Between local, national, and global identities: The question of global citizenship in education
By Katerina Vackova, UFP Chief Examiner for Humanities, CATS Canterbury Katerina has worked at CATS Global Schools since 2013 and taught International Relations, Global Politics, and History. In July 2018, she became University Foundation Programme (UFP) Faculty Leader for Humanities (now Chief Examiner) – responsible for UFP humanities subjects across CATS colleges. She was a […]
Creating an ‘agile-thinking’ classroom – how can we equip students with the ‘learning autonomy’ they need?
By Dominic Tomalin, Principal at CATS Cambridge Dominic joined CATS Cambridge in August 2016. He has extensive experience as a teacher having taught Economics, Business, Physics and Mathematics at A level. This reflects his eclectic academic background; Dominic holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and Masters’ degrees in Economics and Education. Before joining CATS […]
Celebrating A level students’ success
A level Results and Destinations 2021 The end of the academic year is a time of celebration, and this year is no exception for Year 13 students across CATS Global Schools (CGS) [1] who, today, receive their A level results. Despite the continuing challenges of the last year presented by the pandemic: campus closures, online learning, […]
Reimagining schools: Why schools should be a cross between a top university, a spiritual space, a creative laboratory and a marketplace
By Hayley Pienaar, House Director and Teacher of English, Business and Economics at CATS College Cambridge Following a career as a Reuters News Agency Correspondent in London and Johannesburg, Hayley completed her PGCE with distinction and taught English for several years. She then became Director of Marketing and Communications at a leading independent school in […]
Nine Skills for the Future
We are living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work. Automation and artificial intelligence are changing the nature of work, replacing rote tasks and jobs, and enabling a significant refocusing of human skills. We are having to rethink what is needed to innovate, evaluate, design and add value. It is the skills of […]
Bright Scholar UK Embarks on New Chapter as CATS Global Schools
We are delighted to share that Bright Scholar (UK) Holdings, the overseas division of Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, the largest operator of international and bilingual schools in China, has today rebranded as CATS Global Schools. Today, we are relaunching with a new vision, mission and set of values to inspire the next generation of world […]
Making change: a year in review – Our actions to promote inclusion and opportunity for the black community
In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, in July 2020, we launched our action plan ‘Making Change: Promoting inclusion and opportunity for the black community’. We made a pledge to do better. To make progress to eradicate racism and create positive change. Since this time, we have developed several initiatives across four areas of our […]
An opportunity and a privilege
CATS Global Schools has an amazing opportunity to help shape the lives of thousands of students worldwide; inspiring the leaders of the future, who will be responsible for making real societal change. Our group brings together a number of institutions with the common purpose of “inspiring the next generation of world shapers”. Building on our diverse […]
CATS Global Schools in the UK to Reopen for Face-to-Face Teaching
On Monday 22 February, the UK Government announced that schools and university courses that teach practical subjects can reopen from 8 March. As a result, CATS Global Schools in the UK will resume face-to-face learning as follows: School Arrival From Face-to-face teaching begins CSVPA 6 March 2021 8 March 2021 CATS Colleges in the UK (Cambridge, Canterbury & London) 29 March […]
Teachers to decide exam grades for A level and GCSE students in the UK this summer
The Chief Regulator of Ofqual has said that students must continue to engage as fully as they can in their education as this will put them in the best position for their qualifications. He went on to say, ‘We need to consider a wide range of qualifications – from A levels and GCSEs to many […]
