GIESF Meet the Speakers

Meet the The Great International Education & Schools' Fair Speakers

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International schools: passport to the journey of a lifetime

Curriculum and university choices set the foundations for lifelong learning. The 'Exploring Curricula and Higher Education Options' webinar welcomed experts to show how schools are preparing young people for the future.
Find the perfect school from the comfort of your home or office

Find the perfect school from the comfort of your home or office

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International school admissions: top tips for parents

Choosing the right school is the foundation of every successful international family relocation. Catalina Gardescu of the American International School of Bucharest offers her advice on how to navigate school admissions.
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How does a tech-savvy School resolve ‘the social dilemma’?

This year’s must-see documentary is ​The Social Dilemma​ on Netflix, which highlights the downsides of social media in terms of adolescent mental health, political polarisation, and consumer manipulation. It’s a terrifying behind-the-scenes expose, told through the eyes of those who helped to create the technology, and were initially so optimistic about its power to change the world for good.
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What makes a full online education and how does it work? A webinar with The Bridge School

For globally mobile families, students studying sport or music at elite level, families living and working in unstable environments or in parts of the world where schooling is problematic, the opportunity to study online can be invaluable.
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What is being done to address cross cultural transition care in international schools?

Only half of international schools have a transitions care programme to help students arriving and leaving the school community, and just six% feel confident that their programme is flourishing.
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The Making of Us: Why schools matter and the single sex or co-ed debate webinar

What is education for and how can you choose the right school for your child?
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Transitions care in international schools – Research findings

Only half of international schools have a transitions care programme to help students arriving and leaving the school community, and just six per cent feel confident that their programme is flourishing.
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Minister urges more Pakistanis to study in the UK

A direct appeal to students in Pakistan to enrol in British universities has been made by Kevin Foster MP, the UK's immigration minister.