Specialist Sector

School will take over an existing IB setting in Gurugram, with executive head Dr Christopher Stevens suggesting it is the first of more overseas moves

Trusts running specialist schools come in a range of shapes and sizes – but how are they evolving and what role will they play in the government’s SEND reforms?

The programme, called GR8 School, will use an interactive learning platform to track pupil progress, with teachers – ‘human mentors’ – stepping in to support when required

Deals for schools in Spain and the United Arab Emirates take the group’s total to four international settings, with the promise of more to come

Gareth Parker-Jones will leave Rugby next year to take up a role with its rival, as competition between private international school groups continues to intensify

Qualifications body also announces a new option for its International Project Qualification that it hopes will attract a ‘wider range of candidates’

After international A-level and GCSE exams were cancelled due to the Iran war, contingencies were put in place but school leaders say the process has been ‘a shambles’, with grades for entire cohorts making ‘no sense’

The removal of Penta, which carried out more than half of British Schools Overseas inspections, puts the two remaining inspectorates under pressure – but they say they are ready

The event returns for its third year, offering 15 categories for schools around the world to enter – including two new awards

The new school will open next September and eventually cater for as many as 1,600 pupils

Entries rise again with thousands of schools across 144 countries now entering students for the Cambridge International exams

Deal for Cambridge curriculum school means the international group is now operating in 10 nations across the continent