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The importance of international-mindedness
19th September 2017Comment by Jane Drake, Head of Curriculum Innovation and Alignment at the IB. How do today’s students understand current affairs? They hear daily analyses of the actions of the governments across the world, the plight of international refugees, terror threats, and environmental challenges. If they are being exposed to these events and current affairs for […]
Read moreDanny Collinge: VfB Stuttgart’s Englishman ‘never questions’ move to Germany
11th September 2017Here is an article about an English Footballer who went specifically to Germany to get a better education than with an English club. Danny took up studying the IB in Stuttgart to ensure that he had a solid back-up plan in case his career in football didn’t work out for him. Read more about his […]
Read moreGuide to International Education & Schools
4th September 2017The latest edition of Guide to International Education & Schools is out now! Articles that may be of interest to you: – The International Baccalaureate: A Global Success Story – A pathway to career success – The education system in England – and many more…. Click here for the full guide.
Read moreThe IB’s Career-related Programme: a pathway to success?
4th September 2017Adrian Kearney, the International Baccalaureate’s (IB) regional director for Africa, Europe and the Middle East, answers key questions about the opportunities afforded by the Career-related Programme. The Career-related Programme is the latest in the International Baccalaureate (IB) suite of qualifications. Adrian Kearney, the IB’s regional director for Africa, Europe and the Middle East, answers the key questions relocating parents […]
Read moreA state of flux
31st August 2017John Claughton, IBSCA Development Manager, discusses the advantages of the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme Heraclitus wrote in seventh century BC Greece, ‘All things are in flux’. He may not have had the 21st-century British education in mind, but all things are in flux. A-levels, after 17 glorious years of AS levels and modules and retakes, […]
Read moreScience and arts shouldn’t be seen as rivals
21st August 2017Fears that we will become a nation of techno-nerds at the expense of the arts only show that we are still stuck in 1959 Libby Purves Hard not to snort with momentary laughter, reading of the dismay of senior cultural figures and head teachers at a sudden upward surge in STEM subjects taken at A […]
Read moreIB Middle Years Programme students celebrate eAssessment exam success
4th August 2017This week more than 66,000 International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) students from around the world have received their results from the May 2017 examination session. This represents a 20.03% increase compared with last year. 703 schools in 95 countries participated and students received an average score of 35.8 points (of 56 possible maximum). 290 students received their results […]
Read moreIB Results Day: Graduates Worldwide Celebrate
14th July 2017Today almost 160,000 Diploma Programme (DP) students around the world will receive their results from the May 2017 examination session. They join a community of more than 1.6 million DP graduates in 152 countries worldwide. Globally, students received an average diploma score of 32.03 points (of 45 possible maximum), with a pass rate of 87%. […]
Read moreAdmissions Officers Survey
11th July 2017Google it! Students are ‘needy, ill-prepared and reliant on search engines’ Survey of university admissions staff paints an unflattering picture of today’s students, finds Jeremy Lewis. A “challenging set of results”, a politician might say. Others might suggest that heads should roll. What is clear is that if there were any sort of league table […]
Read moreThe benefits of the International Baccalaureate Diploma for Latin and Classics in the Sixth Form
29th June 2017“ABSTRACT In spite of its world-wide reach, the International Baccalaureate (IB) is still a relatively unknown quantity in many schools in the UK. Even if teachers know of the IB, very few teachers know how it works and even fewer have actually taught it. As a result, not enough Classicists realise how beneficial the IB […]
Read moreThe need for breadth in 21st education
28th June 2017Wellington Festival of Education, Friday 23rd June The need for breadth in 21st education ‘What’s so special or odd about English students that they have the narrowest 16+ education in the world?’ [Carl Gombrich, University College, London] On Friday 23rd June at the Wellington Festival of Education, the International Baccalaureate brought together key figures from […]
Read moreThe International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme
27th June 2017Wellington Festival of Education, Friday 23rd June The International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme ‘The IB CP programme is a beautifully created curriculum which brings together the academic and the vocational in a way that is perfect for our students with their many different abilities and aspirations.’ [Dr Saima Rana, Principal, Westminster Academy] On Friday 23rd June […]
Read more89% of uni admissions officers believe freshers can’t think for themselves
27th June 2017ACS International Schools and the International Baccalaureate Schools and College Association’s (IBSCA) twelfth annual survey of admissions officers from 80 different universities, ranging from Russell Group to Post ’92 Institutions, provides a grim outlook on the level of preparedness of undergraduates starting university this autumn. Continue reading here…
Read moreWorld Academy of Sport – Olympian Visit to Felsted School
27th June 2017Jamie Fearn, Olympian, speaking with Felsted School Sporting Scholars. Photo courtesy of Felsted School GB Olympian Jamie Fearn recently visited Felsted School in Essex meeting with 40 of the Schools’ sporting scholars. Jamie represented Team GB at the Winter Olympic Games in 1992, Albertville and 1994, Lillehammer in Short Track Speed Skating and successfully […]
Read moreUniversity of Nottingham launches £500,000 scholarship fund for outstanding IB international students
