Educating for the Future: Human Skills
“Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget that you are human.” ― Roy T. Bennett (Author) The first two posts of our Educating for the Future blog series outlined the reason why we need to change our approach to education. The future workplace requires a very different set of skills […]
New Senior Sales & Marketing Appointments
Katya Bryzgalova and Polly Tzortzi have been promoted to executive-level positions at CATS Global Schools to lead its sales and marketing functions. Katya has been appointed Global Sales Director, and Polly becomes Global Marketing Director. Katya has over 14 years of experience in international education. As former Global Sales Director CATS UK and Sales Director for the West region, […]
CATS Global Schools to concentrate its English language provision in the UK
CATS Global Schools (CGS) has made a strategic decision to concentrate its English language offering, provided by Stafford House, on centres that are co-located with the group’s international high schools and its international summer schools (Stafford House Study Holidays). As a result, CGS has sold three of its Stafford House centres – Brighton in the UK, […]
Educating for the Future: Part 2
4th Industrial Revolution “The narrow past approach of learning by rote has delayed our progress. Learners today need to be resilient, naturally inquisitive, adaptable and emotionally intelligent.” – Jason Lewis, Principal, Bosworth Independent College Our first blog in this series, Educating for the Future: Part 1, looked at the impact of industrial revolutions on education. […]
Supporting student wellbeing
In a time of social media algorithms, blue light from screens and the pressure of being “liked”, it is vital, now more than ever, that we protect and promote student mental health. According to the World Health Organisation, one in seven 10–19-year-olds experience a mental disorder1 and over a third of young people (34%) said that […]
CATS Academy Boston introduces three new Academies
CATS Academy Boston, part of CATS Global Schools (CGS), has introduced three new Academies of Excellence. These academies provide students from grade 8 onwards (age 13+) the opportunity to focus their studies on their chosen passion, whether it be in the Arts, Ice Hockey or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). In addition to a […]
Educating for the Future: Part 1
“If we teach today’s students how we taught them yesterday, we rob them of tomorrow” – John Dewey (1944) In 2018, the World Economic Forum released a paper entitled “The Future of Jobs” describing how “the Fourth Industrial Revolution is interacting with other socio-economic and demographic factors to create a perfect storm of business change […]
Nine Skills in Practice: Curiosity
In our ‘Nine Skills for the Future’ blog, we discuss the skills that we believe are vital to ensuring that our students are ready for tomorrow’s world. At CGS, we focus on supporting students so they can develop nine key skills, across three categories: Human Skills, Analytical Skills and Enterprise Skills1. Severine Collins, Principal, CATS Canterbury, shares […]
New Head Office for CATS Global Schools
CATS Global Schools (CGS), a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers, has moved into its new headquarters in the academic city of Cambridge, UK. The entrance celebrating the heritage of the school group and student creations Situated in the southeast area of the city, the 6,500 sq ft headquarters […]
CATS Global Schools expands in China
A new campus dedicated to developing aspiring creatives and performers CATS Global Schools (CGS), a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers, has opened a new campus in the Baoshan District of Shanghai – CSVPA China – dedicated to developing the skills and confidence of young artists and performers. At […]
