Dear Families,
According to the World Economic Forum, more than 1 billion jobs, almost one-third of all jobs worldwide, are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade.
The future of work will not only be about hard skills; it will be about holistic job skills...our children can expect to have many jobs and careers through their professional lives – perhaps even at the same time, with the maturing of the gig economy. Read more here
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) states; prepare young people for the jobs of the future by ensuring that they are equipped with the right type of skills to successfully navigate through an ever-changing, technology-rich work environment. To learn about the skills that OECD outlines read more at the FUTURE OF WORK AND SKILLS here.
As we enter into our third and last assessment window for the school year, we are introducing a new writing assessment through the The International Schools' Assessment (ISA). The ISA is designed for students in Grades 3–10 in international schools, and schools with an international focus. The tests are not specific to a single curriculum and participating schools follow a diverse range of curricula including International Baccalaureate (IB), British National, USA and more. The ISA has been supporting international schools and internationally-focused schools since 2002. Every year approximately 90,000 students from more than 70 countries take part in the ISA.
The ISA is based on the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) frameworks, in consultation with international schools and drawing upon ACER’s extensive assessment development experience. Lear more here Assessments (acer.edu.au) and here International Schools Assessment - ACER
In His Grace,
Derek Cummings
Head of School
