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Wendy Bassam-Coles

Wendy Bassam-Coles

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Principal / Director of Studies / IB Diploma Programme Coordinator at DIS - Dresden International School

  • Education

    • University of Bath

      2011 - 2017
      MA Education

      Dissertation: Students' experiences of the transition between the IB's Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme and the extent to which this transition is supported by the IB curricula. (Distinction awarded)Recipient of International Baccalaureate Prize for Education, June 2017.Units: Leading and Managing Schools and Colleges; Education and Society; Education in an International Context; Curriculum Studies and Research Methods in Education.

    • University of Birmingham

      1999 - 2000
      PGCE History with Technology

    • University of Liverpool

      1993 - 1996
      BA Hons History and Politics 2.1

  • Experience

    • Abbey College Cambridge

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1999
      College Administrator

    • CTC Kingshurst Academy

      Aug 2000 - Jul 2003
      History Teacher

    • The British School Manila

      Aug 2003 - Jul 2005
      Head of Humanities

    • Dresden International School

      Aug 2005 - Jun 2013
      Teacher and Head of Humanities

    • Dresden International School

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2017
      Assistant Principal / IB Diploma Programme Coordinator

      Responsibilities:Coordination and monitoring of curriculum development and implementation including ToK and CAS links and ATTLs (using Atlas, ManageBac and Moodle), overseeing Extended Essays, Theory of Knowledge and CAS, Careers Team, staff appraisal and the pastoral system for DP students. Achievements:- Results: During my periods as IBDPC the pass rate was 96-100% and average score 34 points. - Continual process of reflection and improvement of systems and processes.- Successfully guiding the DP team through the five-year evaluation process with no matters to be addressed and a number of commendations.Teaching: Grade 7 Humanities, IBDP History.Extra-curricular activities: Model United Nations Director. Show less

    • Brookes School, Suffolk, UK

      Sept 2017 - Aug 2019
      IB Diploma Programme Coordinator Designate (Candidate School) & Head of Humanities

      - As the IBDP Coordinator designate I was guiding the school through the IBDP authorisation process- Teaching: Humanities Key Stages 2 & 3, IGCSE, citizenship, topical issues- Humanities Subject Leader- Establishing MUN and a Yearbook team- Supporting boarding

    • DIS - Dresden International School

      Aug 2019 - now
      Assistant Principal / Director of Studies / IB Diploma Programme Coordinator

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • National Professional Qualification Senior Leadership (NPQSL)

      Department for Education
      Jul 2024