State of the Market Overviews provide surveys and insights into specific aspects of international school life; including edtech use and needs, inclusion provision, and the pathway from international school to higher education.
These reports provide a detailed focus into current practices, needs, challenges and opportunities within the international schools market to help schools, education suppliers and providers to make informed, strategic decisions supporting key areas of education.
We partner with experts in their fields to produce State of the Market Overviews that provide research breadth and depth.
Who is researched?
International school staff have the chance to be a participant in our International Education Research Panel (IERP) and so automatically contribute to all State of the Market surveys.
Over 800 senior leaders and teachers from international schools in all regions of the world have opted in to IERP and, as a result, benefit from the research analysis. We works hard to retain and expand this panel which includes people from leadership, administration, academics and school support to ensure relevant representatives participate in the research.
The extent of the panel means that research results can be analysed by region, age range and curricula type.
State of the Market Reports Currently Available
- New - Wellbeing in International Schools Report
- Printed resources in international schools
- Procurement in international schools
- Digital learning in international schools
- Inclusion in international schools
- The pathway from international schools to higher education
- Management Systems in International Schools
New - Wellbeing in International Schools Report
International Educational Psychology Services (IEPS) and Cardiff University School of Psychology, supported by ISC Research conducted the first ever research into wellbeing at international schools. Over 1,000 international school teachers and leaders completed the survey. The full wellbeing report, is available free from enquiries@iscresearch.com
Printed resources in international schools
The International Education Panel, have conducted research with over 800 international schools to consider the use of printed resources; and the findings make interesting reading.
The research report looks at the differences between Asia in comparison to other parts of the world; in Asia there is a need for science resources, elsewhere there is a focus on humanities. The report also looks at how printed resources are being used – for homework, revision or lesson plans.
Procurement in international schools
430 international schools from all key regions of the world participated in this survey, which was conducted in July 2017 and published in September 2017.
The report includes;
Digital learning in international schools
This 90-page report researched 836 international schools about the use of digital resources to support student learning. A minimum of 8% of international schools from each region of the world responded, including a reliable cross-section of schools offering primary and/or secondary learning. Regional analysis is included.
The report includes:
- Digital learning resource use and demand
- Subjects and learning areas where digital resources are in particular need
- The type of content in demand
- Support required from digital providers
- Internet and wifi accessibility of international schools
Inclusion in international schools
The 2017 inclusion survey is the second survey of its kind and, as a result, is able to include trends appearing within the international schools market regarding special educational needs.
The 2017 report represents the data analysis of 415 international schools from all regions of the world and of all school sizes regarding their approaches to, and provision of, inclusion support.
The report includes:
The pathway from international schools to higher education
306 College Counsellors from international schools participated in the 2017 report on the pathway from international schools to higher education.
The report includes:
- Data on international schools providing education for 16-18 year olds
- Examination results for international schools compared to global averages
- The top 10 destination countries for higher education and their top 3 originating countries
- The most popular universities in the top 5 country destinations for international school students
- Perceived benefits and barriers to studying in 4 of the leading destination countries
- University subject choices for international school leavers in 2016
Management Systems in International Schools
Review of Management system deployment and effectiveness
The aim of this report is to recognise the provision and use of a range of management systems utilised across English-medium international schools. System coverage includes, but is not limited to core management information systems, lesson and homework delivery platforms and parental communications.
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Education Suppliers
Higher Education
International Schools
These reports provide international schools with an understanding of the provision, needs and challenges of specific aspects of school life that are typically occurring within the global international schools market.
These reports are free to all international schools that participate. To find out more about how your school can be included in State of the Market research contact enquiries@iscresearch.com
"The ISC report provides some excellent information on the subjects that are in focus, on the resources and type of content that schools need. The report does have value, it certainly ratifies our strategy and will allow others insight into whether their product is suited to international markets." Dylan Jones, Senior International Strategy Consultant, Follett School Solutions