BISC Wrocław

BISC Wrocław
Address
Al.Akacjowa 10–12, Wrocław 53–134, Poland Wrocław , Dolnośląskie Poland
Information
Type	Independent
Established	2006
Head teacher	Mr Paul Saich
Enrolment	204
Campus	Suburbs
Colour(s)	Red, white and blue
Website	bisc.wroclaw.pl

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. BISC Wroclaw is the sister school of the British International School of Cracow (BISC).

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

Key stages 1 - 3

Students in Years 1 through 9 follow the National Curriculum of England which is based on the DFES Guidelines. [1]

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

Polish Education

BISC Wrocław also offers education to Polish Citizens through the Polsko-Brytyjska Dwujęzyczna Szkoła Podstawowa (Polish-British Bilingual Elementary School) This is a programme of lessons in accordance with Polish education law. These are scheduled to ensure students receive a complementary balance of instructions in both the British and Polish systems.

Management

Head of school

Period of Service	Name
September 2006 – December 2006	Ian Scott
January 2007 – 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
September 2017 - August 2019	Andy Harris
September 2019 - August 2021	Joe Peck

Head of secondary

Period of Service	Name
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 - August 2019	Joe Peck
September 2019 - August 2021	Agnieszka Peck & Nancy Pliego Blancas (Co-head)
September 2022 - March 2024	Ayobami Peter Oluwafemi Bamgbose

Head of primary

Period of Service	Name
September 2006 – August 2008	Karen Speirs
September 2008 – present	Anna Witańska

External links

• BISC Wrocław Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• World Wide Schools Directory