Dan Worth

Canterbury

Freelance Reporter at Freelance

Senior Editor at Tes

Senior editor @tes with a focus on policy and analysis in England, the international school market and school leadership.

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Articles

DfE tightens iQTS inspection criteria

2 weeks ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

The Department for Education has published new inspection guidance for providers of its international qualified teacher status (iQTS) framework, which includes new grading criteria that give inspectors more scope to raise concerns. The new guidance is an update to the pilot framework that went live in October 2023 and contains four grading bands: 1 to 4. Most notably, in the pilot framework only a grade 4 was deemed to not be compliant with the framework.
Why intensive language lessons could be the key to EAL success

3 weeks ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

It’s an oft-cited stat within the international school sector that the split between local and non-local students is now around 80-20 per cent respectively - a complete switch from what it had always been in the past. One major impact of this is a far greater need for international schools to work with students who have English as an additional language (EAL) needs and how that is managed.
Tips for schools on managing buildings with tight funding

1 month ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

It’s well-known that schools and multi-academy trusts are having to work harder than ever to save money amid ever-tightening budgets, not least with a potentially unfunded pay rise looming. On top of that, facilities managers and operating officers face ever-growing complexities around managing school and trust sites that mix old and new buildings laden with issues - that require complex funding bids to the government to fix.
COBIS 2025: 12 ideas and insights for international school leaders

1 month ago | tes.com | Dan Worth |Henry Hepburn |Emma Seith

The annual Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Conference has drawn to a close after three action-packed days in London. Tes was on the ground throughout the main conference, attending talks and chatting to delegates. As ever, there was a raft of interesting discussions, debates, insights and ideas shared - from the small-scale practical ways leaders are tackling issues to thematic concepts shaping future decisions and directions in the sector.
Safeguarding code for international school recruitment launched

1 month ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

The British International Schools Safeguarding Coalition (BISSC) has announced the launch of a new safeguarding framework designed to improve recruitment processes across international schools. The BISSC Cross Association Safer Recruitment Code of Conduct will come into force from 1 September this year with the aim of creating a “shared commitment to rigorous, transparent and ethical recruitment practices within international education”.
The view from Japan: ‘It’s easy to see why some teachers never leave’

2 months ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

Since 2020 the international schools market in Japan has grown by 7.3 per cent, from 372 schools to 399, according to data from ISC Research - a trend that its head of global research, Sami Yosef, says is being driven by several factors. “There is a rising demand for international education in Japan, partly fuelled by increased enrolment from Asian countries, including China and South Korea,” he says.
Lord Hague appointed as adviser for GEMS Education

2 months ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

International schools group GEMS Education has appointed former UK foreign secretary Lord Hague as an honorary patron of GEMS School of Research and Innovation in the latest high-profile appointment for the group. The school, which GEMS is touting as a new “flagship” setting, will open in Dubai in August and Lord Hague’s role will involve supporting its “launch and strategic positioning”, including attracting teaching talent and driving innovation.
Cobis refreshes accreditation standards with DEIJB focus

Mar 20, 2025 | tes.com | Dan Worth

The Council of British International Schools (Cobis) has updated its Accreditation and Compliance Standards with a particular focus on seeking more information on school efforts aroundDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging (DEIJB). The organisation, which has so far accredited nearly 250 schools worldwide under the scheme, said it wanted to recognise the “growing importance of DEIJB within the international education sector” and so expand the scope of what schools should provide.
Two international school groups announce more acquisitions

Mar 13, 2025 | tes.com | Dan Worth

Two major international school groups have announced acquisitions this week in markedly different spaces, but each underlines the ongoing growth and consolidation in the market. Firstly, International Schools Partnership (ISP) announced that it had acquired Colégio Progresso, an organisation formed of six schools in Brazil that educates over 5,500 students in five cities: Campinas, Indaiatuba, Vinhedo, Itu and Santos.
How Headteachers’ Roundtable is refocusing for the Labour era

Mar 13, 2025 | tes.com | Dan Worth

Last September, the co-chairs of the Headteachers’ Roundtable (HTRT), Caroline Barlow and Keziah Featherstone, found themselves asking a big question: “What’s our purpose?”The root of this self-reflection was the realisation that the approaching school year was the first one in HTRT’s existence that would not take place under a Conservative government.