PRE+ACADEMY+ACTIVITY

Below please find a list of documents you will need to read and become familiar with before you come to the Academy. In order to focus your reading, under each document you will find some guiding questions.

**Which are the main changes between the 2010 and the 2005 Programme standards and practices document? ** **What is the difference between a standard, a practice and a specific requirement? ** **Which PYP requirements do you believe will be particularly challenging for schools? ** **Which are the PYP requirements related to a school entity and structure? ** **Which are the different stages of the authorization process? ** **What will schools need to do at each stage of the process? ** **Why do you think the visit at the end of the process is now called the verification visit? ** [] **Which are the main differences between categories? ** **After reading the workshop descriptions, which workshops would you like to lead? ****Why? **
 * //Programme standards and practices// – October 2010 (To be used as from 1 January 2011)[]
 * //Guide to school authorization: Primary Years Programme// – October 2010[]
 * //New global architecture//
 * //Primary Years Programme Workshops//[]