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Women leading change in education; empowering women in education to lead with confidence, challenge barriers, and drive change. International Schools Podcast

Liz Free

https://www.theinternationalschoolspodcast.com/e/159-women-leading-change-in-education/ Listen here Liz Free CEO International School RheitnalCo-Strategic Lead Europe WomenEdVivienne Porritt OBECo-founder Global Strategic Leader #WomenEdNancy SquicciariniHead of the Middle Leader Certificate for ECIS Co-Strategic Lead Europe WomenEdAbout Liz FreeLiz Free is a co-founder of #WomenEd Nederlands and Strategic Leader for #WomenEd Europe. Liz has been a teacher and head teacher in some of the world’s… Continue reading Women leading change in education; empowering women in education to lead with confidence, challenge barriers, and drive change. International Schools Podcast

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Creating Futures in Uncertain Times – Graduation Address 2025

Liz Free

Liz Free Photograph by G Alcalá @ISRheintal Good afternoon students, families, staff, board members, alumni and friends of ISR. Every year, this moment arrives, and every year it feels uniquely powerful. Today, I look at you, our Class of 2025, and I am filled with pride, warmth, and profound hope. This is not just a… Continue reading Creating Futures in Uncertain Times – Graduation Address 2025

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Safeguarding Around the World: Spotting patterns

Liz Free

A leader in Switzerland discusses the importance of using software to help track pupil issues and updating PSHE programmes if incidents occur 25th January 2024, 6:00am TES Magazine Liz Free In this instalment in our Safeguarding Around the World series, we head to Switzerland to chat with Liz Free, CEO and director of International School… Continue reading Safeguarding Around the World: Spotting patterns

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Does every school leader need a coach?

Liz Free

Coaching is becoming ever more commonplace in education. But is it worth it? And how do you get the most out of it? Tes speaks to a raft of leaders to find out Full article By Ben Jones Liz Free, director and chief executive of International School Rheintal In 2020, in the middle of the… Continue reading Does every school leader need a coach?

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Disruptors, Innovators, Changemakers: The Global WomenEd Network

Liz Free

Vivienne Porritt with Lisa Hannay and Liz Free explore how the WomenEd network has connected women leaders, given them a voice and opened up opportunities for professional and personal development. Published by Professional Development Today in April 2023 Connecting, supporting and empowering women leaders The WomenEd network inspires and supports women educators and leaders to… Continue reading Disruptors, Innovators, Changemakers: The Global WomenEd Network

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International Women’s Day 2023 | Celebrating Outstanding Leaders in International Education | Part 3: Europe

Liz Free

By Hannah Burke-Tomlinson · 23 minute read The 2021 report titled ‘Determining the Diversity Baseline in International Schools’ – conducted by the Council of International Schools (CIS) in association with the Diversity Collaborative, International School Services (ISS), and George Mason University – shone a spotlight on the extent to which the international education sector continues to provide inequitable leadership opportunities for women and educators of colour.  The… Continue reading International Women’s Day 2023 | Celebrating Outstanding Leaders in International Education | Part 3: Europe

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The Most Inspiring Education Leaders of 2022

Liz Free

Liz Free – An Example of Tenacity and Hard Work, Elite Education Magazine "A dedicated educational leader is driven by the enthusiasm to educate others. They are passionate, hardworking, and always focused on learning something new. One such enthusiastic and positive leader with the zeal to educate others and strive for excellence in every activity… Continue reading The Most Inspiring Education Leaders of 2022

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Podcast: How to build relationships with your governors

Liz Free

Tes talks with Liz Free, CEO of an IB continuum school in Switzerland, about how leaders can make the most of their governors, and about the tricky question of when schools should bring in outside consultants 30th September 2022, 12:00pm (TES Podcast) Dan Worth https://player.captivate.fm/episode/605d6203-0bfe-4c5a-9f15-d7dedbe79e39 In this episode of the Tes International podcast, we chat with Liz… Continue reading Podcast: How to build relationships with your governors

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Welcoming Students Who are Displaced in Your Community: Traveling to Switzerland

Liz Free

I was delighted to work with the inspiring Nilmini Ratwatte Henstridge (@NRatwatte) to consider how we can best support displaced students in the international school community. Having experienced displacement in her own life, her insights and reflections are so pertinent valuable for us all.Please listen away and also read Nilmini's piece. https://youtu.be/9mIz08kRPf4 https://www.schoolrubric.org/welcoming-students-who-are-displaced-in-your-community-traveling-to-switzerland/

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Address to the ISR Graduates 2022

Liz Free

1st June 2022 70 years ago tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, became Queen.  She made this commitment on her coronation day: ‘I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be… Continue reading Address to the ISR Graduates 2022