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Lessons from leading a K-12 school integration in Vietnam: leadership, financial governance, safety standards, steering committees and communication.

Resolution 71 makes Vietnam's public system a funded competitor to private and bilingual schools. What that means for operators, by Joshua James in The PIE News.

Two practical routes to UK qualified teacher status for teachers already working in Southeast Asian schools, by Joshua James for Tes Institute.

Vietnam's bilingual schools are Vietnamese schools with international elements built in. How they are licensed, staffed and led, by Joshua James in The PIE News.

Joshua James on assessing iPGCE and iQTS trainees across Southeast Asia as a NITE Visiting Assessor, and what local and international practice can learn from each other.

Vietnam's current rules on children online, the risks families and schools face, and practical steps for parents and teachers. Updated October 2026.

Five leadership lessons a school leader noticed while drawing with his children, by Joshua James for ASCD.

Observations from leadership training with school principals in Hanoi: a strong sense of purpose, careful adaptation of global ideas, and growing confidence.

Lessons from four years as founding head of a bilingual K-12 school in Vietnam: two curricula, the teachers who make it work, and life beyond the classroom.