New feature: paper 1 revision pages
Student Paper 1 revision pages With no Paper 2 again this year, students have just the one examination to prepare for in Language A courses, an examination that they need to prepare very well for as it...
May 2021 exam report
You may well have already seen the exam report from the IB, published a few days ago on MyIB. It contains a lot of useful information and casts light on some of the questions you may have had either before...
Ready for results?
Results 2021 In another unusual year, find below an outline of what the release of results and subsequent enquiry upon results services (EUR) mean for the two different routes schools took in May 2021. ...
Paper 1 sample responses
Sample paper 1 responsesFor those schools taking the examination route in May 2021, the Paper 1 examination is happening on Monday May 10th. We also know that for those taking examinations in 2022, Paper...
May & November 2022 announcement: no paper 2
No Paper 2 for May and November 2022 examination sessions The IB recently announced changes to the components and examinations for May and November 2022 sessions. The announcement included the following...
May 2021 - what we do and don't know
As we start a new year, those of us teaching in May session schools still face some uncertainty about what lies ahead for our DP2 students. With examinations being cancelled in some countries such as...
Reading for pleasure
If the state of play in the school at which I currently work is anything to go by, students are reading independently less and less – particularly as they progress through the school. Yes, they read for...
Important information for the May 2021 session
An email was sent by the IB on Tuesday 11th August, detailing significant adaptations to subject assessments for the May 2021 session. As the email states, these adaptations come in response to "requests...
"Literature is indispensable to the world."
“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world. In some way, your aspirations and concern for a...
The new course - further updates
Latest clarifications In case you have not seen these, or if you have and are looking for some help unpacking them, here is a summary and some brief thoughts on some changes that have been made in the...