Middle Years International Baccerlaureate

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Pensby
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Middle Years International Baccerlaureate

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Hi
My son's school are studying their GCSE's over 3 years-ie 6 in year 10 and 5 more in year 11-for the remaimnder of the time they are going to study the middle years IB programme -the school started the senior IB last year -has anyone any experience of the IB ?
is it any use ?
do the kids enjoy it ?
Any views
thanks Pensby :D
ourmaminhavana
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Post by ourmaminhavana »

My husband teaches and is an examiner for the IB at Senior level and thinks it's more academically challenging than 'A' levels. It's also, obviously, more portable. I certainly don't think that it's a disadvantage :)
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