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  Personal and Professional Skills

  What is PPS?Personal and Professional Skills is a compulsory component of the CP core: a 90 hour course of personal and professional transferable skills for students to develop over the two years of the...

  10 September 2023
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  Reflective Project

  What is the reflective project?The reflective project is one of the four elements that make up the core programme unique to the CP. Focusing on the process as much as the product, it is an independent...

  14 December 2023
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  Reflective Project

  Assessing the reflective project

  How are the students assessed?This page introduces how to assess the reflective project in its current specification. It also builds on additional resources that are pertinent to understanding Option...

  1 February 2024
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  Reflective Project

  The Process

  The journey and not the destinationIt can be very easy to read the criteria of the Reflective Project and see their main function primarly to mark the end product. However, they indicate the actual process...

  2 January 2024
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  Reflective Project

  Ethical dimensions, issues and dilemmas.

  Finding the ethical dimension, issue and dilemmaBefore students, can find a suitable ethical issue and dilemma to analyse critically at the centre of the reflective project process, teachers need to feel...

  12 December 2023
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  PPS inspiration

  Looking for new ideas?PPS is an exciting course that is always evolving if you let it. Many CP educators talk about 'embracing the messiness' which can feel somewhat daunting. This page puts a spotlight...

  14 September 2023
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  Personal Development

  Personal DevelopmentThe personal development of the student is clearly paramount in the CP. This page introduces the theme for students to find their motivation, vision and 'buy-in' they need for their...

  31 July 2023
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  Reflective Project

  Starting the project

  Getting students startedWe know that students need to take ownership of their reflective projects but this is easier said than done. To kickstart the project, students need not only to build an understanding...

  25 March 2024
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  1.1 Self-awareness and Empathy

  Is empathy a skill we can learn?Differentiating empathy from sympathy is difficult. Through the work of neuro-psychologists and academics, we explore its definition and real-world application. Students...

  25 March 2024
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  5.1 Introduction to Applied Ethics

  Applied Ethics takeaways accessible to all teachersOn this page you will find easily accessible activities for Applied Ethics that get students talking, presenting, debating and creating. These activities...

  14 July 2023
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  Reflective Project

  Structuring the project

  Structuring a project to meet the criteriaIt is always a little dangerous suggesting a structure to students to write their reflective project with; hard and fast rules on how they develop points can...

  23 May 2023
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  Applied Ethics

  Applied EthicsApplied Ethics is one of the PPS themes so belongs very much in the company of Personal Development, Effective Communication, Thinking Processes and Intercultural Understanding. However...

  25 March 2024
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  Reflective Project

  Creating a Research Question

  Why does the research question matter so much?Without the right research question, there is a limit to how successful the whole reflective project can be. Yes, students will still have the opportunity...

  14 December 2023
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  Reflective Project

  The Options

  Guiding students to the right option for themIt can be tempting to consider one option easier than the other; what is right for the student must come first and care should be taken to guiden them to make...

  19 July 2023
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  Effective Communication

  Effective CommunicationBeing an effective communicator is a key capability for the workplaces of the future. This page introduces this theme and demonstrates different directions it can be taken in. New...

  27 November 2023
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  Start here Teachers

  The IB and the IBCP

  Welcome to the ThinkIB CP WebsiteAccess free teaching ideas, resources and advice on the reflective project. Whether you are new to the CP or are an experienced centre, join in and help make this a really...

  8 November 2023
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  PPS Assessment

  The school sets the assessment for PPSSo how do we make this meaningful? The key to assessment in PPS, that can be rather daunting, is that the school sets it themselves and it is certainly not instructed...

  28 August 2023
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  Reflective Project

  Reviewing RP results

  Building on last year's performanceLike any subject, understanding the reflective project and how it should be delivered needs consistent yearly review. Sometimes it can feel like you've cracked it, only...

  21 November 2022
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  Start here Teachers

  Coordinating the CP

  An introduction to the CP Coordinator roleIf you are reading this, chances are you are either considering taking on the role of CP coordinator at your school or are new to the role. There could be a chance...

  25 March 2024
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  Personal and Professional Skills

  Intercultural Understanding

  Intercultural UnderstandingStudents explore the significance of cultural identity and diversity as the ability to understand and appreciate multiple cultural perspectives leads to highly effective and...

  11 December 2023