Online Curriculum Centre

July 31, 2015
It is easy to forget to look at possibly the best IB resource – that of the Online Curriculum Centre – the OCC. Apart from routine resources, such as programme guides, examination papers and session reports, you can access specimen papers, markschemes and...

Working smart – Say goodbye to 9 to 5

July 29, 2015
As the demands for a 24/7 consumer culture grows, organisations are increasingly recognising the benefits of working flexibly for both their staff and their profits. Technology has been a huge driver to changing the nature of the typical workplace from one where staff...

Making the case

July 3, 2015
Using case studies to support the delivery of Business and Management is essential as it allows students to see how the theories taught in the classroom are applied in the operations of real businesses. There are two main types of case study that complement the IB...

Lies, Damned Lies and Accounts

June 29, 2015
In a normal sense, an account of something means the telling of a story. What financial accounts do is to tell the story of business performance through numbers, although the story may require in-depth analysis to establish the real truth. Examination questions on...

Reflection in the BM classroom

May 31, 2015
Learning to think and reflect is crucial in IB classrooms. I recently wrote some resources for an examining board, which had developed a skills based programme. While researching for these materials, I came across the Harvard Project Zero site that looks at thinking...