The founder of Internationella Engelska Skolan, Barbara Bergström was invited to speak to a room of business visionaries at the Årets Ledare (Leader of the Year) awards ceremony.

As the keynote speaker for the event at Stockholm’s Stadshuset, she spoke about why Internationella Engelska Skolan has been a success for more than 25 years and what it offers students, as well as outlining her thoughts on tough love and broken windows theory.

She also shared her views on entrepreneurship and leadership.

Chess-fans from IES Skärholmen teamed up with entrepreneurs and business people for a contest in the middle of Stockholm, that showed that any ambitious pawn can be promoted to knight, rook, bishop or even queen.

Thirteen students from the school took part in the event Näringslivet möter Förorten, held at Stockholm’s busy central station during the afternoon rush hour. Every student played in partnership with a teammate from the business community.

Four teachers from Internationella Engelska Skolan will be among those honoured at an awards ceremony for the best educators throughout Sweden - as chosen by their students.
Lärargalan is an initiative which gives students the power to put forward the most exceptional teachers; those who make their school days special, and help subjects come to life.
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Mr McCarthy, principal of IES Linköping, explains his vision for the school:

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