International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate

TBGS Sixth Form offers both the A-Level Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The IB Diploma is open to both male and female students. The Diploma is a well-established and internationally respected qualification which is welcomed by all UK universities.

Students at TBGS have had great success in recent years, with many gaining entry to competitive courses including Medicine and degree courses at Oxford and Cambridge.

Full course information is available in the Sixth Form Prospectus, or visit the International Baccalaureate website, they have useful information for both parents and students. Further information on the IB Diploma at TBGS can be found below, or you can take a look below at a video made by our IB students.



The IB Diploma Programme


Sixth Form Dress Code Female Students


Extended Essay


Theory of Knowledge


Dispelling Some Myths About The IB


The IB Explained


The IB: A Students Perspective



Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)

The idea behind CAS is that you learn different things from those which you learn at school in your 6 subjects, and that you develop as a person, learning through doing. CAS is part of the CORE (along with TOK and the Extended Essay). Although you don’t get a ‘grade’ for CAS, you have to complete it in order to get your Diploma.

You’ll need to complete (roughly) 5-10 ‘experiences’, one (or more) of which needs to be a project – a sustained experience, over time, together with 2 or more other people. You should have a mixture – creative pursuits, things which involve activity, and those which involve service to others.

You’ll be supported by your tutor and the CAS Coordinator, who will give you ideas, and help you along your learning journey. CAS is the fun part of the IB. You get to choose what you do, and choose what you learn!