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We also wish to encourage teachers to develop research or other interests, contributing to personal professional development, and thinking and practice in international education.
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The academic year Three terms: New teachers are expected to attend a short induction programme in mid-August. Residential provision The College welcomes both residential and day students. Unlike many residential establishments, most teachers do not have residential duties. IB students are cared for in their houses by house wardens. Appointments to these posts are not necessarily linked with appointments to other posts in the College, and a number of house wardens hold the post as their only College appointment.
However, we are always pleased to be able to engage teachers as house wardens, on appointment, if vacancies exist. All full-time and permanent part-time teachers are expected to make a significant contribution to extra-curricular activities. The contribution can take the form of academic-related activities e.
Aspects of activities that are receiving particular attention currently are outdoor education and service projects. The College undertakes a number of regular local service projects, such as work with the disabled and conservation. Personal tutors meet with each student individually each week.
They also meet together to discuss general matters. Collectively, they plan and deliver a programme of personal, social and health education. The work of personal tutors is co-ordinated by the Assistant Principal, Pastoral. Personal tutors include not only teachers but also house wardens and, on occasions, other staff.
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A substantial additional allowance is paid to staff who are personal tutors. Management The Principal of the college is Andrew Rattue. Subject teachers are members of academic departments, grouped to form major departments English, modern languages, social studies, science, mathematics, and the arts.
The Academic Steering Group, on which heads of these departments serve, advises on academic matters. Personal Tutors, meeting regularly, advise on more general aspects of welfare and provision.
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House wardens also meet regularly. The IB summer courses We offer a range of IB preparatory courses for students, as well as study opportunities for teachers, including IBO-approved subject workshops for new and experienced IB Diploma teachers. The introduction course for students about to embark on the IB runs in July and August. The workshops for teachers run throughout the academic year. Courses and workshops are open to IB students and teachers from all IB schools. IB students demonstrate a strong commitment to learning, both in terms of the mastery of subject content and in the development of the skills and discipline necessary for success in a competitive world.
Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, may offer the Diploma Programme which now includes over , students encompassing 1, schools in countries. The International Baccalaureate Organization states emphatically that the IB Diploma Programme is not necessarily for the most able students, but for the most motivated students. Characteristics that many IB students share are motivation, commitment, and self-discipline. Students who possess a broad interest in all countries, cultures, and customs as well as a wide range of interests outside the classroom will most likely be successful IB candidates.
IB students find they are well prepared for university work and are often accorded advanced standing and college credit based on their IB course work.
College credit awarded to IB graduates varies at many post-secondary institutions. Recognition policies of over U. Each school completed applications for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, went through site visits, and had teachers trained in each of the six fields of curriculum. Now each school is accepting applications from rising 9th and 10th grade students from throughout the county to attend school at Fairhope or Daphne High School and participate in the program.