IB Authorization & Evaluation
How do we prepare for authorization & evaluation?
A new Guide to evaluation (2020) informs all IB evaluations which take place from September 2021. Evaluations are grounded in the revised Programme standards and practices (2020).
Schools who wish to become an authorised IB World School, or be authorised to add an additional IB programme are still using the 2014 version of the Programme standards and practices.
In this section of the website we look at the key stages of becoming or being an IB World School: Candidacy, Authorization and Evaluation.
The pages have been designed for the DP Coordinator to use as they lead the faculty and guide the school leadership team through the three stages. Each of the pages is intended to be used as a stand-alone workshop to be used during a staff meeting or professional development session.
Key Themes
- Being a Candidate School: How long does it take from showing interest to becoming authorized as an IB school? Who needs to go on a recognised IB workshop? Which documents do I need to produce?
- The process of being authorized: What happens on a verification visit? How do I prepare faculty, leadership and governors for the verification visit? When will we know whether we have been authorized?
- The 5 year evaluation process: Why do we need to carry out a five year evaluation? How long does the proces take? Who needs to be involved? What is the impact of the evaluation?
Selected Pages
IB Authorization & Evaluation
Your IB evaluation guide for staff Free
This page contains a PowerPoint that you can use to introduce the IB evaluation process to all key stakeholders.Please refer...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
What will we be asked on the evaluation visit?
"My school is a multi-programme school (PYP-MYP and DP). Currently we are preparing for our IB evaluation visit. What are...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
Standards and Practices
The programme standards and practices describe what it means to be an IB World School. The standards provide the overarching...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
What is IB Evaluation?
This page offers tools for a school to undertake the self-study and to collect evidence of implementation against the IB...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
What is IB Authorisation?
Schools that wish to offer an IB programme (PYP, MYP, DP, CP) need to successfully complete an IB authorization process....
IB Authorization & Evaluation
How do we plan for programme evaluation?
This page walks you through how to prepare for the evaluation.Schools are evaluated every five years after authorization....