IB World Schools Department Launch March 2017
Today, we’d like to … Introduce the new IB World School department Give you some background about why we created the new department and what has changed Bring you fully up to date with our purpose and goals Benefit from your advice and guidance
The IB and IB World Schools are united by … Common standards and practices The IB Learner Profile An international curriculum … and much more Educational philosophy Together, we provide high-quality Shared mission education to millions of children and young people.
But, no two IB World Schools are the same
So, we have reorganized Responsible for IB Development teams continue to be programme evaluation organized by region processes and also continue their relationships with IB IBWS is a new team New Associations within the IB Schools IB World Division Other teams in the Schools Schools Division department provide support to Incorporates IB Answers schools prior to authorization, e.g. the focused on new Authorizations authorized schools Operates globally with Department staff in all IB Global We’ve retained IB staff Centres with high levels of A ‘relationship manager’ programme, language and school experience is allocated to every school
Why? We want to use data and We want to pay more systems to help us target attention to supporting New our support where it schools post IB World helps schools most authorization Schools department We want to continue to We want to drive our add value to focused on service by the needs of relationships between authorized schools schools, not geography the IB and schools that last decades
Organized by school communities, not geography Initially: • Private national • Private international • Public In time, we will learn about other shared needs and add/change the communities to respond.
Proactive support throughout your IB experience From … Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year X Year 10 Retroactive Retroactive Retroactive Retroactive Retroactive IB IB IB response response response response response authorizes evaluates evaluates to reported to reported to reported to reported to reported school school school concern concerns concern concerns concerns To … Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year X Year 10 Proactive Proactive Proactive Proactive Proactive support on support on support on support on support on IB IB IB the basis the basis the basis the basis the basis Proactive support on the basis of identified need authorizes evaluates evaluates of of of of of school school school identified identified identified identified identified need need need need need
Summary • Together, we are committed to the same mission and principles. • No two schools are the same. We’ve heard your feedback and want to increase your satisfaction with our service to schools: o You want more attention for schools post-authorization o You want easier and faster resolution to your queries o You want ongoing support, not just support at evaluation time every five years • We won ’ t achieve this by setting up a new department; but by being a catalyst for change IB-wide. Any reflections?
IBWS purpose and goals
Our purpose and goals Purpose Goals Create a new operating structure, and working culture in the IBWS team to best meet the needs of IB World Schools IBWS aims to ensure that the IB is the long- Build and share deep term partner of knowledge of how the schools in IB adds value over achieving their time to the quality of optimum IB World Schools teaching, learning and assessment Create and deliver the “IB World Schools’ Experience” as an IB - wide catalyst to change the way schools feel supported
Actions we have taken Purpose Goals New department created: Create a new • operating structure, IBWS is organized by school and working culture in communities the IBWS team to best • meet the needs of IB Team located in all four IB Global World Schools Centres IBWS aims to ensure that the • Incorporates the IB Answers tea IB is the long- • Makes knowledge and information a Build and share deep term partner of knowledge of how the priority schools in IB adds value over achieving their • time to the quality of Has strong programme, school and optimum IB World Schools language expertise teaching, learning and assessment Create and deliver the “IB World Schools’ Experience” as an IB - wide catalyst to change the way schools feel supported
Actions we have taken Purpose Goals Appointed our new leadership team: Create a new operating structure, and working culture in the IBWS team to best meet the needs of IB World Schools IBWS aims to ensure that the IB is the long- Build and share deep term partner of knowledge of how the schools in IB adds value over achieving their time to the quality of optimum IB World Schools teaching, learning and assessment Create and deliver the “IB World Schools’ Experience” as an IB - wide catalyst to change the way schools feel supported
Actions we have taken Purpose Goals Allocated a new contact point for your Create a new school: operating structure, and working culture in Every school has a liaison person in IBWS the IBWS team to best who will: meet the needs of IB World Schools • Support you with key processes like IBWS aims to programme evaluation; ensure that the IB is the long- • Identify and work on issues from the Build and share deep term partner of community of schools they support; knowledge of how the schools in IB adds value over achieving their • Invite you to appropriate webinars and time to the quality of optimum IB World Schools events; teaching, • learning and Build a deeper knowledge of school assessment needs in your community. Create and deliver the “IB World Schools’ NOTE: IB Answers is still your first point of Experience” as an IB - contact for general questions and support wide catalyst to change the way related to PD, assessment, curriculum, etc. schools feel supported
Actions we have taken Purpose Goals Understanding your school’s needs Create a new better: operating structure, and working culture in A research initiative is underway with 100+ the IBWS team to best schools approaching their first self-study of meet the needs of IB programme evaluation to find out how we World Schools IBWS aims to provide more support to schools at this ensure that the stage in their IB experience. IB is the long- • Build and share deep The research is conducted as a term partner of knowledge of how the dialogue between real people, not a schools in IB adds value over achieving their questionnaire; time to the quality of optimum IB World Schools • We will use the information we gather to teaching, provide a more proactive service learning and • assessment We want to hear all schools, not just Create and deliver the those who shout or who have the “IB World Schools’ greatest needs. Experience” as an IB - wide catalyst to This is not a one-off research exercise, but change the way a new way of working with you. schools feel supported
Actions we have taken Purpose Goals The new Heads Engage online community for heads launches in April : Create a new operating structure, This includes three new online and working culture in the IBWS team to best communities within Heads Engage for the meet the needs of IB following groups of heads: World Schools IBWS aims to • German International Schools; ensure that the • Schools approaching evaluation; IB is the long- Build and share deep term partner of • Continuum schools. knowledge of how the schools in IB adds value over achieving their All heads will be encouraged to initiate time to the quality of optimum their own community discussions to IB World Schools teaching, connect with schools globally. learning and assessment Heads Engage sits within the wider Create and deliver the Communities of Practice that we will be “IB World Schools’ Experience” as an IB - rolling out to all IB educators wide catalyst to during 2017. change the way schools feel supported
Actions we have taken Purpose Goals We have significantly reduced the Create a new number of school queries that remain operating structure, unresolved after one month. and working culture in the IBWS team to best meet the needs of IB World Schools IBWS aims to ensure that the IB is the long- Build and share deep term partner of knowledge of how the schools in IB adds value over achieving their time to the quality of optimum IB World Schools teaching, learning and assessment Create and deliver the “IB World Schools’ Experience” as an IB - wide catalyst to A good start, but we plan to ‘raise the bar’. change the way schools feel supported
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