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Confidence is a key skill for success. In an ever-changing world, having the confidence to experiment, learn and engage in tasks outside of your comfort zone is more important than ever before. At Nord Anglia, it’s also key to the education we provide.

We all know that waiting for exam results can be a stressful time for students (and their parents!) Throughout my career, I’ve noticed that parents can sometimes find it hard to support their children through what’s always a stressful time, and that they can really benefit from knowing what options they have once their child receives their results.

Nord Anglia International School, Pudong has an outstanding reputation for being a caring and supportive community, something that I have seen in full evidence throughout this first half term, with every one of our Primary and Early Years students settling into their new learning environments and routines successfully and happily.

‘Personalised learning’ is just one example of a term discussed frequently in schools but often with different ideas and meanings. In my 30+ years as an educator, I have found that some parents have different definitions of personalised learning, while others may not be very familiar with the concept or the concrete benefits it brings to students at school!

At Nord Anglia International School, Shanghai Pudong, we are committed to ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of the students in our care is at the forefront of everything we do. This article will be the first in a series that will deal with a variety of safeguarding issues that range from helping your children to be safe online, dealing with conflict, emotional wellbeing and other topics that are time appropriate.

As somebody who is planning on entering the medical field and studying medicine once graduate, our IB student Jessica has done a lot of research into how she can do as much as she can, outside of academics, to prepare herself for the extremely demanding field.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our students, parents, and families.

As your child begins their education journey in preschool — or even if they’re a bit older in primary or secondary school — creating friendships is vital for their social development along the way.

As a parent, have you ever wondered how you can better support your child’s learning at school? We sat down with Dr Kate Erricker, Nord Anglia Education’s Assistant Director of Curriculum — who has 21 years of educational experience — to discuss some of the best ways parents can identify their children’s individual strengths and help them develop their skills so they can get even more from learning at school.

Here are the most important dates for your diary in the upcoming school year.

One of the questions I often get asked — by students and parents alike — is “what exactly is creativity and why does it matter?”

There’s an abundance of advice around preparing for exams and the toll that it can take on students’ mental health and wellbeing, but what’s discussed less is nerves in the build up to results day.

Leading premium international schools organisation Nord Anglia Education today announced that Greengates School has become part of its global family of schools. Founded in 1951, Greengates is Nord Anglia’s third school in Mexico and its 78th school worldwide.

The eighth edition of our annual Model United Nations conference (NAISMUN VIII) was a huge success with over 50 delegates from 6 NAE China Region schools and their Directors in attendance. Despite the challenges of hosting a virtual event and the delegates not being able to meet and debate face-to-face, the day proceeded well and the delegates made every minute count.

On 8th June, we took the opportunity to hold our traditional Graduation ceremony for our Class of 2022. In my opening address, I shared the uniqueness of their story and spoke a little about not only the adversities they have faced over the past few months but also the resilience and strength of this group of graduates as a cohort.

From exceptional academic results, to having the creativity, resilience, and confidence to make their mark on the world, at Nord Anglia we make sure every child leaves our schools with everything they need to succeed in whatever they want to do or be in life.

Today we celebrate our Year 13 athletes at who have represented the Pudong Tigers teams and contributed to the success we have had in many sports for many years. Our students competed on the court in netball, basketball, and volleyball, on the sports field with football and in the pool breaking so many personal bests over the years. Our hope is as these students move to university, they continue to keep sport in their life and try new things, join teams and clubs and have an active lifestyle.

Adding to the successes of our Class of 2021 alumni who are studying around the world at establishments such as Imperial College London, Nanyang Technological University, University of California Irvine, Melbourne University, University of Amsterdam and University College London- there have once more been some amazing university offers for our Year 13 Class of 2022.

Creativity Activity Service, commonly known as CAS is a Core element of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).