Category Archives: International Baccalaureate

The IBCC: a new ‘vocational IB’

Posted on March 13, 2012 by MThompson

A new ‘vocational IB’, the IBCC, claims to be both academic and practical, says Janette Wallis in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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‘I’m so glad I had the chance to take the International Baccalaureate’

Posted on July 21, 2011 by MThompson

Budget cuts mean fewer state schools will offer the International Baccalaureate. But it would be a shame if this tough but stimulating course was only available to the children of the wealthy, argues student Nastassia Dhanraj in The Independent. {lang: … Continue reading →

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Schools try out “vocational baccalaureate”

Posted on July 5, 2011 by MThompson

The International Baccalaureate has traditionally been seen as an elite qualification taken by brainy students at independent or selective sixth forms. But a new “vocational bacc” could be about to change that, reports Janet Murray in today’s Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Surplus to requirements

Posted on May 23, 2011 by rhensman

It’s a grim outlook for many teachers of non-EBac subjects. On a cold winter morning at the start of the year, Michael Gove was the featured guest on a Radio 5 Live phone-in when a call came in from a … Continue reading →

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International Baccalaureate: Why the broad IB beats A-levels

Posted on May 17, 2011 by LWhitehill

A decade ago teaching the International Baccalaureate was eccentric. Now, it seems, it is the future. In the past four years the number of schools teaching the IB in the UK has more than doubled. How has a little known … Continue reading →

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International Baccalaureate: ‘My students walk the road less travelled’

Posted on February 24, 2011 by CHoward

The International Baccalaureate is being billed as a new gold standard of learning, reports The Independent. But while it is ideal for some pupils, its broad approach doesn’t suit everyone – and nor should it, argues headmaster Martin Priestly {lang: … Continue reading →

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Could this be the end of GCSEs and A-levels?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by LWhitehill

“How far do you agree that democracy is necessary for a state to be legitimate?” If your head spins thinking about the answer, spare a thought for the sixth-form pupils who were faced with this and other conundrums during last … Continue reading →

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International Baccalaureate: Out with the old and in with the new exams

Posted on February 3, 2011 by LWhitehill

An IB gives pupils an exciting degree of choice. At Sevenoaks School in Kent, A-levels are off the curriculum. Since 1978, their students have been offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma – a system that sees 16- to 19-year-olds studying a … Continue reading →

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