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Welcome to IBSCA

Welcome to the IBSCA website. IBSCA is the International Baccalaureate Schools and Colleges Association of the UK and Ireland. Membership is open to all UK and Ireland schools and colleges which are recognised as IB World Schools. IBSCA works throughout the UK and Ireland to:

  • Support IB world schools
  • Advise candidate schools on authorization matters
  • Liaise with Higher Education on IB
  • Provide professional development opportunities

Associations of IB World Schools


IBSCA itself is one of the Associations of IB world schools. Information about the other World School Associations can be found on the the IBO website.

IBSCA offers:

Support for IB Schools

IBSCA provides support for IB schools in a variety of ways. Firstly it provides a network through which schools following IB programmes can liaise with one another in order to share best practice. Conferences, workshops , regional and cluster meetings as well as informal contact  all contribute towards making IBSCA a rich source of advice and support for its member schools.

Authorisation advice

Schools considering seeking authorisation to run one of the IB programmes are able to obtain advice and support from the IBSCA network. This may be informal support by email or telephone or it may involve attendance at one of the regoinal or national conferences. In the first instance, schools considering authorisation can consult the relevant parts of the IBO site.

Liason with Higher Education

The post of University Liaison Officer is currently held by Julian Metcalf. This part-time post is jointly funded by the IB and IBSCA.

The University Liaison Officer provides a vital link between ISBCA, the IB and the UK universities. The ULO maintains the Universities section on this website and can be contacted by IBSCA members with questions, queries and worries about university recognition, admissions and requirements

The universities section of this website list  a significant number of frequently asked questions ...and answers !

Professional development opportunities

Keith Allen is the training officer for IBSCA. Keith organises an extensive programme of professional development workshops and seminars for teachers of the Diploma programme, the MYP and the PYP. In addition Keith coordinates IBSCA's national conference programme which offers a host of professional development opportunities.

Full details of the workshop programme can be found in the workshops section of this site . Details of other events can be found on the events calendar

IBSCA Regions

FEATURED SCHOOLS