IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning

To gain the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning, you must be enrolled on our MA Education (International Education) pathway and successfully complete the following four units:

• Assessment
• Curriculum Studies
• Education in an International Context
• Understanding Learners & Learning

You must also base your assignments on current or recent IB teaching practice.

What if I finish my studies having successfully completed these units?

If you wish, you can conclude your studies after completing the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning.

As a student of the University of Bath, you will be eligible for the 30-credit Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies (PGCES).

If you also successfully complete the Research Methods in Education unit you can conclude your studies with the 60-credit Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), or continue your studies to the next level by enrolling on the dissertation.

IB Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Learning Research

If you wish to study for the Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Learning Research, you must be enrolled on our MA Education (International Education) pathway and have successfully completed the four IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning units.

For the Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Learning Research, you’ll then need to complete the Research Methods in Education unit and the Dissertation. During your Dissertation, you must critically engage with relevant research literature, your own practice, and issues related to one of the IB programmes.

Once you have passed these five units and the Dissertation, as well as gaining the IB Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Learning Research, you can be awarded the MA in Education or the MA in Education (International Education).

IB Certificate in Leadership Practice

To gain the IB Certificate in Leadership Practice, you must be enrolled on our MA Education (Educational Leadership and Management) pathway and successfully complete the following four units:

• Education in an International Context
• Education and Society
• Leading and Managing Education Innovation
• Leading and Managing Schools and Colleges

What if I finish my studies having successfully completed these units?

If you wish, you can conclude your studies after completing the IB Certificate in Leadership Practice.

As a student of the University of Bath, you will be eligible for the 30-credit Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies (PGCES).

If you also successfully complete the Research Methods in Education unit you can conclude your studies with the 60-credit Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), or continue your studies to the next level by enrolling on the dissertation.

IB Advanced Certificate in Leadership Research

If you wish to study for the IB Advanced Certificate in Leadership Research, you must be enrolled on our MA Education (Leadership & Management) pathway and have successfully completed the four IB Certificate in Leadership Practice units.

For the Advanced Certificate in Leadership Research, you’ll then need to complete the Research Methods in Education unit and the Dissertation. During your Dissertation, you must critically engage with relevant research literature, your own practice, and issues related to one of the IB programmes.

Qualification Requirement

IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning (offered through the University of Bath)

Current or recent IB teaching experience and either hold a national teaching qualification/license or have a minimum of three years full-time professional teaching experience in a government-approved/registered school in the subject or age domain in which you intend to register for the certificate. Experience can be within an independent or private school provided the school is registered by the relevant national education authority.

IB Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Learning Research

Experienced IB teacher – This is an IB requirement; view the IB website for the exact current requirement.

IB Certificate in Leadership Practice and IB Advanced Certificate in Leadership Research

You must have a minimum of two years of recent or current experience in an IB teaching role before starting the MA Education course. Once you have started the course, you must engage in leadership activities or participate in shadowing someone within an authorised IB World School. View the IB website for the exact current requirement.

What if I have no IB teaching experience?

If you have no IB teaching experience then you will not be able to study towards either of the IB Educator Certificates at the University of Bath.

If you are interested in gaining an IB Educator Certificate and you are not eligible to do so at Bath, please email: pd.pathways@ibo.org for guidance.

You can apply for the IB Educator Certificate units in the same way you apply to study the part-time MA Education.

Details on how to enrol are available from the Postgraduate Administrative Assistant Nicola Topping, education-ma@bath.ac.uk

Enrolling for units

When you enrol on a unit you will be asked to indicate that you are intending to complete the unit as part of the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning. In addition you should specify the IB programme (PYP, MYP or DP) on which you intend to focus your studies.

You are required to complete an assignment which directly addresses a series of 'essential' questions associated with a particular IB programme. The IB Educator Certificates are IB programme specific, if you want to register for the award, you must ground all four assignments in one IB programme.

The IB Educator Certificates at the University of Bath are administered by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, but all other administration (including registration with the IB and the awarding of the IB Educator Certificates) is taken care of by the International Baccalaureate (IB).

You will also need to ensure your Unit Tutor understands that you are working towards one of the IB Educator Certificates.