membership

Membership of Ibsca is open to all schools and colleges in the UK which are authorized IB world schools or in the process of applying to become IB world schools.
The cost of annual membership is £400 for full members.
Schools or colleges based outside the UK can apply for affiliated membership. The cost is £300 per year.

IBSCA membership Regulations

(operational from Sept 2011)

• Full membership is open to schools and colleges offering any of the IB programmes (DP, MYP, PYP) in the UK.
• Annual membership runs from September 1 – August 31. Invoices will be sent out to all existing members at the start of the academic year.
• New schools and colleges wishing to join should complete the registration form.
• The subscription for member schools or colleges offering the Diploma Programme is £400 p.a.
• There will be a £50 discount for DP schools if payment is received by October1 ( i.e. the annual subscription will be £350 pa)
• The annual subscription for affiliated schools or colleges (based outside the UK) is £300 p.a. A discount of £50 will be offered to institutions who pay byOctober 31.
• There is a reduced membership fee for Candidate and interested schools of £50 p.a.
• After DP authorization has been granted, schools will be charged on a sliding scale a) If authorized in the autumn term, £200 for the remainder of the academic year b) If authorized in the spring term, £100 for the remainder of the academic year c) If authorized in the summer term, no charge until the following academic year

• The membership fee for MYP schools is £100 p.a. There will be a £25 discount for schools who pay before Oct 31 (i.e. fee of £75)
• The membership fee for PYP schools is £50 p.a. with a £10 discount for schools who pay before Oct 31 (i.e. fee of £40).
• Schools offering DP as well as MYP and/or PYP will be asked for one payment only, the membership fee for DP.

Amongst the benefits of membership are:

• Access to password-protected information on the IBSCA website, including data on forthcoming training events.
•  Discounted rates for conferences and IBSCA-run training.
• Support for the IB programmes through area networks and central lobbying 
• Marketing opportunities.