Distinctive elements of our educational project

An involved teaching staff with ongoing training

At Globeducate we believe that the whole educational community should continue to learn and improve. Our teachers participate in training days and workshops on topics such as emotional intelligence, the effective use of new technologies and classroom management. For example, teachers at Agora Portals International School recently took part in a workshop entitled "Impact on Learning". The session provided teachers with a variety of strategies designed to have a greater impact on student learning.

Another initiative to support effective teaching and learning is coaching sessions. Teachers across the Globeducate group have been trained in leadership strategies so that they can offer support and advice to their colleagues. Globeducate schools have also developed their own development framework called the Globeducate Platinum Standard, a systematic process of evaluation, support and improvement to ensure that the highest standards of teaching and learning are maintained across the Globeducate group.

In order to improve every school and ensure educational excellence, Globeducate has implemented a quality framework we call The Globeducate Platinum Standard. The aim of the Platinum Standard is to help the Globeducate schools evaluate the quality of the teaching they offer. Its principles are backed by some of the best practices used in educational systems worldwide, and the mission and values of Globeducate.

It is based on the use of quality indicators that help the Globeducate community to:

• Measure the standards and quality of each school and of our group.
• Recognize the key strengths of each school and of our group.
• Identify the areas where it is necessary to maintain a high standard or where improvements are needed.
• Identify the priorities and create a plan for improvement.

To determine the quality of a Globeducate and identify those areas where improvements are needed, five core areas are evaluated in each school:

1. Effectiveness of Leadership and Management.
2. Quality of Learning.
3. The Globeducate Mission and Value Proposition.

All this requires constant training for the teachers in order to improve the quality of their teaching and help them be more effective, along with high expectations for all the pupils, the use of questions to stimulate reflection, involvement and participation. There are also feedback 360º mechanisms to help with the communication between the teachers and students or among the students themselves.

All in all, Globeducate Platinum Standard is a tool that evaluates the educational level and quality of each school within the group to help them improve, finding optimum strategies for improvement in all areas.