| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.30-09.40 | Welcome | |
| 09.40 - 10.00 | Marlborough Iskandar one year on! | ’What we did, what we might have done, what we should have done’
Following the opening of Marlborough’s new campus in Iskandar Malaysia, Bob Pick presents an honest opinion of how the project developed from vision (2005) to reality (2012). He will talk to delegates about what Marlborough did and didn’t do, what pitfalls they encountered and how some might have been avoided.
Robert Pick |
| 10.00-10.20 | Renewing Our Professional Lives | We go through various stages in our lives as human beings, from childhood to old age. Similarly in our careers, we have a life cycle. Schools, as with all institutions and communities also have life cycles. How do we stay fresh, dynamic and positive? To what extent does staying alive professionally depend involve personal renewal?
Mark Hensman |
| 10.20-10.40 |
| President Taylor’s Education Group School Division |
| 10.40-11.00 | Suresh Dass | COO and Principal St John’s International School |
| 11.00-11.20 | David Kilpatrick | Principal AISM and President of AIMS |
| 11.20-11.30 | Panel Q&A | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Refreshment Break | |
| 12.00-12.30 | Update on the new schools opening in Malaysia 2013 | Under the Economic Transformation Plan, Malaysia aspires to be a regional education hub. Due to this encouragement there has been almost a 90% growth in new international schools. In order to further encourage a higher number of international student enrolments, companies that establish new international schools or existing international schools undertaking expansion are eligible to apply for an Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on the qualifying capital expenditure incurred within a period of 5 years.
Assoc. Prof. Elajsolan Mohan |
| 12.30-13.00 | ISC Research Global & Asian International Schools Market Update | Richard will provide an update on the global international school market including an analysis of fee income together a forecast of where the market will be in 5 & 10 years’ time. Special focus will be given to developments and trends in Asia, which has more than half the world’s international schools.
Richard Gaskell |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch Break | |
| investors talk about their experiences and criteria for investment in the education sector, and how to successfully choose a school to partner with | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Karan Khemka | Partner and Head of the International Education Practice The Parthenon Group |
| 14.30-15.00 | The Russian Market for non-governmental K-11 education | Andrey Barkin Director, SKOLKOVO Education Department Centre Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO |
| 15.00-15.30 | Break | |
| 16.30-17.00 | Group Discussion on today's sessions | |
| 17.00-18.00 | Networking Reception | |
Day 2
How do you successfully start a new school in Asia and cope with regulators' expectations? In this session we will hear various views about how to deal with the challenges of setting up an international school in Asia.
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.30-09.50 | School Start-Ups in Asia, a Comparative View | In this presentation there will be a reflection on international school start-ups in Asia and some comparisons made to experiences in other jurisdictions. Attempts will be made to highlight areas for consideration such as regulations and curriculum.
Dr Wayne Ible |
Building Branksome from the Ground Up | Branksome Hall, selected as one of the world's top eight schools was invited to create a world leading educational institution in the UNESCO world heritage site of Jeju Island South Korea. Founding Principal Glen Radojkovich and CEO Reach Education Peter Kenny will highlight the vision, implementation and creation of a remarkable educational organisation in six stages. | |
| 09.50-10.10 |
| Founding Principal Branksome Hall Asia |
| 10.10-10.30 | Peter Kenny | CEO Reach Education Branksome Hall Asia |
| 10.30-11.00 | Break | |
Strategic Planning for the Establishment of an International School | Feasibility Study, Facilities Design and Curricular Planning
This session will describe a feasibility study process for international schools which has been used successfully in Malaysia, Vietnam and China. The session will then outline a process which has been used to link the facility needs of the school developer with the design aspirations of the architect. Finally the rationale of curriculum selection will be described. | |
| 11.00-11.20 | Lister Hannah | Consultant Washington Services |
| 11.20-11.40 | Frank Opray | Director Washington Services |
| 12.00-12.20 | How to Plan your new School, using Feasibility Studies from across Asia | Christopher Bell, Executive Chairman, Brighton Education Group Governor and Director, The International School @ ParkCity |
| 12.20-12.40 | The Changing Face of Recruitment: A Market Overview for International Schools | Recruiting western trained teachers is an essential task at most international schools which requires the balance of financial, pedagogical, cultural and logistical requirements. This session will provide a market overview of the seven major western teacher markets – the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and South Africa including factors affecting supply and demand of qualified teachers as well as top tips for attraction, selection and retention of teacher candidates.
