COBIS. Council of British International Schools

Executive Director:	Aura Bogdan
Head of School:	Ciprian Tiplea
Head of Primary:	Alan Cornish
Other:	Bogdan Lazar – Deputy Head of School (Head of KS5)/Director of Studies Roy Chambers – Deputy Head of School (Head of KS3/4)

Staff:	43 teachers Full time: 13 Male / 16 Female Part time: 4 women / Piano, Violin, French Teachers
Curriculum:	British
Age range:	3 - 19
Exams:	Cambridge Primary Programe , Checkpoint, IGCSE, AS, A2
Enrolment:	245

Description

International British School of Bucharest was opened in September 2000.
The ambition of the school is to provide a high quality, English medium and international education for children of expatriate families and Romanian citizens.
It is the only accredited British school in Bucharest which provides a holistic British educational experience for children aged from 4 – 19 years.
The school is accredited by Cambridge University as an international examination centre and achieves the best results in town.
Students from 30 different nationalities learn here.
The school provides a co-educational environment for children with a curriculum based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales.
There is a heavy emphasis on the strategies of literacy and numeracy which is adapted to reflect the international nature of the student body and the traditions of the host nation.
The curriculum leads to Cambridge University IGCSE examinations in Year 11. The International A Level is taught in Year 12 and Year 13.
There are 28 examinable subjects available, and students are also entered for Cambridge Checkpoint exams and compulsory SATs.
Romanian is taught as a language along with French, Spanish, German and Italian.
The teaching body is a blend of British and local Romanian graduate teachers.

There is a good balance of youth and experience.
IBSB has the best student – teacher ratio of any school in Bucharest.
The school is committed to keeping class sizes low with no more than 20 students in each year group.
All junior classes have assistant teachers alongside a British professional.
The school is housed in purpose designed buildings close to the city centre.
The secondary school contains a dedicated science laboratory and ICT suite.
There is a substantial play area to the front of the school.
The school provides a bus service, hot lunches and an extensive programme of after school activities.
There is also a programme of Saturday morning revision classes for senior students on examination programmes.
The academic year is 180 days for students and the year always begins in September.
School uniform is worn, as in England, and a school prefect system and student council are in operation.
The school has an open admissions policy and children are placed according to their ages and abilities.
The school runs between 08.30 and 16.00, Monday to Thursday, and 8.30 – 15.00 on Friday.