All supervisors are EAB faculty and staff. Supervisors agree to: 

• undertake three mandatory reflection sessions with each student they are supervising

• initial and date each reflection summarized on the Reflections on planning and progress form and provide comments at the end of the process. 

• provide students with advice and guidance in the skills of undertaking research

• encourage and support students throughout the research and writing of the extended essay

• discuss the choice of topic with each student and, in particular, help to formulate a well-focused research question which is suitable to the subject of registration and ensure that the chosen research question satisfies appropriate legal and ethical standards with regard to health and safety, confidentiality, human rights, animal welfare and environmental issues

• be familiar with the regulations governing the extended essay and the assessment criteria, and gives copies of these to students

• monitor the progress of the extended essay to offer guidance and to ensure that the essay is the student’s own work (this may include presenting a section of the essay for supervisor comment)

• read and comment on one draft only of the extended essay (but do not edit the draft); this should take place after the interim reflection session, but before the final reflection session, the viva voce

• ensure that the final version of the essay is handed in before the final reflection session (viva voce) takes place, and that no changes are made to it subsequently

• read the final version and, in conjunction with the viva voce, confirm its authenticity.

At EAB, this is Mr. Branson

• Ensure that Extended Essays conform to the regulations outlined in the Diploma Programme Assessment procedures.

• Ensure that students select the subject for their Extended Essays from the list of available subjects for the session in question (in the Diploma Programme Assessment procedures) before choosing a topic.

• Ensure that each student has an appropriately qualified supervisor, who is a member of staff within the school.

• Introduce, explain and support the reflection process.

• Provide supervisors and students with the general and subject-specific information and guidelines for the Extended Essay contained in this guide and the accompanying teacher support material.

• Ensure that the Reflections on planning and progress form (RPPF) is completed and signed by the student and supervisor and submitted to the IB with the essay for assessment under criterion E by the deadline stated in the Diploma Programme Assessment procedures.

• Provide exemplars of extended essays to supervisors and students.

• Ensure that supervisors and students are familiar with the IB documents Academic honesty in the IB educational context and Effective citing and referencing.

• Explain to students the importance of the extended essay in the overall context of the Diploma Programme, including the requirement to achieve a D grade or higher in order to be awarded the Diploma.

• Explain to students that they will be expected to spend up to 40 hours on their extended essay.

At EAB, this is Ms. Moraes.

• Ensure that students are taught the necessary research skills, including those related to academic honesty and technology literacy, which refers to the ability to access and use technology responsibly. This includes accessing and using electronically based sources.

• Support the introduction and use of the Researcher’s reflection space as an integral part of the extended essay process.

• Limit the number of students allocated to each supervisor to ensure the appropriate level of supervision can be provided for each student.

• Provide appropriate training and ongoing support for supervisors.