“What’s changing runs much deeper” Across the work we’re doing, one thing is becoming increasingly clear. We’re expanding the search for education leaders. Organisations are looking further afield than ever before. Nationally. Internationally. Beyond the usual pathways. But what’s becoming just as important is this: Are we actually ready for what that brings? The role…
Article #11 – Kathryn Hemming Kathryn Hemming is an Executive Coach and Educational Leadership Consultant with over 25 years of teaching and leadership experience across the UK and Asia. She specialises in supporting education leaders to strengthen their practice through coaching, research-informed programs, and tailored professional support. Kathryn currently leads relationship development across Southeast Asia…
Article #12 – Dr. Amanda Sunderman Dr. Amanda Sunderman is the Director of The American International School of Vilnius and a CEESA Board Member. With extensive experience in international education, she is passionate about creating challenging and engaging learning environments for students while supporting and learning alongside colleagues. Amanda is driven by a strong belief…
Article #10 – Olamitoyosi Babatunde In this edition of Voices of Change: Women Shaping International Education, we feature Olamitoyosi Babatunde – an educational leader, consultant and capacity builder whose work spans classrooms, leadership programmes and cross-continental collaboration. With a leadership journey shaped by discipline, vision and a deep commitment to excellence, Olamitoyosi has dedicated her…
Aimee PresnallWell-Nest Founder There is a moment that almost every newly appointed school leader knows. It happens somewhere in the first few weeks. You are in back-to-back meetings, learning new systems, reading a culture you don’t fully understand yet, building relationships with staff, students, parents and other stakeholders who are quietly watching to see who…
Brad Gaynor Most school leaders are busy. That is not in question. The calendars are full, the corridors are walked, the meetings are attended. By any visible measure, they are there. But being there and knowing what is actually happening are not the same thing. There is a pattern that repeats across schools, regardless of…
Early in my career as a school leader, I was asked in an interview: “What’s your leadership style?” I gave the answer I thought they wanted – something about being collaborative, building trust, empowering teams. And it wasn’t untrue. But it wasn’t the whole truth either. The whole truth? I didn’t have a single style….
Over the past few years, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about this question: What will it take for educational leaders to sustain leadership over the long term? Through our work at ialign, in collaboration with PBC, we analysed the human side of school leadership in our white paper, Will Principals Be…
As Aspire2’s Voices of Change: Women Shaping International Education series continues, a powerful pattern is beginning to take shape. Through conversations with women leading schools and systems around the world, a shared story is emerging about what leadership in education is becoming and what it may need to be if it is to meet the…
Article #9 – Dr Maggie Wright Dr Maggie Wright is an international education leader with extensive experience across many continents, holding senior executive roles in large multi-school organisations. Her work spans school improvement, organisational transformation, and cross-functional leadership, integrating education, operations, governance and sustainability. Maggie holds a Professional Doctorate focused on evidence-informed leadership and decision-making…