IB Evaluation Visit

By Assistant Principal Curriculum Mr Nick Moss, Dean of Senior Studies and IBDP Coordinator Mrs Alison Steven and Assistant Heads of Junior School Learning and Teaching Mrs Jo O'Brien, Ms Emily Begbie and Mr Nick Martin

Last week, from Wednesday, 26 July to Friday, 28 July, Radford hosted four international delegates as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Evaluation visit. The IB Evaluation is an important process that IB schools undertake every five years. The process involves a thorough self-study that provides an opportunity to reflect on our strengths and areas for further development. Last week's visit forms the final phase of the evaluation process and included meetings with the College Board, executive, staff, students and parents, as well as classroom visits.

The IB Evaluation visit proved rewarding, allowing us to celebrate our many achievements and receive some constructive feedback. The IB evaluators highlighted the close alignment between the IB Mission and Radford’s Purpose and Vocation, our strong focus on student and teacher well-being, our commitment to diversity and equity, our state-of-the-art learning facilities and our recently introduced, in-time reporting and new Learning Summaries. The visit culminated in a College community meeting, during which the IB evaluators proudly announced that we are meeting all of the IB’s requirements.

On behalf of the College’s IB Evaluation team, we would like to thank all community members involved in the IB Evaluation visit. We will endeavour to share the formal IB Evaluation report once published in October.