Oxford Learner’s Spanish Dictionary for the Caribbean: How language can transform your teaching

March 29, 2023May 11, 2023International Education Team

Foreign Language educator María Zita Salazar discusses her experience teaching Spanish language in the Caribbean and the way language education has evolved over the years. With the new Oxford Learner’s Spanish Dictionary for the Caribbean, María sees a transformation in teaching and learning both in and outside the classroom. Without a doubt, teaching secondary level […]

Tracking Student Progress: Using Data in International Schools

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022OxfordAQA

OxfordAQA's Head of Teaching and Learning Support discusses how international schools can use data to improve student progress

Data often gets something of a bad press in education. It is seen by some as a dehumanising force: reducing real, living students to faceless numbers. However, this is to miss the point of data in education. It is precisely by putting the people to one side – for a moment – that we discover […]

International Independent Project Qualifications: 12 ways to successfully implement project-based learning

March 30, 2022April 1, 2022OxfordAQA

Teacher Sheridan Mack explains 12 key steps to successfully integrate a International Independent Project Based Qualifications such as the OxfordAQA International IPQ into the school curriculum.

We all know the benefits of project-based learning. It makes students into more independent learners and universities are also increasingly seeing the value in such projects. In fact, some universities are giving reduced offers to students who achieve a qualification in the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) or International Independent Project Qualifications such as the OxfordAQA International IPQ . They […]

Prepare | Revise | Achieve: maximise your potential during the examination period

March 28, 2022March 9, 2022Hilary Sayer

Now that you’re making progress with your revision, our IB Prepared series authors have put together some tips for examination paper assessments.

Getting hands-on with science: Behind-the-scenes with our writer

March 21, 2022May 6, 2022Oxford Education

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Nelson Science author, Dr. Anthony Russell discusses changes in science pedagogy and how he created a resource to cater for the new needs of tomorrow’s scientists.

Prepare | Revise | Achieve: making the most of revision time

March 2, 2022March 9, 2022Hilary Sayer

After planning your time, it can be difficult to know where to start your revision. Our IB Prepared authors share three areas of focus to help you make the most of your time.

Stepping up: 6 ways to manage the transition from International GCSE to International A-level

March 1, 2022March 30, 2022OxfordAQA

How can you support your students’ transition from International GCSE to International A-level? Our Head of Teaching and Learning Support Jamie Kirkaldy shares six key strategies.

The UK curriculum approach is somewhat of an outlier in the world of education in how it specialises at such an early stage, with students narrowing from maybe nine or ten subjects to just three or four as they transition from International GCSE to International A-level. There are no mandatory subjects so student choice is […]

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