1. The nature of international school leadership / Sonia Blandford and Marian Shaw -- 2. Developing the curriculum in international schools / Simon Catling -- 3. Managing assessment in the international school / Robin McClelland -- 4. Teaching and managing English as an additional or second language in international schools / Jackie Holderness -- 5. Learning to change and changing to learn / Dean Fink -- 6. Planning : the art of the possible / John Welton -- 7. School improvement and professional development in international schools / Linda Squire -- 8. Improving recruitment and retention of quality overseas teachers / John Hardman -- 9. Middle management in international schools / Sonia Blandford -- 10. Managing mixed-culture teams in international schools / Marian Shaw -- 11. Creating standards and raising performance / Martin Skelton.