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Cat: 1 | English B (current curriculum)

25 - 27 Sep 2026 | FACE to FACE - Dubai
The International Baccalaureate (IB)
STANDARD FEE £940.00

(+5% UAE VAT). A late booking surcharge will be applied to all face-to-face workshop bookings made within 21 days of a workshop start date.

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Workshop Format

This FACE-TO-FACE workshop will take place at Raffles World Academy, Dubai, UAE in association with Innoventures Education Training Centre.

Includes 15 hours of expert tuition over 2.5 days, with full resources and great food and refreshments

Timings: 08:30-16:30 on Days 1 and 2 and 08:30-12:15 on Day 3.

About the workshop

THIS WORKSHOP FEATURES THE CURRENT CURRICULUM FOR THIS SUBJECT.  THE SUBJECT GUIDE WILL CHANGE FOR FIRST TEACHING SEPTEMBER 2027 AND NEW WORKSHOPS FEATURING THE UPDATED CURRICULUM WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 2027.

The aim of this workshop is to provide teachers who are new to the IB with the knowledge, confidence and tools to begin teaching the subject.

This workshop is designed to help you to:

  • Develop an understanding of the IB’s history, mission, learner profile, programmes and international focus
  • Recognise the importance of the IB Learner Profile and approaches to teaching and learning in the DP and CP
  • Consider how the course connects with Theory of Knowledge (ToK), Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and the CP context; understand the basis of the Extended Essay and the role of the EE supervisor
  • Develop inquiry-based teaching and learning strategies for the DP / CP classroom
  • Plan course outlines that meet curriculum requirements, assessment objectives and relevant standards
  • Design engaging learning activities that help students explore key curriculum concepts and content
  • Understand the assessment requirements for the subject and create formative assessments that prepare students for summative assessments
  • Learn how to use IB teaching resources and collaborate through programme communities; choose and evaluate resources that support effective IB teaching and learning
  • Promote academic integrity in the classroom

Category 1 workshops focus on IB philosophy and implementation.  They are ideal for anyone new to the IB or pursuing a career at an established IB World School and essential for teachers from candidate schools preparing for authorisation. 

About your booking

Once you have made your booking, you will receive an automatically generated BOOKING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and an invoice (or a receipted invoice if you have paid by credit card). Shortly after that, once we have processed your booking, you will receive an email from us with further information.

Once we have confirmed that the workshop will go ahead we will send you a confirmation email and an information pack which tells you everything that you need to know about joining your sessions. The links to join your sessions will be sent to you by email around 2 days before your sessions start.

If you have any queries regarding your booking, please contact us at admin@ibicus.org.uk