Matthew has written, and continues to write, for a variety of publications, including for Wellbeing in International Schools Magazine, International School Leader, School Management Plus, International Teacher Magazine, SchoolRubric, the International Schools Network, Diverse Educators, Teach Middle East and CIS.

2024

Being honest - What would happen if we banned the b word in schools part 2

Being honest: What would happen if we banned the b******** word in schools? (part 2)

International Teacher Magazine

September 2024

A story about a deer

A story about a deer

LinkedIn

August 2024

The View from my Wheelchair, part 1

The View from my Wheelchair, part 1

ISC Research

August 2024

“Behaviour” in Schools: What would happen if we banned the b******** word in schools? (part 1)

International Teacher Magazine

August 2024

today is only the beginning

اليوم هو فقط البداية [*today is only the beginning]

LinkedIn

July 2024

Polar bears have the biggest, fluffiest paws

Polar bears have the biggest, fluffiest paws

LinkedIn

June 2024

The Mona Lisa Effect - unlocking Wellbeing and Belonging in Education

“The Mona Lisa Effect” - unlocking Wellbeing and Belonging in Education

Educator’s Corner podcast, British School Muscat

June 2024

Hope to Go: Breaking Rules, Empowering Young Minds and Finding Worth Beyond Work

Leadership to Go podcast, EUNEPA

May 2024

Learning Explorations podcast

Learning Explorations podcast

Spotify

January 2024

2023

On wellbeing data: a conversation with Matthew Savage

Future Learning Design podcast

December 2023

The growing importance of prioritising wellbeing in schools

Principled podcast from Making Stuff Better

December 2023

The sea belongs to me again: steering my disabled body through an able-bodied world

Diverse Educators

December 2023

Putting wellbeing first - understanding the mindset of learners

Putting wellbeing first - understanding the mindset of learners

Assessment: Joining the dots podcast from GL Assessment

November 2023

Data-driven wellbeing in schools: how to nurture DEIJ

Principled podcast from Making Stuff Better

November 2023

The sea belongs to me again: Navigating an able-bodied world with a disabled body, Part 2

International Teacher Magazine

November 2023

The sea belongs to me again: Navigating an able-bodied world with a disabled body, Part 1

International Teacher Magazine

October 2023

Noonchi Meets with Dr Ben Rein

Noonchi Meets video podcast

October 2023

The sea belongs to me again: steering my disabled body through an able-bodied world

ECIS

October 2023

What does it mean to put and keep #WellbeingFirst?

Teach Middle East Magazine

September 2023

Measuring wellbeing with the wellbeing wheel

TTS International

August 2023

Flag Day: An argument for belonging

International Teacher Magazine

July 2023

Stargazing: a data story blog screenshot

Stargazing: a data story

Diverse Educators

May 2023

Heads Up podcast: How influential is the student voice in international schools?

ISC Research

April 2023

Diverse Ed Podcast Series 2 Episode 2 screenshot

Diverse Educators podcast, series 2, episode 2

Diverse Educators

April 2023

The Time Is Now blog screenshot

The time is now

Diverse Educators

March 2023

Stargazing a data story ITM blog screenshot

Stargazing: A data story

International Teacher Magazine

March 2023

2022

Helping Every Student Be Seen, Heard, Known Belong Flourishing at School Podcast screenshot

Helping every student be seen, heard, known and belong

Flourishing at School podcast

December 2022

noonchi meets video podcast screenshot

Noonchi Meets with Julian Sarafian

Noonchi Meets video podcast

December 2022

Who am I ITM blog screenshot

Who am I? Masks and masking in international schools

International Teacher Magazine

October 2023

be seen. be heard. be known. belong. Diverse Ed blog screenshot

be seen. be heard. be known. belong.

