<br />
own software 2D Design, 2D Primary and 2D PCB which provides<br />
solutions at all levels of education and beyond. The software is used<br />
by the majority of UK secondary schools (age 11–18), as well as many<br />
others worldwide. TechSoft provide a comprehensive range of CAM<br />
solutions from knife cutters and laser cutters to 3D printers; CNC<br />
embroidery to advanced milling machines, etc. In addition, they<br />
supply a full range of design technology equipment from textiles<br />
resources to manual workshop nachinery including bandsaws, etc.<br />
Tes<br />
Stand no: 88<br />
Contact Name: Sian Harris,<br />
Director of Partnerships<br />
Email: sian.harris@tesglobal.com<br />
Website: www.tes.com/school<br />
For more than 100 years, Tes has been supporting educators to<br />
inspire generations of pupils. Today, we’re a busy digital platform<br />
providing products and services for schools and teachers all over<br />
the world. More than 11 million users share ideas, inspiration, jobs,<br />
training and resources on Tes. With rising demands for quality<br />
education and growing competition, international schools tell us<br />
it’s becoming increasingly tough to recruit, retain and develop top<br />
quality staff. By turning to Tes you’ll find the tools you need to tackle<br />
these challenges. Find out more at tes.com/school.<br />
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Texthelp<br />
Stand no: 25<br />
Address: Lucas Exchange,<br />
1 Orchard Way, Greystone Road,<br />
Antrim, BT41 2RU, Northern Ireland<br />
Contact Name: Elaine Crawford<br />
Email: e.crawford@texthelp.com<br />
Website: www.texthelp.com<br />
At Texthelp, we believe that literacy is every student’s passport to<br />
success. That’s why we’ve created a range of user-friendly support<br />
technologies to help learners understand content and read and<br />
write fluently. Our leading assistive software is used by English<br />
Language Learners (ELL) and special needs students worldwide.<br />
Read&Write Family is a suite of literacy-focused software which<br />
gives confidence to all students. It makes web and computer files<br />
more accessible – from reading on-screen text to helping students<br />
research, write and check everyday written work. The software is<br />
available on Windows, Mac, iPad and Android and in Google.<br />
Titus Learning<br />
Stand no: 4<br />
Address: Titus Learning, Salts Mill,<br />
Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3LA, UK<br />
Contact Name: Seb Francis<br />
Email: hello@tituslearning.com<br />
Website: www.tituslearning.com<br />
We’re Titus Learning, a certified Moodle Partner providing smartly<br />
tailored e-learning services to the education and business sectors<br />
around the world. We handpick services to address specific Moodle<br />
requirements: whether that’s bespoke themes making Moodle<br />
effortless to use; integration with other systems to save valuable<br />
time; or custom development ensuring you get the perfect fit. And,<br />
of course, all of the above is paired with our unparalleled hosting,<br />
training and support services. With clients ranging from schools,<br />
colleges and multi-school groups, to international businesses<br />
supporting 50,000+ users, we’re perfectly placed to help any<br />
organisation meet their LMS/VLE needs.<br />
The International<br />
Teaching Partnership<br />
Stand no: 103<br />
Address: 2–6 Boundary Row,<br />
Waterloo, London, SE1 8HP, UK<br />
Contact Name: Kris Hair<br />
Email: kris.hair@theinternationalteachingpartnership.com<br />
Website: www.theinternationalteachingpartnership.com<br />
The International Teaching Partnership (ITP) are a global educational<br />
recruitment specialist that provides market leading service, quality<br />
and responsiveness to the international school market. We’re<br />
passionate about offering a personalised service to schools, senior<br />
management and teachers where all parties’ expectations are<br />
exceeded. Formed by international experienced ex-teachers and<br />
highly experienced UK education recruitment specialists, we’re<br />
experts within our field. We are proud to be selective about who<br />
we recruit and the schools we choose to represent. Whether you’re<br />
a candidate or client you can be assured of a first-class service as<br />
we believe in partnerships built upon trust, respect and positive<br />
outcomes.<br />
Theatretech<br />
Stand no: 11<br />
Address: Bridge House, Little Street, Norton Sub Hamdon, Nr<br />
Crewkerne, Somerset, TA14 6SR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Mick Way<br />
Email: mick@theatretech.net<br />
Website: www.theatretech.net<br />
Theatretech offer a complete theatre consultancy and design<br />
service, and have completed a range of interesting and diverse<br />
projects in the Education sector. These include theatres, concert<br />
halls, studios, dance venues, where some are new-build projects,<br />
but many being conversions and extensions. As specialist theatre<br />
