International Schools Blog

The new IB Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) Guide represents an important milestone for the subject, with it being offered for the first time at Higher Level. In this article, IB experts Andrew Davis and Garrett Nagle explore this and other changes to the course.

Adolescence is a transformative time for students. Their physical, cognitive, and emotional states undergo rapid changes, and their circadian rhythm (the internal system to regulate sleep-wake cycles) experiences big shifts. This developmental stage can have a big impact on student wellbeing, and sleep becomes all the more important to ensure students’ healthy development.

Global citizenship isn’t a new term, but it has become increasingly important in education in recent years. The term refers to people who believe that their identity goes beyond the location where they were born or grew up, and is instead defined by their connection to humanity as a whole. Global citizenship therefore promotes diversity, mutual respect, and equal access to high quality resources.

Learn how to develop your students' writing skills with five methods to try in the classroom today.

Learn about the benefits of collaborative learning, and some teaching approaches which you can implement in your classroom.

The next installment of the Big Debate series looks at the pros and cons of university, and explores how teachers can guide students on their post-school decisions.

Learn how you can prepare your students for exam season, with revision tips and techniques to help them cope with exam stress.

Following on from Catrin Brown’s blog post about the changes to the IB DP chemistry subject guide, Randy McGonegal, one of the authors of Pearson’s Biology for the IB Diploma Programme series talks about what the changes mean for biology.

Oliver Canning, one of the authors of Pearson’s new Chemistry for the IB Diploma Programme series, talks about how to integrate Nature of Science (NOS) and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) into the new course.

In this blog post, Catrin Brown, one of the authors of Pearson’s Chemistry for the IB Diploma Programme series, and contributor to the IB’s curriculum review team, talks about the changes to the DP chemistry subject guide for first assessment in 2025.