UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAMME
The IB Diploma explained
A plain-English guide to subjects, points, HL and SL, TOK, the Extended Essay, CAS and Internal Assessments.
Download the IB guideFREE AHA GUIDES & STUDY TOOLS
A clearer next step.
Understand the IB and find practical support for study at home.
Free to download. No email required.
FOR PARENTS · START HERE
Start with the parent guides.
SUPPORT STUDY AT HOME
Help without taking over
Spot where work is getting stuck, have more useful conversations and help your teenager build manageable study habits.
Download the study guideLooking for one small thing to try?
Download the one-page guide5 Routines That Sustain Attention: practical ideas for recall, getting started and handing responsibility back.
FREEONLINE PARENT WORKSHOP
They know it matters.
So why haven’t they started?
A free online workshop on helping your IB teenager get started with overwhelming schoolwork.
Thursday 19 November or Sunday 22 November 202640 minutes · Online · In English
Book your free place
Choose the session that suits you.
Siân will email your joining link.
A LITTLE HELP FROM SIÂN
I’m Siân, an international school teacher, Head of Science and certified coach. These are tools to try with the schoolwork and challenges in front of you.
FOR STUDENTS
What would help today?
Choose one tool and try it with a real piece of schoolwork.
PLAN A WEEK THAT FITS
The 5 Minute Planner
Get tasks out of your head, choose what matters and make room for the rest of your life.
Download the plannerSee a completed exampleWatch Siân walk through the planner in 3 minutes. On-screen captions included.
WHEN EVERYTHING FEELS URGENT
Your IB Game Plan
Three tools to choose a priority, make your next action clear and work backwards from a big deadline.
Download PDFWHEN YOU CAN’T GET STARTED
5 Minute Study Rescue
Work out where you are stuck, what could help and one small action to try next.
Download PDFWHEN YOUR NOTES NEED STRUCTURE
Biology Study Organiser
Bring key ideas, terminology, equations and diagrams together on one page. For any test, follow your teacher’s rules about permitted notes.
Download PDFWHEN YOU’RE USING AI TO STUDY
AI and the IB
Ways to use AI to support your thinking, with reminders about checking its answers and doing your own work. Use alongside your school’s AI guidance.
Watch Siân explain itDownload PDFPrint at A4 size and use the page orientation shown. Write on paper or annotate the PDF in your preferred app.
WATCH WITH SIÂN
Using AI to support learning.
Why finishing the task is different from doing the thinking, and how AI can support learning.
Download the AI and the IB guideLooking for the planner video? Watch it with the tool above.
WHEN YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE SUPPORT