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Reporting and Predicting Grades in IB
Are your reports truly reflecting what you value the most in your school? Do you have a consistent, reliable methodology for predicting final grades? How are you bridging the gap between IB grading and your local or national system? Free slides from a recent webinar here, where we address the challenges in and options for reporting student progress and attainment in academic and lifelong learning areas in IB. We explore how to accurately predict grades and how to report what
Kieran Burgess
Mar 105 min read


Exploring & Experimenting in DP Theatre
What’s the difference between exploring and experimenting in the Research Presentation? How can practical exploration in the Solo Theatre Piece be informed by theory whilst also developing intentions? How do I equip my students to know where to start and how to independently follow their own practical pathway? A summary and slides from a virtual webinar unpacking the role of practical exploration in the DP Theatre assessment tasks, with methods for promoting student independe
Kieran Burgess
Feb 243 min read


Language Placements & Pathways in the IB
How do you define "appropriate challenge" for language learning? Are students truly prepared, with genuine pathway choice? Is your placement process robust? This piece and slides from the accompanying webinar cover how to ensure academic integrity and true multilingual learning. We discuss the IB's "appropriate challenge" concept and how to determine language proficiency by way of mapping MYP, IGCSE and other qualifications to CEFR, in turn mapping this to entry points for DP
Kieran Burgess
Feb 134 min read


IB School Heads: Organisation Structures, Charts & Recruitment
A summary of considerations for IB schools creating the organisation chart required for evaluation, as well as looking to enhance their leadership structure, positions of responsibility and designated roles. In the accompanying webinar (slides included) we discussed IB requirements, teacher support, PD requirements, and how to mitigate these costs while also looking for teachers without IB experience who have the potential to be amazing in the programme.
Kieran Burgess
Dec 2, 20257 min read
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