110 - Admission and transition with Heidi Reid, Vasco Dimitroff, and Matt Craig

Admissions and transition is a critical piece for international schools. How you approach these workflows, with the mindset of the school community and making it engaging is a complex and important process to juggle.   We explore with our three guests some best practices and thoughts from their respective research and work in this area. We will also explore the creative tensions impacting admissions teams and the landscape of International School enrollment across different geographic regions and types of schools.   Heidi Reid  CEO International Diagnostic & Admissions Test (IDAT) https://www.idat.org/  Masters of TESOL, Grad Dip Ed (Primary), MBA (Human Resource Management).   Educated in Canada and Australia, Heidi has worked in international education for more than 25 years in Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia.  Heidi is a qualified primary school teacher with ESL specialisations and has been a spokesperson and leader for international education.  She is the founder and managing director of the International Diagnostic & Admissions Test (IDAT) and is based in Australia.   The IDAT was created as a new and different way to use admissions assessments to create a profile of incoming students to international schools, so they can be supported from their first day of learning.   https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7081626768360538112/  https://www.idat.org/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-reid-04698429/  https://www.instagram.com/idat_test/  https://www.facebook.com/IDATtest    Vasco Dimitroff  Senior Marketing Manager Admissions and School-to-Home Faria Education Group https://www.faria.org/  Masters in Marketing (University of West London)   With over 15 years of marketing experience across multiple public and private sector industries, and 5 years in EdTech, Vasco is passionate about helping international and independent schools to deliver a superior experience for students and families, staff and alumni across the entire lifecycle, from enquiry to enrolment and beyond.   In addition to driving the adoption of pioneering EdTech, empowering admissions and marketing teams to realise their mission and vision, and collaborating with Faria Education Group’s  teaching and learning business units to provide a unified solution, he is committed to growing and engaging a global community of likeminded professionals through inspiring professional development initiatives (printed publications such as the International Admissions Bulletin, webinars, in-person conferences and events).   bit.ly/Admissions-Bulletin bit.ly/School-Resources bit.ly/OA-Webinars-On-Demand bit.ly/OABenchmark bit.ly/OA-Upcoming-Events   bit.ly/Vasco-LinkedIn   Matt Craig  Manager Faria Education Group https://www.faria.org/ OpenApply Sales & Accounts   Having worked as an Education Consultant and as a school admissions professional at leading international schools in the UK, Matt has years of experience in the education sector. Matt now works with OpenApply, supporting schools looking to significantly improve their admissions experience and eliminate wasted administration time in the admission office.   OpenApply supports every key function in the admissions office, helping schools to find their best-fit students & families and in helping them optimize their admissions processes.   bit.ly/OA-Case-Studies https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcraigedu/   John Mikton on Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton Web: beyonddigital.org   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of the new Google Workspace Plus (formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education)? Just fill out this form and we’ll get you set up bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial