Parent Information Evening 31 May 2017
Career Guidance at ISTwente
E. Dommerholt
Career Guidance at ISTwente
- starts in year 7
- available for all students
- in close collaboration with the students mentor
Career Guidance in the curriculum
• Concentrated in the first year of the Diploma Program
• Official interviews with all students combined with CAS
(Creativity, Activity and Service)
Careers Week
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Twente goes Techno
Visit University of Twente and Saxion
Buitenlandbeurs Utrecht
Parents are invited to tell something about their
profession!!
The Dutch Education System
Vocational education
- 6 IGCSE’S
University of applied sciences
4 IGCSE’s + 2 AS levels
Full IBDP program
University
3 full A levels
IBDP program between 24
and 42 points
Support with University application
The International Baccalaureate Diploma
Program prepares for University Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS4BUi3Exog&t=4s
WHY IB?
E. Weir
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
A. Kolkman
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IBDP – International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
DP1 / 2 – Diploma programme year 1 / year 2
TOK – Theory of Knowledge (DP core subject)
EE – Extended Essay (DP core subject)
CAS – Creativity, Activity, Service (DP core subject)
HL / SL – Higher level / Standard level
VA – Visual Arts
Ac hon – Academic Honesty
RQ – Research Question
SV – Supervisor
IA – Internal Assessment
FI – Formal Interview
RPPF- Reflection on Planning and Progress Form
FOA – Further Oral Activities
WT – Written Tasks
EC – Economics
Lang – Language
II – Individual Investigation
(Re)Start authorization process
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Autumn 2015: GO-decision
2016 + 2017: Teacher training for IBDP
2016 + 2017: Collaborative Planning
Study days and afternoons
September 2016: Consultation visit
1 November 2016: Deadline documents
2&3 March 2017: Authorization visit
21 April 2017: THE e-mail
September 2017: Start DP1
Subject choice
• March 2016
• Considerations:
– IB requirements
– What do we offer now (A-levels)
– How can we guarantee quality
– What do other small schools offer?
• Final decision: April 2017: classes not too
small*
A-levels and IBDP compared (1)
As and A-levels
IBDP
English
Spanish
Business
Global Perspectives
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
English
Dutch A* and B
Spanish B* and ab initio*
Economics
Geography
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Mathematical Studies
Visual Arts
TOK, EE, CAS
A-levels and IBDP compared (2)
As and A-levels
IBDP
• Certificates
• Content
 ≈ 
• Broader development
• Content
• Life-long learning in a
changing world
• Academic writing
• Time management
• Interdisciplinary
• Enquiry-based
• TOK, EE, CAS
• University admittance
changing (CV’s needed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHqwQvnsqU
Exceptions
• Bilingual: 2 Language A (IB recommends school
advice)
• Mother Tongue (Language A, literature, SL only)
• Online options via Pamoja/Language One
• 4HL and 2 SL (really is an exception! IB
recommends school advice)
• 3 sciences (usually only allowed with 7 (!)
subjects, IB requires proof that this is needed for
University admission)
Year Planner DP1-1 (still under construction)
Year Planner DP1-2 (still under construction)
Quality control
• External:
– Cambridge visits (not announced)
– IB 5 year re-authorization
– IB yearly self-evaluation
– IB every 2 years teacher training
– Dutch Education Inspection
• Internal:
– Collaborative planning afternoons
– Study days/afternoons
– Class visits (both teachers and leadership)
– Conversations