Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education
Private company
Industry Education
Founded 1972
Founder Kevin McNeany
Headquarters Hong Kong, China
Number of locations
 55
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Andrew Fitzmaurice (CEO)
Products Education Services
Website nordangliaeducation.com

Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is a provider of international schools.[1] Nord Anglia Education operates 55 schools globally for children between the ages of 2 and 18, with over 50,000 students across 25 countries. Roughly 64% of students come from expat families while 36% are children of local families.

Nord Anglia schools educate children at preschool, primary, and secondary level (also referred to in the US as preschool, elementary, middle and high school). Most schools within the organization follow a curriculum based on the National Curriculum of England Schools offering IGCSEs and the International Baccalaureate. In some locations, A-levels, the French Baccalaureate and the Swiss Maturité are also offered.

It moved its head office from the united Kingdom to Hong Kong in 2012. It employs over 10,000 people around the world.

In 2015 it started a collaboration with The Juilliard School to enrich performing arts education for nursery to year 13 students in its schools. One year after, it announced a new approach to teaching the interdisciplinary subjects of STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) in collaboration with MIT. The collaboration is being piloted in 13 schools for the 2016/17 academic year and will be expanded to all schools in the 2017/18 academic year.[2]

History

Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 by Kevin McNeany[3] to teach English as a foreign language. The company grew in the 1970s to the 1980s before moving into the UK education market. Soon after, it entered the Eastern and Central Europe market. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the group also built up a substantial day care and nursery business in addition to its Learning Services arm.[4]

In 2003, Andrew Fitzmaurice became CEO. By 2008, the company had sold its nursery business and was mainly focused on premium international schools.[5]

In 2012, the group relocated to Hong Kong to complement growth plans in China and Southeast Asia. In 2013, it bought World Class Learning Group,[6] with schools in the US, Qatar and Spain.[7]

The companys initial public offering took place on March 26, 2014 on the NYSE.

In 2015, the company bought six schools from Meritas:[8] the Collège du Léman, Léman International School - Chengdu, San Roberto International School, The Village School, North Broward Preparatory School in Florida, and Windermere Preparatory School in Florida.[9]

In February 2016, the company announced that it would develop a new international school in Abu Dhabi with a capacity for 2,250 students. The campus will be located close to the central business district and is expected to open in September 2017.[10]

In April 2017, the company announced it would be taken back into private ownership after the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia agreed to buy it. [11][12]

In December 2017, the company bought seven schools from the British Schools Foundation: The British College of Brazil, The British International School of Kuala Lumpur, The British School of Nanjing, The British School of Tashkent, The British School of Yangon, The International School of Moscow, and The King's School Manila.

Global Campus

Nord Anglia students are connected through Global Campus, a programme which offers a wide range of activities undertaken in school, online or at destinations around the world.[13]

Collaborations

The Juilliard School

Since February 2015 the company has collaborated with The Juilliard School in a performing arts project for students in grades K-12. The program includes an embedded curriculum along with continued support and engagement with Juilliard alumni and affiliated artists.[14] It also includes professional development for teachers, a summer school and private lessons. The curriculum was rolled out in September 2015 and is expected to educate more than 20,000 students aged 3 to 18 by 2017.

The curriculum focuses on key works of music, dance and drama.

King's College London

In 2015, Nord Anglia partnered with King's College London to offer an Executive Master's in International Education. Courses are designed specifically to address challenges specific to international schools. The program is fully funded by the company and available only to its teachers. Nord Anglia and King's College London states that the program will open up to teachers outside Nord Anglia schools in 2020.[15] Fifty teachers will start the program in 2016.[16] The aim of the program is to recruit, develop and retain high quality teachers.[17] The program is a two-year, part-time masters program which is designed to teach effective leadership skills and feature online face-to-face modules.[18]

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

In May 2016, the company announced a global collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on STEAM subjects for K-12 students. The collaboration will develop a new approach to implement science, technology, engineering, visual arts, and mathematics program across 42 Nord Anglia schools worldwide. Core to the collaboration is the reflection of MIT's philosophy of 'Mens et Manus', 'mind and hand', which calls for a hands-on approach to problem solving. Students will learn directly from lecturers and students at MIT.STEAM discipline teachers at Nord Anglia will also benefit from unique professional development opportunities through annual workshops and ongoing training with MIT staff, hosted by the MIT Museum[19]

