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‘Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better.’ Professor…

While in-person classes remain temporarily on hold in various parts of the world to protect the health of students, teachers…

Amal Hirani, Deputy Principal, Diploma programme, at Southbank International School in the UK suggests why the success of the IB results…

This is Summer’s story. Summer is 12 years old and attends St Clare’s School in Porthcawl. She wants to be a doctor. Throughout 2020, Summer spent three days a week in hospital receiving dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant –…

Cognita is proud to feature as a Microsoft case study on harnessing technology to help children achieve their best –…

Andy Hancock, Cognita’s Director of Education, Asia, discusses how our schools there have successfully implemented remote teaching and online teaching. …

Jorge Calvo Martin, IT Manager and Leader of Digital Technology Projects at Colegio Europeo de Madrid in Spain, has created…

Danuta Tomasz, Director of Education, UK, at Cognita warns against taking ‘no pain, no gain’ too far when it comes…

The International School Ho Chi Minh City – American Academy in Vietnam has been using data and learning analytics to improve,…

“In physical education, learners use a combination of software and hardware to record their tennis serves or gymnastics routines. They…

Brendan Pavey, Head Teacher at North Bridge House Senior Hampstead, explains what schools really mean by ‘mixed ability’. The world of…

Bill Hanrahan, a technology education coach and social studies teacher at International School Ho Chi Minh City – American Academy in…

Cognita schools are as diverse as the students they educate. We encourage our educators to develop approaches to education, based…

Cognita was proud to play a lead role in helping shape the biggest education event in the UK calendar last…

There is an underlying concern a lot of teachers face: that children simply do not want to read, says Letitia…

“Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better”, said…

Over the years, several studies have revealed the benefit – even necessity – of spending time outdoors and when the…

Elenice Lobo, Educational Director at PlayPen Bilingual Education in Brazil, examines the ways in which teachers can help their students develop…

Adolescents will need to read and write more than other time in history, argues Hollie Slater, Grade 1 teacher at…

 It is common for people to fall into the trap of viewing a school as simply a place of preparation…

Amy Melton, Grade 1 teacher at the International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) in Vietnam, contests that by introducing Cooperative Learning…

The way that a school uses technology in its curriculum depends on many factors. Adam Torrens, Elementary Ed-Tech Coach at…

As a new book throws into question whether any child is born ‘gifted’, Danuta Tomasz, Cognita’s Assistant Director of Education,…

If we’re to truly unlock potential and develop lifelong learning skills in children, metacognition is the key. Stefanie Waterman, Head…

If philosophy is taught across the school, it can create and change a whole school’s culture, contends Brodie Bibby, Headteacher…

It’s not what children are learning, but how they are learning that is of most importance, argues Meaghan Allen, Primary…

In a series of articles for Education Post, Malcolm Kay, Superintendent of Stamford American School Hong Kong looks at innovation…

With increasing talk of augmented reality finding a home in education, Nick Coulter, Head of Visual Arts at Australian International…

With the Times Education Supplement reporting that music in UK state schools “could face extinction”, Jo Stone, Head of Music…

In an article for the Times Education Supplement, Jonathan Taylor of North Bridge House School Canonbury in the UK tackles the…

In the wake of a ‘homework strike’ in Spain, the debate about whether homework should be regulated arrives in Spanish…

Craig Kemp, Head of Education Technology at Stamford American International School in Singapore contests that having a virtual reality kit in school…