Even if we are used to answering students' questions every day, as teachers, we may as well ask ourselves: “Why is teaching a highly rewarding profession? What journey should one experience to become a good teacher? And how should we respond to the challenge of technology (Such as ChatGPT)?”
On Wednesday 15 March at 7 pm Beijing time, Professor Barnaby Lennon, a senior leader in British education and Dean of the School of Education at the University of Buckingham, will be speaking at BISE's special live virtual event with international school teachers in China. He will draw on his years of experience in teaching and school management in the UK and beyond, to share with teachers how to find the best learning programmes for them and empower their professional development.
To find out more about your opportunities for growth as a teacher, register for this online seminar and learn more career tips from Professor Barnaby Lennon.
About Professor Barnaby Lenon
Professor Barnaby Lenon CBE is Dean of the School of Education at the University of Buckingham.
Professor Barnaby Lenon taught at many well-regarded schools in England, including Eton, Highgate School, where he was the deputy headmaster, Trinity School Croydon, where he was the headmaster, and Harrow School, where he was headmaster for 12 years. During his time at Harrow, he started two schools in China.
He then helped establish the London Academy of Excellence in East London, one of the most successful state sixth form Academies, where he is chairman of governors. He is chairman of the Independent Schools Council, which supports 1400 private schools in the UK, and has been a governor of 25 state and independent schools. He was a member of the board of Ofqual during the implementation of the reforms to GCSEs and A-levels and is now on their Standards Advisory Committee.
Barnaby read Geography at Keble College, Oxford, then went on to St John's College, Cambridge to train for a career in teaching. He has written six books including, recently, Much Promise about high-achieving state schools and Other People’s Children about the least academic 50% in England. He researches the characteristics of effective teachers in the UK and USA.
About Buckingham International School of Education
As the largest private university in the UK, the University of Buckingham has repeatedly been ranked first in the UK for teaching excellence and student satisfaction in various rankings. The University of Buckingham's School of Education is the leading provider of teacher training for the independent school sector in the UK and worldwide. In China, Buckingham International School of Education (BISE) works with the School of Education, University of Buckingham in England to provide high-quality teacher training and education programmes for teachers and school leaders at all career stages, including online PGCE teacher training programmes designed for Chinese teachers, Assessment Only QTS, International QTS and Masters in Education for educators at all career stages.
活动预告：
即便我们已经习惯了每天回答学生们的问题，作为教师我们恐怕也会问自己：为什么教师是一个回报率很高的行业？成为优秀的教师最关键的环节有哪些？我们该如何应对科技变化（如ChatGPT）对行业及我们自身带来的挑战？
北京时间3月15日周三晚7点，来自英国教育界资深领袖、白金汉大学教育学院院长巴纳比·列侬教授，将与在中国的国际学校教师们举行一场专题在线直播活动，结合自身在英国和国际教育界多年的教学和学校管理经验，以“攀登职业阶梯：教师的成长之路”为题，为教师剖析教师的职业成长路径，并详解在不同的成长阶段有怎样的职业培训和学习项目可以赋能教师成长。
想要更多了解作为教师适合自身的成长机会，不妨注册参与这场在线研讨会活动，与巴纳比·列侬教授连线对话。
关于巴纳比·列侬教授
巴纳比·列侬教授CBE是白金汉大学教育学院的院长。巴纳比·列侬教授曾在英国许多享有盛誉的学校任教，包括伊顿公学、海格特学校（他曾担任副校长）、克罗伊登三一学校（他曾担任校长）和哈罗公学（他曾担任校长12年）。在哈罗公学担任校长期间，他在中国创办了两所学校。
随后，他帮助在东伦敦建立了伦敦卓越学院，并担任该学院的理事长，这是英国最成功的公立六级学院之一。他是独立学校委员会的主席，该委员会支持英国的1400所私立学校，并曾担任过25所公立和独立学校的理事。在实施GCSE和A-levels改革期间，他是Ofqual董事会的成员，现在是其标准咨询委员会的成员。
巴纳比·列侬教授在牛津大学基布尔书院攻读地理学本科，然后进入剑桥大学圣约翰书院接受教师职业培训。他写了六本著作，包括最近关注英国成功的公立学校的《教育的承诺》和关注英国学术水平最低的学校《他人的孩子们》，并研究了英国和美国最有成效的教师的特点。
关于白金汉国际教育学院
作为英国最大的私立大学，白金汉大学曾多次在各类排名中获得全英教学卓越和学生满意第一。白金汉大学教育学院是为英国和全球独立学校提供教师培训的领军机构。
在中国，白金汉大学国际教育学院（BISE）同英国白金汉大学教育学院紧密合作，致力于为不同职业阶段的教师和学校领导者提供高质量的教师培训和教育项目，包括线上PGCE教师培训课程、评估型QTS项目、国际QTS项目以及教育硕士学位课程，不妨关注我们并单击“阅读更多”以了解更多信息!