Middle Years Programme at a glance
Are teachers trained to teach
the programme?
Before a school becomes authorized to teach the programme, the teachers involved are required to undergo training; either by attending an IB teacher-training workshop or by participating in school-based training organized by the IB.
After a school becomes authorized, the teachers are encouraged to engage in an ongoing process of professional development by:
- attending IB workshops and conferences
- participating in online discussion and special events on the IB’s website for teachers, the online curriculum centre (OCC)
- reviewing relevant support materials published by the IB online and/or in print
- responding to appeals from the IB for teachers to participate in other curriculum-related activities (eg curriculum reviews, collecting samples of student work)
- applying to become a moderator for the purpose of moderating internally assessed student work
- applying to become an IB workshop leader.
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- What is the Middle Years Programme?
- What is in the curriculum?
- What are the five areas of interaction?
- How are students assessed?
- Who can offer the programme?
- Are teachers trained to teach the programme?
- How do I find out more?