Student profile

Roughly 63% of the students in all schools combined are from expat families. The remaining 37% come from local families.[20]

Staff

In January 2015, the organization received 9,300 applications for 280 positions.[21]

Schools

Switzerland

La Côte International School (Aubonne)

Collège du Léman (Geneva)

Collège Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)

Collège Champittet (Lausanne)

Thailand

Regents International School Pattaya

St Andrews International School Bangkok

USA

Windermere Preparatory School (Windermere, Florida)

The Village School (Houston, Texas)

North Broward Preparatory School (Coconut Creek, Florida)

British International School of Boston (Boston, MA)

British International School of Washington (Washington, DC)

China

All Nord Anglia Education schools in China use English as the primary language of instruction. Each student receives four lessons in Mandarin Chinese a week, except in Hong Kong where this is optional.[22] Students reach a proficient level in Mandarin Chinese by the time they leave.[23]

Nord Anglia Education schools in China are among the first to receive the new Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts program in their schools thanks to the growing demand in the region for the institute.[24]

Beijing

Guangdong

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Sichuan

Southeast Asia

Cambodia

Indonesia

  • NIS Jakarta

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Middle East

Nord Anglia Education operates six schools in Qatar and the UAE. The majority of students are from expat families working in the region's oil industry.[25]

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Americas

Mexico

Brazil

  • British College of Brazil

United States

Europe

Czech Republic

Hungary

  • British International School Budapest

Ireland

Poland

Slovakia

Spain

Switzerland

References

  1. ↑ Sorensen, Maddie (23 February 2016). "Nord Anglia Education Inc (NORD) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank". Financial Market News. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Reaching the next level: Northbridge International School Cambodia". 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Beckett, Francis (14 January 2002). "The New Statesman Profile – Kevin McNeany". The New Statesman. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Mcneany And Andrew Fitzmaurice – Nord Anglia Education Plc (nae.l)". The Wall Street Transcript. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Harrington, Ben (10 June 2008). "Nord Anglia rejects £180m Barings bid". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Baker, Amy (11 June 2013). "WCL Group sold to Nord Anglia Education". The Pie News. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Quinn, James (27 April 2013). "Nord Anglia in talks to buy schools rival". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Keeling, Anne (29 June 2015). "Nord Anglia Education finalises the acquisition of six more schools". Relocate Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Keeling, Anne (10 June 2015). "More international schools for Nord Anglia". Relocate Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "EducationInvestor - Article: Nord Anglia to develop Abu Dhabi school". www.educationinvestor.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  11. ↑ Badkar, Mamta (2017-04-25). "Canadian-led consortium to buy Nord Anglia for $4.3bn". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  12. ↑ Ruckin, Claire. "LPC-Nord Anglia sounds out investors on LBO financing". U.S. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  13. ↑ Eaton, Tim (6 November 2015). "Pattaya becomes home to the world's biggest school campus". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  14. ↑ Singh, Rani (13 November 2015). "China Buying In More Arts In Education -- Because It Can". Forbes. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "EducationInvestor - Please log in or subscribe". www.educationinvestor.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  16. ↑ "Nord Anglia to launch degree for international school teachers". Education Investor. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "EducationInvestor - Please log in or subscribe". www.educationinvestor.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  18. ↑ "EducationInvestor - Article: Nord Anglia to launch degree for international school teachers". www.educationinvestor.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  19. ↑ Woodlands Journal. 9 July 2016 http://www.woodlandsjournal.com/2016/07/09/british-international-school-houston-mit-collaborate/. Retrieved 11 July 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). 31 December 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "EducationInvestor - Please log in or subscribe". www.educationinvestor.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  22. ↑ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). p. 29.
  23. ↑ Turner, David (20 May 2009). "Third Culture Kids". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  24. ↑ Singh, Rani (13 November 2015). "China Buying In More Arts In Education -- Because It Can". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). 31 December 2015. p. 33. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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