Institution: Impington Village College

Case study

Introduction
The school teaches A level and IB together as the IB course is not as prescriptive as A level. Their scheme of work includes the topic areas necessary for A level and supplements this by using different text types from the wide variety of sources required by the IB text handling paper. All the grammar required by the A2 is necessary for IB students to be able to express themselves in the essay paper and in the oral tasks.
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Associated video clips

Description of lesson - Leonardo di Caprio’s environmental campaign at the Cannes Movie Festival

Teacher: Yannick Crespy

The video clips below show good practice in the teaching of AS and the IB diploma. The learners are a group of 13 sixth form students, three of whom are taking A level and ten of whom are on the IB programme. The topic was chosen as a transition from a module on the media, their importance and use, to a module on the environment (as per the OCR specification). It is also related to human interests and the arts and was introduced as a topical news item.

Using a topical video news item
In this clip an interactive whiteboard and sound system are used to present a video clip. This is exploited by the use of a gapfill exercise focusing on key vocabulary. The teacher then moves on to some language focused activities (identification of synonyms) to broaden vocabulary.
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Discussion in groups and reporting back
In this clip the students move on to discuss environmental issues in groups and then report back to the class the content of their discussions. At the end, some students explain how the lesson fits in with their IB programme.
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The interviews: Mr Yannick Crespy and Mrs Eddy Moore

How do you use technology in your lessons?
Hear about the importance of making the language course relevant to the vocational subject.
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What sort of students follow the IB course at Impington Village College?
Hear how the IB course lends an international flavour to the school. 
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