In the wake of the recent UK and US elections and Donald Trump’s inauguration, a new survey of primary and secondary school students reveals that less than 10 percent (6.3 percent) of students in England aspire to be a Prime Minister or President when they grow up, leading experts to question if these political events have put young people off leadership. The survey, conducted by ACS International Schools, asks students aged between eight and 18 years old what job role they would most like to have when they finish education. From a list of job roles including a surgeon, climate…
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ACS International School Egham is celebrating a year of record-breaking academic success after seven of its students applied to study at Oxford and Cambridge University this September. The seven students include Efe A, Sofia K, Charles B, Kaan Y, and AA. The Surrey school is one of only two schools in the UK to offer all four IB programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP) and the Career-Related Programme (CP). Each programme enables students to study a wide breadth of subjects, and support students’ transition to higher education and the workplace.…
ACS International School Cobham has been awarded the national Wellbeing Award for Schools by Optimus Education for its innovative approach to student and staff wellbeing. The accreditation, which is valid for three years, is awarded to educational institutions which create a culture of positive wellbeing across the entire learning community. ACS Cobham went through a rigorous process of self-evaluation, action planning, portfolio building and verification to show it had met the necessary standards for the award, taking more than 12 months to achieve the accreditation. In the last year, the school has implemented a number of dedicated wellbeing initiatives for…