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Primary staff professional development

At BIS HCMC we embrace and celebrate learning, not just for our children but for everyone within our community. We believe that investing time and commitment towards our own personal and team development helps to promote positive engagement which, in turn, further supports our passion and strengths within our learning environment. To share the great work that has taken place BIS HCMC Primary had our annual ‘Celebration of Learning’ event with all teachers joining together to celebrate the width and breadth of adult learning that has occurred within BIS HCMC this year.

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The importance of literacy across the curriculum

Changes to our curriculum with the introduction of our 2 week timetable have allowed us to introduce an extra skills-based literacy lesson, called reciprocal reading. The small group sessions help students decode texts, delve into the deeper meaning and learn new vocabulary in a student-led setting. Literacy has been shown to have an affect on success across all subject matters and even affect GCSE results across subjects like maths, art and history.

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How our teachers develop and grow together

The academic year 2022/2023 saw BIS embark on a journey to strengthen our values-led culture based on the best available evidence for Professional Learning. At BIS we are a community of lifelong learners, where we share the responsibility for contributing to one another's learning.

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Bridging the Gap - Supporting our Students After the Challenges of Covid

After a challenging three years where the global pandemic, Covid-19, caused major disruption to the education of millions of school aged children across the world, The British International School, Ho Chi Minh City brought together staff from across the FOBISIA network to look at strategies to best support those students most affected in our International Schools. Read all about our three outstanding keynote speakers and experts in their fields Shane Leaning, Dr Angie Wigford and Dr Vy Vu MBChB, MRCPsych (UK), MSc, alongside, speech and language therapists, leaders of Learning Support and EAL departments.

Ms Astley visits The Juilliard School New York

Ms Astley joined other Nord Anglia Education teachers from around the world to learn more about the Juilliard Drama Curriculum coming to the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City from August 2018.

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Learning is like riding a bike...

Einstein was right about many things, including how to ride a bike – stop moving and you fall off. The same can be said for learning – you can’t stop pedaling.

BIS HCMC Welcomes Juilliard Curriculum Mentor Paul Murphy

This week we have been lucky enough to have been visited by Paul Murphy, our Juilliard Curriculum Mentor. This is now Paul’s fifth visit to BIS HCMC where he has met many of our staff and students.

Nord Anglia Regional Child Protection and Safeguarding Conference

Along with Health and Safety, Child Protection and Safeguarding is the number one priority for our community here at The British International School, Ho Chi Minh City. Ensuring the health and well-being of students, staff and parents is key to a happy and successful school.

FOBISIA Music Teachers’ Conference 2017

Music teachers from BIS HCMC recently attended the 2017 FOBISIA Music Teachers’ Conference as part of their ongoing professional development.

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Spotlight on Learning: Tarzan Teachers

Find out more about the team of ‘Tarzan teachers’ at An Phu Secondary – constantly striving to be their best by learning from one another.

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Design Technology - Cross Campus CPD

Class teachers at An Phu Primary had the first of what we hope will be many future collaborations with the Design Technology team at An Phu Secondary.

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Primary staff professional development

The importance of literacy across the curriculum

How our teachers develop and grow together

Bridging the Gap - Supporting our Students After the Challenges of Covid

Ms Astley visits The Juilliard School New York

Learning is like riding a bike...

BIS HCMC Welcomes Juilliard Curriculum Mentor Paul Murphy

Nord Anglia Regional Child Protection and Safeguarding Conference

FOBISIA Music Teachers’ Conference 2017

Spotlight on Learning: Tarzan Teachers

Design Technology - Cross Campus CPD