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Writing about teaching, curriculum and running a school
Explanatory pieces for parents choosing a school and leaders deciding how to run one — read start to finish, no product knowledge assumed.
What is IB education? A complete guide for parents and schools
The International Baccalaureate is four programmes covering ages 3 to 19, and a way of teaching that asks students to investigate rather than memorise. Here is what each programme involves, what an IB World School actually is, and the questions worth asking before choosing one.
Best school management software for IB schools: a buyer's guide
Running an IB school is not running a conventional school with extra paperwork. This is what to evaluate — curriculum planning, assessment, portfolios, reporting and authorisation evidence — the questions to put to every vendor, and an honest account of where skodle fits and where it does not.
ManageBac alternatives: how to compare IB curriculum planning software
Most IB schools reach a point where the platform they started on no longer matches how they work. This is an honest map of the alternatives, the five questions that actually separate them, and a direct account of what skodle does differently — including the one thing it does not replace.