Buckingham International School of Education (BISE) works in partnership with the School of Education, University of Buckingham in England. Its mission is to provide high quality teacher training and education for both - new teachers and more seasoned practitioners. BISE aims to combine the best of western and Asian education by adding international teaching skills to those competencies already found in the Chinese system.
The School of Education at the University of Buckingham was founded in 2002. With over 1,300 teachers and school leaders studying there in any one year, the School of Education has become one of Britain’s leading providers of teacher training and professional development. The School is led by Professor Barnaby Lenon CBE who, as headmaster of Harrow School, started two schools in China.
BISE is headed up by David Mansfield, former Headmaster of Dulwich College Beijing and Executive Headmaster of Y.K. Pao School in Shanghai. He and his team have a wealth of experience globally and in China to offer schools and individual trainees.
BISE provides a range of different options:
- Its flagship course is the practice-based PGCE - China, which supports the development of the skills, knowledge and competencies required by the UK Teaching Standards. The BISE PGCE - China course is shaped around the acclaimed PGCE used by leading independent schools in the UK. It is demanding but has been proven globally to improve the quality of a trainee’s teaching with a full programme of practice, observation, mentoring, reflection and academic study. It is currently available only in English but BISE will be developing a fully bilingual version for Chinese colleagues. PGCE is suitable for new entrants to the profession as well as those seeking to diversify their pedagogical skills.
- BISE also provides an opportunity to gain the UK’s Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) via an Assessment Only route. This will build seamlessly from the University of Buckingham PGCE course as the next step in the career progression for those candidates who meet the criteria set out by the UK Department for Education.
- BISE will in the future be offering a series of short 10-week courses to upskill practitioners in aspects of international pedagogy and leadership. Currently we offer a short-course in Mentoring, primarily for those supporting PGCE trainees.
- There is also a full series of MA degree courses and Postgraduate Certificates on offer to students in China – Masters in Education, in Residential Education, in Teaching and Learning, in Leadership and Management, as well as a certificate in Special Educational Needs Coordination. BISE provides a full set of courses, able to support the theory and practice of building bilingual schools in China.
BISE aims to develop working relationship with schools and education groups across China who will become Associate Training Schools. These partner schools will develop into teaching and learning ecosystems fueled by effective teacher training and mentoring. BISE with the University of Buckingham will provide all the resources to deliver the programmes highlighted above, including the training, supervision and accreditation necessary to create centres in which schools and education groups can deliver on their commitment to professional development, with an emphasis on ITT (Initial Teacher Training), career progression routes and whole school workforce development.
For further details, please contact info@bise.org.