Mental Health Matters
With 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children experiencing ill mental health in the UK1, the team at Stafford House London set out to develop a better understanding of how they can look after the mental health of their community. As a result, Cameron Marklew, Assistant Director of Studies, received training to become a Mental Health First […]
Educating for the Future: Enterprise Skills
So far in our Educating for the Future blog series, we have looked at the education of the past and discussed why supporting students to develop nine key skills in three categories – Human, Analytical and Enterprise – is key to ensuring that they are prepared for tomorrow’s world. We also defined our understanding of […]
Bosworth Independent College celebrates recent inspection result
Bosworth Independent College was delighted to receive the results of its latest Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) Focused Compliance and Educational Quality inspection report this month, with an assessment of ‘Good’ in both academic and personal development areas. All compliance aspects were fully met. The key findings of the report stated that: The Leadership & Management Team […]
Nine Skills in Practice: Self-knowledge
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. Karin Askham, Rector, CSVPA, shares an […]
British Council Inspection Success for Stafford House
Our three Stafford House English Language Centres in Cambridge, Canterbury and London are celebrating success after the recent British Council inspections. Inspectors visited each of the schools for a week in October to assess the standards of management, teaching, resources, welfare and care of under 18s in UK English language teaching (ELT). The inspection reports […]
Students commemorate the Holocaust
Students across the CATS Global Schools group are given the opportunity to explore their own identities by looking at their geographic roots, nationality, ethnicity, and culture as part of our commitment to helping them develop a global perspective. Recently, the community at CATS Canterbury commemorated the Holocaust through a range of workshops on art and literature […]
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. […]