consultants we offer a unique but essential advisory service to all<br />
levels of the Education sector. We have over 40 years’ experience<br />
of working with schools and colleges on over 80 projects, both in<br />
the UK and abroad, including Egypt, Dubai, Malaysia, Oman, Cyprus,<br />
France and the West Bank.<br />
TTS Group Ltd<br />
Stand no: 86<br />
Address: Park Lane Business Park,<br />
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire,<br />
NG17 9GU, UK<br />
Contact Name: Alice Allen<br />
Email: aallen@rm.com<br />
Website: www.tts-international.com<br />
TTS has been providing innovative educational resources for over<br />
30 years, supporting children from birth through to secondary. We<br />
develop and source hundreds of new resources each year to ensure<br />
schools in the UK, and around the world, have the best resources<br />
available to enhance learning opportunities. From versatile ICT<br />
products, to stimulating Early Years resources, our aim is to give<br />
every child, every day, a reason to love learning.<br />
Turnitin<br />
Stand no: 70<br />
Address: Turnitin UK Ltd,<br />
Wellbar Central, Floor 6,<br />
36 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4TD, UK<br />
Email: integrity@turnitin.com<br />
Website: www.turnitin.com<br />
Turnitin is your partner in fostering original thinking and supporting<br />
authentic learning. Turnitin solutions promote academic integrity,<br />
streamline marking and feedback, and improve outcomes across<br />
educational levels and content areas. Turnitin leverages cuttingedge<br />
technology to provide tools that prevent plagiarism, deliver<br />
formative and summative feedback and surface actionable<br />
reporting. Growing from one million student submissions in 2002 to<br />
one billion in 2018, Turnitin serves over 15,000 institutions globally.<br />
To find out more, drop by our stand!<br />
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Unifrog<br />
Stand no: 28<br />
Address: Hackney Community<br />
College, Edspace, Falkirk Street,<br />
London, N1 6HQ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Nicolas Weir<br />
Email: nick@unifrog.org<br />
Website: www.unifrog.org<br />
Unifrog is the one-stop-shop higher education platform. Students<br />
use Unifrog to explore their interests, record what they’ve done,<br />
research the best opportunities for them around the world, draft<br />
application materials, and finally apply to their chosen institutions.<br />
Staff can easily provide feedback on their students’ work and<br />
research, compile references, send documents to US institutions,<br />
and record meetings.<br />
‘Unifrog has made students, teachers and staff happier to engage<br />
in the university application process. The benefits for students are<br />
far-reaching: boosting their CVs, discovering their interests, and<br />
putting them on track for their ideal college.’ – Casey Nolan Jackson,<br />
Antwerp International School.<br />
University of Bath<br />
Stand no: 118<br />
Address: Department of Education,<br />
University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK<br />
Contact Name: Professor Mary Hayden<br />
Email: m.c.hayden@bath.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.bath.ac.uk<br />
The University of Bath has an excellent reputation for research and<br />
teaching in international education. The Department of Education<br />
is a thriving academic community focused on furthering our<br />
understanding of policy, culture, physical activity and diversity<br />
within an educational context. Our part-time MA Education<br />
and Doctor of Education (EdD) students are located around the<br />
globe and are supported at Bath by some of the world’s leading<br />
educational experts, in a stimulating and challenging learning<br />
community. The flexible part-time programmes offer different study<br />
pathways, including Summer and Winter Schools (in the beautiful<br />
city of Bath), regional study centres and online distance learning.<br />
Veema Education<br />
Stand no: 52<br />
Address: 20 Emerson Building,<br />
Chadwell Lane, London, N8 7RF, UK<br />
Contact Name: Costa Constantinou<br />
Email: c.constantinou@veema.co.uk<br />
Website: www.veema.co.uk<br />
As former school leaders and teachers, Veema Education<br />
understands the challenges facing schools and passionately believe<br />
in promoting personal, academic and professional growth through<br />
evidence-based CPD. Using best practice pedagogical approaches,<br />
our bespoke packages provide sufficient time for new knowledge,<br />
skills and reflection to be put into practice. Our unique four-step<br />
approach – consult, tailor, train, reflect – enables us to create highly<br />
effective programmes that combine both in-house and online<br />
training, coaching and best practice classroom support. With<br />
our focus on collaboration, we work alongside schools to create<br />
practitioners who are continually growing in confidence and able to<br />
create the very best outcomes for students.<br />
