Nordic Education Academy.

Leadership Brief

Demo International School · 15 September 2026 · Prepared for Leadership meeting

Direction · our focus this year

Strengthen MYP unit planning quality

Progressing · led by MYP Coordinator · next: First moderation cycle completed (30 Sep)

Improve student belonging & wellbeing

Progressing · led by Head of Pastoral · next: Grade 9 advisory implementation ready for next term (9 Oct)

Build teacher professional learning culture

Direction agreed

Who owns moderation across both programmes?

Raised at SLT weekly — moderation and recorded as discussed but not decided.

Review whether ownership should remain concentrated here

All 3 open commitments for “Strengthen MYP unit planning quality” are currently assigned to the MYP Coordinator.

Confirm whether “Strengthen MYP unit planning quality” remains progressing

“Progressing” was last confirmed 21 days ago, but the linked work now shows 1 commitment overdue.

✓ Evidence added: Student survey review 12 Sep

✓ Evidence added: Unit plan review — cycle 1 sample 12 Sep

✓ Signal recorded: Advisory pilot feedback positive from staff and students. 12 Sep

✓ Signal recorded: Subject teams report the fortnightly review is quicker than expected. 12 Sep

✓ Completed: Run the first fortnightly review cycle 11 Sep

○ Decision recorded: Change the assessment planning requirement for Term 2 11 Sep

○ Change the assessment planning requirement for Term 2 11 Sep

○ Introduce a fortnightly MYP planning review 8 Sep

○ Prioritise one shared professional-learning programme 1 Sep

○ Introduce fortnightly peer review rota for MYP unit plans 25 Aug

✓ Student survey review — Advisory sessions observed in two year groups; engagement high. 12 Sep

✓ Unit plan review — cycle 1 sample — Eight unit plans reviewed against the agreed programme expectations. Six met them in full. 12 Sep

✓ Belonging survey (aggregate) — Belonging +12 vs baseline in G6-8; flat G9-10. AGGREGATES ONLY. 1 Sep

30 Sep First moderation cycle completed MYP

9 Oct Grade 9 advisory implementation ready for next term Whole school

31 Oct Curriculum review completed across subject teams MYP