BISC Wrocław
Coordinates: 51°05′00″N 17°00′56″E / 51.083294°N 17.015694°E
BISC Wrocław | |
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Address | |
Al.Akacjowa 10–12, Wrocław 53–134, Poland Wrocław, Dolnośląskie Poland | |
Information | |
Type | Independent |
Established | 2006 |
Head teacher | Mr Tom McGrath |
Enrolment | 145 |
Campus | Suburbs |
Colour(s) | Red, white and blue |
Website |
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British International School of Wrocław (BISC Wrocław) is a co-educational private school in Wrocław, Poland. The school opened in September 2006 to provide primary and secondary educations for the growing expatriate community.[1] BISC Wroclaw is the sister school of the British International School of Cracow (BISC).[2]
History
From September 2006, the school shared premises with a Polish sports school on ul. Trwała. In January 2009, it moved to its present location on al. Akacjowa 10–12.
Primary section
The primary school section is split between the two villas, with junior classes in the smaller villa and senior classes in the larger. The school has classrooms for each year group along with a dedicated room for English as an Additional Language.
Secondary section
The secondary section is situated in the larger building and has a theatre hall, dining hall, science laboratory and library. In addition to classrooms, there is an ICT suite and a staffroom. The second floor houses more classrooms for the secondary school.
Administration
The School Secretary and Head of School are based on the first floor of the smaller villa. The School Administrator is based on the ground floor of the larger villa.
Curriculum
Foundation stage
Children are accepted into the school from the age of three years and join the Foundation Class. Children in this class follow the Early Years Foundation Stage programme based on the DFES guidelines
Key stages 1 - 3
Students in Years 1 through 9 follow the National Curriculum of England which is based on the DFES Guidelines.
Key stage 4
The school offers a mixture of GCSE and iGCSE subjects at Years 10 and 11. Subjects offered include:
- Mathematics
- English Language and Literature
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- History
- Geography
- German
- Polish
- French
- Spanish
- Art
- Music
- Information and Communication Technology
- Physical Education*
* non-examined
Alevel
Subjects offered at Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced Level (A2) include:
- Mathematics
- English Literature
- Human Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- History
- Geography
- Business Studies
- Economics
- Psychology
- German
- Polish
- French
- Spanish
- Art and Design
Management
Head of school
Period of Service | Name |
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September 2006 – December 2006 | Ian Scott |
January 2006 – August 2009 | Andy Harris and Wendy Murphy (co-heads) |
September 2009 – August 2010 | Andy Harris |
September 2010 – June 2011 | Derek Smith |
September 2011 – June 2016 | Wayne Billington |
September 2016 - June 2017 | Tom McGrath |
Head of secondary
Period of Service | Name |
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September 2008 – August 2009 | Chris Holliday |
September 2009 – August 2010 | Vincent Keat |
September 2010 – August 2011 | Ben Chell |
September 2011 – August 2015 | Wayne Billington |
September 2015 - present | Joe Peck |
Head of primary
Period of Service | Name |
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September 2006 – August 2008 | Karen Speirs |
September 2008 – present | Anna Witańska |