8th June 2017The University of Nottingham has launched a new undergraduate scholarship for outstanding overseas fee-paying students who have successfully completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme(DP) before applying to study at the institution. Students starting at the University in September 2017 and 2018 will be eligible for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Excellence Scholarship, which recognises the academic merit of students who achieve […]
Read more“If introducing the DP wasn’t my greatest achievement, it was certainly the scariest thing I ever did”
5th June 2017John Claughton, former Chief Master of King Edward’s School, Birmingham, UK, radically abolished A-Levels to introduce the IB Diploma Programme (DP) – he explains why it was a risk worth taking, and how it was part of a wider plan to transform the school. Not many people get the chance to go back to their […]
Read moreFirst Russell Group University officially recognises the IB Career-related Programme
30th May 2017The University of Southampton is the first Russell Group University to make an official admissions policy statement for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-related Programme (CP) in recognition of how the programme prepares its students for university and its value within the UK education system. The University’s statement follows a large increase in the number of […]
Read moreToo many independent schools are scared of the word ‘vocational’
24th May 2017Mark Waldron, Headmaster of Ryde School with Upper Chine, Isle of Wight, discusses the benefits of an academic and vocational curriculum. Follow the link below to read the full article in this month’s issue of Independent Education Today Full Article – Independent Education Today
Read moreIB Diploma Biology and ESS: Incorporating Fieldwork
12th May 2017The Field Studies Council is hosting an IBO approved CPD residential at their Field Centre at Dale Fort in Pembrokeshire. This 3-day DP Category 3 workshop will develop participant’s skills to lead and delivery effective fieldwork and internal assessment for Biology or ESS. Using a hands-on approach it will demonstrate the key issues and opportunities […]
Read moreThe IB: Preparing students for university and more
11th May 2017Martina, an IB alumna student from Impington Village College, writes about her experience of the IB in the latest issue of World Student magazine: “The continuous headlines, dominated by A Levels, have made me reminisce about my time in sixth form. I am originally from Italy and, rather unconventionally, moved to the UK without my […]
Read moreCEO of The International Baccalaureate Schools and Colleges Association of the UK (IBSCA)
27th April 2017Robert Tibbott will succeed Sandra Morton as CEO of IBSCA on 1 September, 2017. Up to 2016, he was Deputy Head at Dartford Grammar School (a Kent IB World School), where, since 1996, the IB Diploma Programme, and, since 2007, the IB Middle Years Programme have been offered. In 2009, the IBDP replaced A-Levels; there […]
Read moreRevolutionising post-16 learning with the CP
20th April 2017In the past, vocational and academic education were seen as mutually-exclusive choices. Students would have to pick a “side,” stick to it, and follow that choice through. Now, an alternative approach that brings vocational and academic paths together for students aged 16-18 is proving popular writes Jon Severs for TES magazine. Severs cites 27 schools […]
Read moreA Better World Through Education
27th March 2017A programme called A Better World Through Education, set to launch on Oct 25, will explore how the International Baccalaureate (IB) impacts students, schools and communities, according to a press release by IB. English newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky will host the news and current affairs-styled show, jointly produced by the international education foundation and ITN Productions, a British-based news […]
Read moreJohn Claughton – vocal advocate of the IB
22nd March 2017Follow the link below to read an article by Absolute Education who interviewed John Claughton, IBSCA Development Manager, about the strengths of the IB: John Claughton – Absolutely Spring 2017
Read moreNew research benchmarks international IB students language skills for universities
19th March 2017The study, conducted by the National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC) provides a benchmark for universities across the world to assess international IB students’ English language acquisition. Most international universities around the world have English proficiency requirements for incoming international students. Many universities accept scores in DP language courses as evidence […]
Read moreASCL – Next Generation Leadership
13th March 2017On 10th and 11th of March ASCL held their 2017 Annual Conference at the ICC, Birmingham. Sian Carr, ASCL President, IBSCA Committee Member & Executive Principal at Skinners’ Kent Academy spoke about next generation leadership: “Whilst holding firm to my strong sense of what can be, of possibility, this year has made me wonder a […]
Read moreA bright future? The IB Career-related Programme
6th March 2017Research has revealed that the majority of graduates of the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme believe that it gives them a head start at university and prepares them for the world of work. Research has shown that the International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-related Programme (CP) helps to prepare students for university and future employment. The Warwick Institute […]
Read moreIBSCA’s Development Manager
3rd March 2017You may or may not know this, but last September I passed over from being the Chief Master of King Edward’s School, Birmingham to the newly created part-time role of IBSCA Development Manager, working alongside Sandra Morton and Peter Fidczuk.I see this role as having two faces, an inward-looking face and an outward-looking face. The […]
Read moreRaising awareness and aspirations in the UK
1st March 20172016 was an exciting year for the International Baccalaureate (IB) and IB World Schools with the launch of a number of initiatives in the UK. The IB’s continued collaboration with Kent County Council means that 27 schools in just one county of the UK are now offering the Career-related Programme and raising aspirations among their […]
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