Diverse Educators

September 2022

The Why of Data and Assessment blog screenshot

The Why of Data and Assessment

Teach Middle East Magazine

September 2022

A data driven route to better life and learning for students blog screenshot

A data-driven route to better life and learning for students (written with Ian Plant and Jim Ellis)

ISL Magazine

August 2022

The data jigsaw blog screenshot

The Data Jigsaw... and why Triangles Matter

International Teacher Magazine

August 2022

There was no one left to speak for me Diverse Ed blog screenshot

There was no one left to speak out for me

Diverse Educators

July 2022

On Kindness Diverse Ed blog screenshot

On Kindness: Intentionality, #DEIJ, and Difficult Decisions

Diverse Educators

June 2022

From an early age, he saw how pervasive transphobia was COBIS blog screenshot

'From an early age, he saw how pervasive transphobia was'

COBIS Blog

April 2022

In Focus CIS blog screenshot

In Focus: How to use data to solve the student wellbeing puzzle

republished on CIS Perspectives

March 2022

Heads Up Episode 6 ISC video screenshot

Future of Assessment webinar

ISC Research Heads Up series (episode 6). Also released as a podcast.

March 2022

What Most Schools Miss About Student Data Teach Middle East podcast screenshot

What Most Schools Miss About Student Data

Teach Middle East (podcast interview)

March 2022

From an early age, he saw how pervasive transphobia was Wellbeing in International Schools article screenshot

From an early age, he saw how pervasive transphobia was

Wellbeing in International Schools Magazine

March 2022

Future of Assessment in International Schools ISC report screenshot

Future of Assessment in International Schools

ISC Research report (collaborator)

March 2022

Stories of InterACT SchoolRubric video screenshot

Stories of InterACT: Creating Inclusion and Acceptance in Our Educational Communities

SchoolRubric (interview)

February 2022

2021

Will somebody switch the lights on Wellbeing in International Schools magazine screenshot

Will somebody switch the light on?

Wellbeing in International Schools Magazine

December 2021

In praise of showing up InterACT magazine screenshot

In praise of showing up

InterACT

November 2021

I think I have know autumn too long Diverse Ed

I think I too have known autumn too long

Diverse Educators

November 2021

The Beauty of Data International Schools Network blog screenshot

The Beauty of Data: An Antidote to the Mask

International Schools Network

November 2021

30 Minutes with School Management plus article screenshot

30 minutes with...Matthew Savage, educational consultant

School Management plus

October 2021

The Good the Bad and the Ugly Learning Ladders blog screenshot

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - the "why" of student-level data

Learning Ladders blog post

September 2021

Measuring what really matters Teach Middle East magazine screenshot

Measuring what really matters (written with Dr Helen Wright)

Teach Middle East Magazine

September 2021

Lets keep wellbeing first in every school Wellbeing in International Schools blog screenshot

Let's keep #wellbeingfirst in every school

Wellbeing in International Schools Magazine

September 2021

Unconditional Love Lives Here School Rubric

Unconditional Love Lives Here

School Rubric

July 2021

Data Mining in the Early Years ISL article screenshot

Data Mining in the Early Years (written with Fiona Carter)

International School Leader Magazine

June 2021

How Do We Fan the Flames... International Schools Network blog screenshot

How do we Fan the Flames of the 'Candle of Curiosity' Flickering in Early Years Classrooms Worldwide?

International Schools Network

June 2021

WISEducation podcast screenshot

WISEducation podcast, episode 7

WISEducation

June 2021

Gender is wibbly wobbly Diverse Ed blog screenshot

Gender is "wibbly-wobbly" and "timey-wimey", and gloriously so

Diverse Educators

April 2021

Better boards International Teacher Magazine blog screenshot

Better boards (written with Helen Wright)

International Teacher Magazine

February 2021

Rescuing a Generation from the COVID 19 rabbit hole article screenshot

Rescuing a generation from the COVID-19 rabbit hole

Teach Middle East Magazine

January to April 2021

2015 – 2020

Return of the mask International Teacher Magazine article screenshot

Return of the mask

International Teacher Magazine

October 2020

Beneath the mask International Teacher Magazine article screenshot

Beneath the mask

International Teacher Magazine

May 2019

Rescuing a Generation from the COVID 19 rabbit hole article screenshot

Beneath the mask

Teach Middle East Magazine

May to June 2018

How to maximise the learning of EAL students TES article screenshot

How to maximise the learning of EAL students

TES Professional

April 2015

In January 2022, Matthew recorded a candid and potent podcast conversation about gender identity with his son, Jack. You can listen to it here.