Winner 2023
King's Interhigh / British International School, Ukraine
International education in wartime
Kings InterHigh and BISU collaborated to introduce an online offering to BISUs Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 students, including iGCSEs and A-Level education, following the disruptions caused by the invasion of Ukraine.
The project currently supports 44 students in the Secondary and Sixth Form delivering live, timetabled teaching across a range of subjects including English, history, Spanish, economics and law.The war caused unprecedented disruption to BISU. But the school remained resilient and looked to partners for support. Over the summer months (July & August 2022) prior to the new school year, Kings InterHigh assigned specific teachers and created a bespoke timetable to deliver live, synchronous lessons to BISU students; all students from BISU received a full access to the King's InterHigh online education services at cost, including a range of extra-curricular activities at no cost; teachers and staff were given training on the use of systems and platforms, enabling them to easily monitor learning progress; and dedicated staffing was allocated to the project to ensure BISUs needs are always met promptly.
We express our deepest gratitude to Kings InterHigh and all our international partners for working with BISU during such an unprecedented emergency -David Cole, BISU Principal
Judges Comments
This collaboration is a very moving example of the dedication and commitment of both educators and the education industry. As a judge we were asked to rank categories from 1-5 with 5 being the highest - The Kings Interhigh and BISU collaboration deserves 10! Congratulations to the school and associate for developing this vitally important service for Ukrainian students. Thank you
An inspirational testimonial of a project that has helped pupils and staff to thrive during unimaginable circumstances. A truly admirable collaboration and in my view wholly deserving of SA of the Year award.