IB programme in London

London independents sit with the Independent Schools Council and inspections that parents already know how to read, while maintained and academy schools answer to the DfE and Ofsted. Borough admissions and independent applications are different doors that still produce a child who needs a timetable on Monday.

The year starts in September. VAT treatment of private school fees has become an evaluation question for independents; do not hide it in software slogans — itemise what the school actually charges. Local named facts include Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, September term. September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. Borough vs independent tracks; shared-custody contacts are common and must both reach the portal.

An “IB campus” in a city still pays staff, bills fees, and marks working days on a local calendar. The programme does not replace those operations. GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law. Families in United Kingdom still compare this campus with the last one they used, so the local calendar and boards have to be named in the first screen of any demo. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, A-level shape how the IB programme is explained to families in London
September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay.
Borough vs independent tracks; shared-custody contacts are common and must both reach the portal.

What the IB programme means

The International Baccalaureate offers PYP, MYP, DP, and CP. Authorisation and programme standards are the IB’s. Daily attendance, fees, and family portals are still the school’s.

An “IB campus” in a city still pays staff, bills fees, and marks working days on a local calendar. The programme does not replace those operations.

Local named facts include Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, September term. GCSE/A-level centre processes and internal reporting; Ofsted evidence should come from live records where the school uses them. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

Name the local boards in London: Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, A-level
Keep one student record across the workflow
Publish to families only when the school intends to

How schools in London actually run the IB programme

Subject choices, IA deadlines, and predicted grades sit beside the same student who has a bus route and a sibling in primary. Publish gates still apply to what families see. In London, September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law.

Mid-year arrivals with partial IB history are normal in Gulf, European, and East Asian cities. Placement is a transcript problem. GCSE/A-level centre processes and internal reporting; Ofsted evidence should come from live records where the school uses them. Minibuses and TfL reality; billed services belong on the fee account. A minority of London independents board weekly. Leave and weekend patterns are not day attendance.

Local named facts include Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, September term. Coordinators in United Kingdom still need a named owner for the holiday master. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

Borough vs independent tracks; shared-custody contacts are common and must both reach the portal.
GCSE/A-level centre processes and internal reporting; Ofsted evidence should come from live records where the school uses them.
GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law.

Where the IB programme breaks in London

Claiming a certified programme-of-inquiry module the product does not have. London is not spared because the city is large or small. Borough vs independent tracks; shared-custody contacts are common and must both reach the portal.

Running DP on a calendar that still thinks in a different hemisphere’s terms. GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law. Local named facts include Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, September term.

September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. Minibuses and TfL reality; billed services belong on the fee account. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

A second spreadsheet for the “real” list
A calendar imported from another country
Receipts that families cannot match to the bursar

Records, calendar, and families in London

Working days in London still come from a holiday master someone owns. September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. Attendance, exams, and leave should read that map rather than a generic weekday grid.

Families in United Kingdom still expect a portal for published results and receipts. GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law. GCSE/A-level centre processes and internal reporting; Ofsted evidence should come from live records where the school uses them. Shared custody and siblings are contact problems, not notes in a chat.

Subject choices, IA deadlines, and predicted grades sit beside the same student who has a bus route and a sibling in primary. Publish gates still apply to what families see. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

Minibuses and TfL reality; billed services belong on the fee account.
A minority of London independents board weekly. Leave and weekend patterns are not day attendance.
Local named facts include Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, September term.

How the IB programme shows up against named facts in London

Ofsted belongs in any serious explanation of the IB programme in London, alongside September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. and Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, A-level. DfE belongs in any serious explanation of the IB programme in London, alongside September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. and Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, A-level. Independent Schools Council belongs in any serious explanation of the IB programme in London, alongside September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. and Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, A-level. September term belongs in any serious explanation of the IB programme in London, alongside September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. and Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, A-level.

A page that only swaps the city name would drop those markers. Borough vs independent tracks; shared-custody contacts are common and must both reach the portal. GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law. GCSE/A-level centre processes and internal reporting; Ofsted evidence should come from live records where the school uses them.

Minibuses and TfL reality; billed services belong on the fee account. A minority of London independents board weekly. Leave and weekend patterns are not day attendance. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

Ofsted in the London operating story
DfE in the London operating story
Independent Schools Council in the London operating story
September term in the London operating story

Questions families and coordinators in London ask

Does school software authorise an IB campus? No. Authorisation is the IB’s. Software runs operations around the programme. In London, also remember Borough vs independent tracks; shared-custody contacts are common and must both reach the portal.

Can IB and a national board share one child record? Yes. Schemes stay distinct. September term with half-terms that must drive attendance, not a US-style quarter overlay. GBP independent fees; VAT treatment is a school-and-policy matter to itemise, not a software claim about UK tax law.

Are IA deadlines attendance days? They belong on the calendar as operational deadlines, not as holidays unless the school says so. Local named facts include Ofsted, DfE, Independent Schools Council, September term. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.

Does school software authorise an IB campus? No. Authorisation is the IB’s. Software runs operations around the programme.
Can IB and a national board share one child record? Yes. Schemes stay distinct.
Are IA deadlines attendance days? They belong on the calendar as operational deadlines, not as holidays unless the school says so.

IB programme in London