"IBDP History: Prepare and deliver the new syllabus with confidence"
An online training opportunity on ZOOM across two afternoons
Wednesday May 13, 14.00pm-17.30pm CEST | Thursday May 14, 14.00pm-17.30pm CEST
Overview of the course
- This event, taking place on ZOOM across two afternoons, will provide a fantastic opportunity for IBDP History teachers to obtain concrete, practical guidance and unique insights for all things relating to the new syllabus.
- The focus will be on providing attendees with simple, constructive advice and exclusive resources on how to make the most of the flexibility provided by the new syllabus and how to implement it most effectively in the classroom.
- The content and assessment of three exam Papers (as well as the Internal Asessment and Extended Essay) will be considered in turn. We will also discuss ways of linking these elements together in an overall curriculum map.
- Please note: this event is not connected with, or sponsored by, the IBO.
About the host
Russel Tarr is Head of History at the International School of Toulouse, administrator of the IBDP History Teachers: Support Group, and has been a teacher of IBDP History for more than 25 years. He is the author of the comprehensive IBDP History materials on ActiveHistory, as well as creator of the website ClassTools.net. He is also the author of "A History Teaching Toolbox" and "Essays in Modern World History". He regularly delivers in-person and online training events to teachers all over the world and is the organiser of the forthcoming Practical Pedagogies conference, also taking place in Toulouse in October 2026.
Timetable (subject to change and additions)
| Title | Description | |
| Wednesday | ||
| 14.00-15.30 | Session 1 | Focus Point: Paper 1 (sourcework) - focus on the respective merits of the paired topics in terms of resourcing and overlaps with the other papers, and how to approach the new assessment model through suggested writing frames and model answers. |
| 15.30-16.00 | Break | |
| 16.00-17.30 | Session 2 | Focus Point: Paper 2 (Standard Level structured questions) - discussion of changes from the previous version of the paper in terms of content and assessment, using exemplar materials and recommended approaches. |
| Thursday | ||
| 14.00-15.30 | Session 3 | Focus Point: Paper 3 (Higher Level Essays) - discussion of the new assessment model and the challenges and opportunities arising from this. |
| 15.30-16.00 | Break | |
| 16.00-17.30 | Session 4 | Focus Point: IA, EE, and producing your new Curriculum Map Observations and tips about how to deliver the new Internal Assessment and Extended Essay in History, and ideas about how to construct a 2-year curriculum map for Standard and Higher Level students. |
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