Diane Jacoutot |
| 12.40-13.00 | Recruiting and Retaining International Teachers | This session will focus on teacher recruitment and retention. Topics include recruiting web sites and associations, the components of an attractive employment package, and the elements and means used by international teachers to rate their schools. The importance of good fit and releasing teachers will also be discussed
Kathy Farrell |
| 13.00-13.20 | The HR aspects of recruiting and managing expat staff in international schools | CfBT has been recruiting native English speaking teachers to work in European and Asian countries for more than 40 years. CfBT Brunei currently recruits and manages more than 250 native English-speaking teachers. This session provides information on strategies that have proven successful in both recruitment and retention in one of the largest and longest running expatriate teacher projects in Asia. The session also discusses how to overcome the challenges faced in the management of international teaching staff.
Dr Greg Keaney |
| 13.20-13.30 | Q&A session on the morning’s discussions | |
| 13.30-14.30 | Lunch | |
| 14.30-14.50 | What is an IB Education? | This session will provide participants with an update of initiatives in the IB in Asia Pacific, overview of the four IB programmes, the increasing support IB provides to schools to make the IB programmes stronger and orientate key stakeholders
Stefanie Leong |
| 14.50-15.10 |
| Christopher Bell Executive Chairman Brighton Education Group Governor and Director The International School @ ParkCity |
| 15.10-15.30 | Local Curriculum versus International Curriculum: Choices to make for your children | Parents need to make a decision about the type of school education to provide for their children. With the lifting of the restrictions on access to international schools, Malaysian parents are now torn between choosing a public school local curriculum, private school local curriculum or international school curriculum for their children. There are critical factors to be considered and parents arm themselves with the knowledge to make a calculated decision that will have long-term impact on their children.
Santhi Latha |
| 15.30-15.50 | Curriculum Choices and Parents’ Preferences | International schools in Malaysia offer a range of curricula, and options include the IGCSE, American school programme, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) provision. This presentation is based on findings from two recent studies conducted by Sunway Education Group on current provisions by Malaysian international schools and parents’ preferences, with analysis based on the Sunway International School’s experience.
Mien Wee Cheng |
| 15.50-16.10 | Evidence, Action and Impact - what makes the biggest difference to student learning | New schools combine innovative design and contemporary teacher and leadership practice to enable students to be creative, flexible, adaptable and innovative. In this presentation, world leading education research and case study examples are present about what works best in schools to gain maximum impact on student achievement.
Sally Smart |
| 16.10-17.10 |
| The IPSEF version of speed dating. With cake. |
| 17.10 | End | |
Day 3
Garden International School (GIS) is the largest private, co-educational, international school in Malaysia. Established in 1951, GIS provides a British-style education to the expatriate and local community in Kuala Lumpur. The school has three campuses and over 2,100 students representing over 60 nationalities.
The Australian International School Malaysia (AISM) is the first and only International School in Malaysia offering an Australian Curriculum, delivered by Australian teachers, and following the Australian school year. Established in the year 2000 and located on a 7.5 acre campus AISM serves more than 600 students from over 30 different nationalities. Lunch at the AISM.
The Alice Smith Secondary School. The school was started by Mrs Alice Smith at her home in Jalan Eaton, Kuala Lumpur, in 1946, and now educates 1550 students on two campuses. The Equine Park campus was opened in 2002, providing an outstanding British curriculum education to over 750 students from 40 nationalities. There is also a Primary Campus in Kuala Lumpur for 800 students.
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