1. Jon Morgan Deputy Headteacher
Our IB Journey…
Jon Morgan
Deputy Headteacher

3. 70% Our KS5 starting point… 187 students on roll (including 14 girls)
26% Disadvantaged
Intake is skewed towards lower ability
Heavily vocational curriculum offer
Grade Distribution on Entry
Typical Vocational Entries
70%

4. Did we have the right curriculum offer?
Value Added
Source: OfSTED Panda 2014

5. Where do they go after KS4?
Move to Grammar:
Achieving grade 6+ at GCSE
Recommended for academic courses (ie. A Levels)
University pathway
Move to North Kent College:
Looking for vocational/trade related courses
More suited to college context
Traineeship or apprentice pathway
Stay at NTC:
Middle attainers at KS4
Looking for a mix of vocational and academic
Possible university/higher level apprenticeship
Move to employment with training:
Ready to move into a work environment
Traineeship or apprenticeship pathway

6. Fitting in…
…or standing out!

9. How does the IBCP work? Two IB’s Diploma courses
Maths Studies
IT in Global Society
Film
Literature and Performance
Career-related studies courses
usually two vocational programmes
The IB approaches to teaching and learning are also embedded in the delivery of these courses
The IBCP Core

10. How does the core fit in?
All elements of the core are offered concurrently throughout the course and are made up of:
Personal and Professional Studies
Service Learning
Reflective Project
this is the only element of the core which is examined
Language Development

11. What opportunities has it created?
Improving aspirations and International Mindedness:
Depravation of aspiration
Relatively insula community
Typical destinations to low paid/low skilled work
Links to career related sectors:
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)
Royal Opera House Bridge and the Arts Award
KM EDGE Engineering, Science and Technology (CCCU)
4th highest district in Kent using Index of Multiple Deprivation (2015)
5th highest district in Kent for Child Poverty across the South East (2014)
4th highest district for unemployment in Kent (2017)
Weekly earnings are about the national average (but below SE average)
6th highest district for NEET/unsustained destinations post KS5

12. What opportunities has it created?
IBCP progression:
Improved attainment:
Has given a 0.12 uplift on our Academic progress
Impact on our wider provision:
IB Core elements across all students
Using IB approaches to learning across all our courses

13. To find out more… Useful links: Come and visit us: www.ibo.org
Come and visit us:
Jon Morgan Deputy Headteacher
Emma Campbell IBCP Coordinator