School Support Officer, Leanne Gibbons, reflects on her initial year in post as she looks forward to supporting member schools in the upcoming academic year.

Reflections on the 2025/2026 academic year from IBSCA CEO, Richard Markham.

PYP Community Lead, Maggie Hos-McGrane, shares her reflections on the collaboration and professional dialogue of the PYP Community this year.

MYP Community Lead, Dianne Blackburn, shares her reflections on the activities of the Community this academic year and celebrates the growth of the MYP in the UK.

Reflections from CP Community Lead, Rebecca Austin-Pickard, on the activities and discussions undertaken by the Community this academic year.

DP Community Lead, Simone Lorenz-Weir, shares the activities undertaken this academic year in the Community. Are you an IBSCA member yet to join? Come along next academic year.

For many years, our in-person IB authorised workshops have been hosted at The University of Warwick. Here we reflect on what makes Warwick such an exceptional location for IB educators to come together, collaborate and enhance ther IB practice.

School Support Officer, Leanne Gibbons, provides an update on her recent activity, including initial work with the IB on developing marketing materials more clearly aligned with the UK education landscape, as well as supporting schools looking to grow their offering across the continuum.

Welcome to the 2025/2026 academic year from our CEO, Richard Markham. Read about IBSCA’s focus for this year and the benefits of being an IBSCA member school.

Read this article for updated information on new AAQ Science qualification numbers including a list of the correct codes.

An update from the IB’s Global Recognition Manager for the UK and Ireland, Beth Shotton.

School Support Officer, Leanne Gibbons, shares the activities and insights she has gained from her first few weeks in post. From connecting with IBSCA members to identifying key areas to develop to support our member schools.

Northern & Scotland Hub Lead, Debbie Kirkby, reflects on the recent annual meeting of the Hub at Fettes College in Edinburgh. The event brought IBSCA hubs from around the region together to discuss good practice in IB delivery.

IBSCA is delighted to announce the appointment of Leanne Gibbons to the role of School Support Officer for the 2025/2026 academic year.

A farewell from our friend and colleague, Peter Fidczuk, who retires this month from the IB and in doing so his joint role with IBSCA. We will miss his enthusiasm for our mission, commitment to our member schools, and invaluable insights into improving the IB offering in the UK & Ireland. Thank you, Pete.

MYP Community Lead, Dianne Blackburn, shares her reflections on IBSCA’s annual MYP Conference. The theme of the conference was flexibility in MYP delivery and member schools came together to explore their unique approaches to building the MYP in the their school communities.

IBSCA CEO, Richard Markham, shares an update on the May 2024 exam session.

IBSCA was delighted to host our annual Higher Education Conference with the IB's Recognition Team at the University of Birmingham. Read on for reflections on the day and its relevance to university college counsellors.

MYP Community Lead, Dianne Blackburn, shares the event calendar for the MYP Community for the first term of the 2024-2025 academic year.

CP Community Lead, Becky Austin-Pickard, welcomes CP Coordinators to the new academic year and outlines the schedule of meetings and events for CP support.