Culture

Culture 1.1: The school implements and reviews an access and/or admissions policy that clearly describes the conditions for participation in the school's programme(s).

Evidence 1 Admissions Policy reviewed Sept 2021

Culture 1.2: The school provides relevant support materials, resources and structures to promote access to the school's programme(s) for as many students as reasonable.

Evidence 1 - Marketing brochure 2021

Evidence 2 - Application Form 2020

Evidence 3 - PYP Programme Brochure 2020/2021

Evidence 4 - EY PYP Programme Brochure 2020/2021

Culture 1.3: The school provides opportunities to access the programme(s) for the broadest possible range of students.

Evidence 1 - Language Profile 2021/22

Evidence 2 - Other languages spoken in school community 2021/22

PYP1: The school articulates and demonstrates that the PYP is accessible to interested students, regardless of learner variability.

Evidence 1 - Website Information

Evidence 2 - Marketing brochure 2021

PYP2: The school implements the PYP across all early years and/or primary grade levels offered at the school.

Evidence 1 - Website information 2020

Evidence 2 - EY POI 2018/19

Evidence 3 - Y6 POI 2019/20

Evidence 4 - POI 2020/21

Culture 2.1: The school implements and reviews an inclusion policy that meets IB guidelines.

Culture 2.2: The school identifies in its inclusion policy all of its legal requirements and outlines the school's structures and processes for compliance.

Culture 2.3: The school describes in its inclusion policy the rights and responsibilities of all members of the school community and clearly states the school's vision for implementing inclusive programmes.

Evidence 1 TIS Inclusion Policy

Culture 3.1: The school implements and reviews an academic integrity policy that makes the school's philosophy clear and is aligned with IB guidelines.

Culture 3.2: The school clearly describes in its academic integrity policy the rights and responsibilities of all members of the school community, what constitutes good practice and misconduct, and the actions that are to be taken if there are transgressions.

Evidence 1 - Academic Integrity Policy

Culture 3.3: The school articulates responsibilities for teaching a variety of practices related to academic integrity, and reflects its five fundamentals: honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility.

Evidence 1 - Library newsletter 2021

Evidence 2 - Library Lesson 2019

Evidence 3 - Academic Integrity Exhibition Presentation 2020/21

Evidence 4 - Citation Poster 2021

Evidence 5 - Year 6 Citation example 2021/22

Evidence 6 - Year 4 Academic Integrity work 2021/22

Culture 3.4: The school ensures that relevant support materials, resources and structures related to the academic policy are implemented.

Evidence 1 - Student Digital Responsibilties Agreement 2021/22

Evidence 2 - PAC report 2020

Culture 3.5: The school monitors and evaluates the impact of the academic integrity policy to ensure it regularly informs learning and teaching across the curriculum and that the school's procedures are transparent, fair and consistent.

Evidence 1 - Staff Workshop email - Academic Integrity Policy Development 2020

Evidence 2 - Digital Literacy Scope and Sequence

Culture 4.1: The school implements and reviews a language policy that is aligned with IB language policy guidelines.

Culture 4.2: The school describes in its language policy the way that the school recognizes multilingualism as a fact, a right and a resource for learning.

Culture 4.3: The school identifies in its language policy a variety of physical and virtual resources used to facilitate language development.

Culture 4.4: The school clearly describes in its language policy the rights and responsibilities of all members of the school community and what constitutes good practice within the school context.

Evidence - TIS Language Policy

Culture 5.1: The school implements and reviews an assessment policy that makes the school's philosophy clear and is aligned with the IB philosophy concerning learning and assessment.

Culture 5.2: The school identifies in its assessment policy all necessary local and IB requirements, and outlines how the school is adhering to these requirements.

Culture 5.3: The school describes in its assessment policy the rights and responsibilities of all members of the school community and clearly states what constitutes good assessment practice.

Evidence 1 - TIS Assessment, Recording and Reporting Policy

Culture 5.4: The school ensures relevant support materials, resources and processes are implemented for fair and valid assessment.

Evidence 1 - TIS Assessment, Recording and Reporting Policy

Evidence 2 - Assessment, Reporting, Goal Setting and SEN Policy

Culture 5.5: The school describes in its assessment policy the value of assessment for continuous learning and growth.

Evidence 1 - TIS Assessment, Recording and Reporting Policy

Culture 6.1: The school implements processes with consideration fo the relationship between its IB-mandated policies.

Evidence 1 - Policy Development Procedures

Evidence 2 - TIS Policy Inventory

Culture 6.2: The school documents its IB-mandated policies and communicates them to the school community.

Evidence 1 - Newsletter communication to school community

Evidence 2 - Parent Handbook 2020/21

Culture 6.3: The school considers physical and virtual spaces in all of its IB-mandated policies.

Evidence 1 - Language Policy

Evidence 2 - Parent Handbook 2020/21

Culture 6.4: The school articulates a planned integration of human, natural, built or virtual resources in all of its IB-mandated policies.

Evidence 1 - Language Policy

Culture 6.5: The school considers the Learner Profile in all its IB-mandated policies.

Evidence 1 - Language Policy

Evidence 2 - Academic Integrity Policy

Culture 6.6: The pedagogical leadership team uses the school's IB-mandated policies in decision-making and curriculum development.

Evidence 1 TIS Inclusion Policy

Evidence 2 - Communication to parents re: student support

Evidence 3 - Contract for learning support assistant for this student

Evidence 4 - Parent Survey - Remote Learning 2022