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Welcome to a special Year in Review episode of the Weekly Education Pulse.

Across 2025, we reported on 112 global news stories shaping the international schools sector. In this episode, we step back from the weekly headlines to reflect on what those stories tell us about the year as a whole.

By analysing every episode recorded in 2025, clear patterns emerge. This was a year defined by acceleration, alignment, and growing complexity across international education.

What we cover in this episode:

• 32 stories on AI and digital transformation, as technology moved from experimentation to infrastructure
• 25 stories on curriculum shifts, internationalisation and pathway diversification
• 18 stories on new school openings and expansions across Asia, the Middle East and emerging markets
• 14 stories on parental demand, affordability and choice
• 8 stories on teacher recruitment, retention and wellbeing
• 8 stories focused on inclusion, student agency and wellbeing
• 6 major policy and regulatory developments that shaped how schools operate

Together, these stories define what 2025 looked like for international education — and offer important signals for what lies ahead in 2026.

If you are a school leader, educator, investor, or policymaker, this episode provides a clear, evidence-based overview of the forces shaping the sector.

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