Warwick Mann<br />
International Limited<br />
Stand no: 60<br />
Address: Apartado 0832–1727,<br />
World Trade Centre, Panama City, Panama<br />
Contact Name: Andrew Seward<br />
Email: info@warwickmann.com<br />
Website: www.warwickmann.com<br />
For over 22 years we have been providing an exclusive service to<br />
international schools and teachers. Truly independent and with<br />
fully qualified advisors, we give professional advice on all aspects<br />
of financial planning including mortgages, healthcare, retirement<br />
planning, savings and investment, life assurance and property<br />
investments. To assist schools with staff recruitment and retention,<br />
we have helped many international schools provide and improve<br />
their employee benefits package with healthcare, life and income<br />
protection arrangements. With access to the entire marketplace,<br />
including every major provider, we can ensure every school has the<br />
best scheme to meet their requirements each and every year.<br />
University of<br />
Buckingham<br />
Stand no: 93<br />
Address: Buckingham,<br />
MK18 1EG, UK<br />
Contact Name: Sally Elvin / Nikki Mugford<br />
Email: education@buckingham.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.buckingham.ac.uk/education<br />
In 2002 the first PGCE at the University of Buckingham was launched.<br />
There were just 12 teachers on the course. This year, with over 1200<br />
teachers studying with us, we are one of the largest providers of inschool<br />
teacher training and school leadership courses in the UK. All<br />
of our courses, from the PGCE to the MA and the MEd in Educational<br />
Leadership focus on the practical application of educational theory.<br />
Our aim is to improve the craft of teaching and leading in schools,<br />
and our courses provide frameworks for studying ‘on the job’.<br />
WCBS<br />
Stand no: 108<br />
Address: Landmark House,<br />
Wirrall Park Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FR, UK<br />
Contact Name: Stephen Bilboe<br />
Email: sales@wcbs.co.uk<br />
Website: www.wcbs.co.uk<br />
WCBS is a leading supplier of information management systems,<br />
providing international schools with the first true cloud platform<br />
and a portfolio of solutions across admissions, academic, finance,<br />
administration and alumni. By utilising the solutions on offer,<br />
schools can enhance their information management with powerful<br />
reporting, exceptional progress tracking, unrivalled communication,<br />
multilingual capability, sophisticated integration, and much more.<br />
With WCBS MIS, data can be accessed, managed and shared easily<br />
and securely throughout the school, promoting efficient practices in<br />
all departments. This frees up valuable teaching and administrative<br />
time, to concentrate on developing strategies for success and<br />
delivering outstanding education.<br />
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Whitley International<br />
Recruitment Ltd.<br />
Stand no: 83<br />
Address: Hudson House Business Centre,<br />
8 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3QB, UK<br />
Contact Name: Ley Whitnell<br />
Email: ley@whitleyrecruitment.co.uk<br />
Website: www.whitleyrecruitment.co.uk<br />
As an international recruitment agency, with staff with 25 years<br />
of experience in education across three continents, we know the<br />
recruitment process can be a challenging obstacle course. We<br />
use our expertise to match qualified candidates with a passion<br />
for teaching to each school’s needs. We pride ourselves on being<br />
international recruitment specialists, using our expertise and advice<br />
to help guide our clients through that process from the very start to<br />
the very end. Whitley International Recruitment Ltd can source highquality<br />
candidates and offers value for money, and we can provide<br />
just the helping hand you need.<br />
World Challenge<br />
Stand no: 94<br />
Address: 17–21 Queens Road,<br />
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,<br />
HP13 6AQ, UK<br />
Contact Name: Tony Burns<br />
Email: tburns@world-challenge.co.uk<br />
Website: www.world-challenge.co.uk<br />
For 31 years World Challenge has been at the forefront of devising<br />
educational expedition programmes which teach life skills and<br />
expand minds outside the classroom walls. Our expeditions enable<br />
students to become successful learners, confident individuals, and<br />
responsible global citizens. World Challenge is the world’s largest<br />
provider of school expeditions, working with about 800 schools<br />
worldwide. We have offices in the UK, Dubai, Boston, Hong Kong,<br />
South Africa and Melbourne, and offer a range of 45 destinations.<br />
Our programmes are fully aligned to the ethos of the International<br />
Baccalaureate and offer a springboard for fulfilling the Creativity,<br />
Action and Service of the IB Diploma <strong>Programme</strong>.<br />
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