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Published 23 Dec 2020

5 Key Benefits of Studying Advanced Placement

Why are Advanced Placement courses a popular choice for students around the world? The Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue university-level studies while still in school.

Published 17 Dec 2020

Head Hawk Alexander tells us about the ACS Hillingdon Student Council

Alexander Bergman, Grade 12 student from ACS Hillingdon is one of our Head Hawks of the student council having attended the school for 8 years, What is it that inspired you to join the student council?

Published 4 Dec 2020

Darker Nights, Brighter Days: Top Tips for Beating the Winter Blues

Read our top tips for beating the winter blues, and how to make wellbeing a priority throughout the colder season.

International Mindedness

Published 21 Dec 2020

The World Needs… Adventurers – reflections from Barnaby Sandow

Barnaby Sandow, Head of School, ACS Cobham

Teaching

Published 12 Nov 2020

What Exactly is Blended Learning?

Blended learning, explains Kim Elms, Curriculum and Assessment Strategist at ACS International School, "blends where and how learning happens: online at home, and through guided practice in class at school.

Published 10 Nov 2020

This is NOT so normal

This so-called ‘next normal’ sometimes doesn’t feel very normal at all. We all are thrilled to be back on campus, learning with teachers and students in the same physical space. However, almost everyone is feeling the strain. Here are six suggestions from Dr Robert Harrison on how we can make it through these strange times together.

Published 11 Sep 2020

Giving school sports a reset in the world of COVID-19

Jamie Johnston, Athletic Director, ACS International School Egham. In an article for The Telegraph, published on Thursday 8 October, I spoke about the importance of considering student wellbeing when we approach school sports in this most unusual of return to school periods.

Published 11 Sep 2020

Successfully trialling the MYP eAssessment during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Holly Fairbrother. ACS International School Doha successfully trialled the on-screen examinations during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic to ensure learning did not stop, as Middle Years Programme (MYP) coordinator Holly Fairbrother explains to IB World Magazine.

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Published 10 Jan 2019

Are young people too reliant on Google?

Latest admissions officers survey presents a worrying trend,’ says ACS Egham’s Head of School, Jeremy Lewis.

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Published 11 Feb 2019

Does school uniform affect student development?

For many years, school uniform has implied better student behaviour and an improvement in results.

Published 12 Nov 2018

Do exams do more harm than good?

Love them or loath them, and yes, some people really do love them, exams are part and parcel of school life. But are they a true guide to measuring student learning?

Teaching

Published 10 Aug 2018

Is homework a waste of time?

Homework has always been one of the biggest challenges to school and home life, causing family tension, stress and time pressures.

International Mindedness

Published 10 May 2018

7 mindfulness tips to help students deal with exam stress

The exam season can be a particularly challenging time for students, so having the skills to deal easily with the related stress is important. Mindfulness techniques, if practiced by students, can be easily called upon if they feel overwhelmed.

Published 11 Jun 2018

6 tips for a successful UCAS personal statement

When applying for universities, the UCAS personal statement is an opportunity for students to highlight to university admission officers their key skills and abilities, as well as their personality traits.

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Published 15 Feb 2019

IB or A Levels: which will get you further?

The IB Diploma and A Levels have spent decades trying to convince UK students that they each offer the best preparation for success at university.

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Published 10 Jul 2018

Looking forward to university: a gateway to the world

With university admissions officers increasingly looking out for students with a particular set of skills, Fergus Rose, Advancement Director at ACS International Schools, delves into the argument that the IB Diploma better prepares students for university and the world beyond.