The Park Lane Key Stage 5 Team at Úvoz are holding an information session for all Year 12 parents and students after school on Tuesday 21st April starting promptly at 3:30pm – 5:30pm. The first two sessions are key information presentations for all parents and students who are strongly encouraged to attend:

  1. How to be a successful IB student Mr. P. Churchill and Mr. C. Gibbins

(Expectations, reports, academic integrity, Y13 calendar, parental responsibilities / support)

  1. Key information: International Baccalaureate Diploma Mr. J. Cihak

(IB philosophy & rules, IA’s, IO’s, timelines & deadlines, mock & final exams, IB predicted grades, costs, processes & procedures, the role of Managebac)

There will then be five breakout rooms of three rotations you can choose to attend, or split to attend each one:

  1. University Applications Processes & Deadlines Ms. Emerich and the U&C Team.

What to expect, what to do. The power of Unifrog. Time management, organisation. Predicted Grades. Academic Transcripts. Application materials. Deadlines. Advisors.

  1. Pastoral Care & Support Mr. Gibbins and Mr. Boukaseff

Academic Advisor team. Academic Advisor role. Team building. Academic and well-being support. PSHEE, academic organisation, time management, study skills, counselling.

  1. Graduation and Prom Ms. Schreiberová and Ms. K. Roztocil

Timeline. Venue. Communications. Student team. Photos. Parent involvement. Sponsors. Programme. PLIS Alumni

  1. Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge Mr. Hirst and Mr. Burcher

Purpose of EE and ToK. IB requirements. Core points system. E and ToK calendar / deadlines. Grades / assessment. Use of AI.

  1. Creativity. Activity. Service. (CAS). Ms. Slavetinska

The role of CAS. IB expectations. CAS activity examples. Student reflections. Student projects.