May 2025 Paper 2: Sample Response 4 (Question 2)
This week, we are publishing our fourth exemplar from the May 2025 Paper 2 examination. It is best used in conjunction with the third model example found here. Why? This comparative essay is pretty...
May 2025 Paper 2: Sample Response 3 (Question 2)
This week, we are adding to our Paper 2 sample responses. It scores really well and is a great model example for you to use in your classroom. Is there room for improvement? Of course! More comparing...
May 2025 Paper 2: Sample Response 2 (Question 1)
This week, we are publishing our second exemplar from the May 2025 Paper 2 examination. You will find that it is a pretty standard response. So why publish an essay that is average? For some of our...
May 2025 Paper 2: Sample Response 1 (Question 1)
This week, we are starting to publish exemplars from the May 2025 Paper 2 examination. It's important to remember that May and November 2025 Paper 2s were marked using what is now “old” criteria that...
Language A: Literature – Curriculum Review Report
Earlier this month (February 2026), the second curriculum review report was published for Language A: Literature. You can find it on MyIB. Two things are worth stressing immediately: (i) The report reflects...
May 2025 Paper 1: Sample Response 2 (Digital Divide)
This is the second response we are publishing from the May 2025 exam based on an infographic from the Good Things Foundation, a charity focused on “fixing the digital divide – for good” in the UK. The...
May 2025 Paper 1: Sample Response 2 (Real Estate)
This week, we are publishing another sample response from the May 2025 Paper 1 examination. It is based on an advertisement selling a renovated apartment in Perth, Australia. Found on the website realestate.com.au,...
May 2025 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Digital Divide)
This week, we are publishing a new Paper 1 sample from the May 2025 examination. This particular exemplar is based on an infographic from the Good Things Foundation, a charity focused on “fixing the...
Best Books of 2025
The past 6 months have been solid for me in terms of my reading. I got back into a groove after a bit of a drop-off earlier in the year. Setting regular routines helped, but so did finding really good...
May 2025 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Real Estate)
This week, we are starting to publish sample responses from the May 2025 examinations. Over the next few months, our goal is to provide you with a variety of exemplars to help your students succeed. ...