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Teaching a growth mind-set creates motivation and productivity in the worlds of business, education, and sports.  \nOur students need to be independent problem solvers who try, hard, never give up, be prepared to not always be correct  \nbut to learn from failures and others as well as realising asking for help on something is not a failure.  \n4  \nTracking and reporting your progress  \nYou will be closely monitored to help us communicate to you and your parents how you are doing  \n• 1. ALIS tests and CAT test data to give basic and higher attainment targets  \n• 2. Effort grades and predicted grades reported to you termly  \n• 3. Interventions and extension work based on data from staff and reports where necessary  \nSuccess at IBDP-Practical Hints and Tips  \nMr L Banfield  \nSuccess at IBDP-Practical Hints and Tips  \nBe a parent who is actively engaged in your child’s IBDP life by:  \n1. Knowing the school day timings including those days with period 6 on the timetable: e.g. Yr.12 is below Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday  \n2. Send your child to school with a healthy, pre-prepared snack to sustain them during the day  \nSuccess at IBDP-Practical Hints and Tips  \n• 3 . Know what subjects they are studying within the IBDP groups:  \nGroup 1: Language A: Language and Literature –(HL or SL) or SSST (SL only) Group 2: French B/Spanish B –(HL or SL) or Spanish ab initio –(SL only) Group 3: Business Management, Geography or History –(HL or SL)  \nGroup 4: Biology, Chemistry, Physics (HL or SL) or SEHS (SL only)  \nGroup 5: Maths (HL), Maths (SL) or Mathematical Studies (SL only)  \nGroup 6: Visual Arts (HL or SL) or any other subject (from groups 2-5 above)  \nSuccess at IBDP-Practical Hints and Tips  \n4. OR-Pamoja Online Exams-[http://www.pamojaeducation.com/](http://www.pamojaeducation.com/)  \nWe have a number of students taking online courses e.g. Economics, ITGS, Psychology and Spanish ab initio.  \nI am the school’s SBC (Site-Based Coordinator) and am responsible for supporting your child’s online learning journey. Pamoja are working on getting ALL parents access to their children’s online learning platform – date TBC.  \nSuccess at IBDP-Practical Hints and Tips  \n5. ToK and EE-Changes in the marking matrix  \nB + C combination now results in 2 additional points (previously 1 point)  \nA + E combination now results in zero points and a failing condition (previously 1 point)  \nAttaining a grade “E” in both the extended essay and theory of knowledge continues to represent an automatic failure.","cbCaipzBGAoXfw1K","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipzBGAoXfw1K","pdf",1322808,39,"English","# The Nord Anglia Education Approach\n## Growth mind-set and student mindset\n## Tracking and reporting progress\n## Success at IBDP - Practical Hints and Tips\n## Subject groups in the IBDP\n## Online exams with OR-Pamoja\n## ToK and EE marking matrix changes","[{\"question\":\"What does the document say about the growth mind-set in IB success?\",\"answer\":\"It defines a growth mind-set as an idea from Carol Dweck’s research and stresses that teaching it creates motivation and productivity. 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