DP Leadership Conversations | Recruit and retain your DP team

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About the event

Your DP deserves the best teachers. Let’s talk about how to find them (and keep them.)

Attracting educators to your Diploma Programme that perfectly fit your school’s culture is about more than filling vacancies. It’s about creating an environment where teachers want to work, grow, and make a lasting impact.

For coordinators and school leaders, DP Leadership Conversations promises to be a dynamic and open discussion with experienced school leaders who have walked the talk.

So if you’re curious about:

How you can position your school to attract DP educators that fit your school’s context and budget?
Which innovative recruitment strategies work across different contexts?
How you can train and empower teachers to excel in the DP?
How schools can prioritise teacher wellbeing to improve retention?

Ask Damian, Stephanie, Giles and Frank all your burning questions on how to attract, train, and retain teachers who align with your school’s vision.

Agenda

Panel discussion (45 mins): Learn from DP leaders who’ve successfully implemented best practices to recruit and retain top talent at their schools.
Open Q&A (45 mins): Get answers to your questions and advice on how to best approach your unique challenges.

Join us for this interactive discussion where we’re not just sharing strategies—we’re building a community of DP leaders ready to learn from each other, share best practices, and tackle shared challenges together.

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Disclaimer - This webinar is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle's events and webinars are organised to enable exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for the IB official workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB.

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Damian Bacchoo

High School Principal, United World College of South East Asia, Singapore

Damian Bacchoo has been working across educational frontiers for almost 30 years. He started off as a teacher in the UK before helping to launch a family business for adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Seeking adventure, Damian later graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, commissioning into the Education branch of the British Army. After combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and postings to Brunei and Scotland, Damian retired as a Major after 9 years of service.

He was then the Secondary Principal of an international school in Dubai where he introduced a new competency-based curriculum, and implemented both the IB DP and CP. He later joined the IBO, based in The Hague, as their Global Head of the DP and CP, where he launched the first full review of the DP for over 50 years. Damian is now the Head of High School at the UWCSEA, Singapore, which is home to almost 6000 students from all across the world.

Stephanie Duarte

IBDP Coordinator and Director of the Arts, TASIS, Portugal

Stephanie Duarte is the IBDP Coordinator and the Director of the Arts at TASIS Portugal. With over 30 years of experience in international education, she has led curriculum development in Portugal and the UAE. This has been enriched by examining and authoring for international examining boards. Stephanie has led professional development workshops on topics ranging from curriculum design and implementation, teaching and learning, and examining.

Professional experience as a musician has given Stephanie a wide range of perspectives regarding resilience and overcoming adversity. The combination of artist and international educator has inspired Stephanie to promote skills which can be used as a powerful conduit to help build emotional resilience, encourage expression and create positive change.

Giles Pinto

High School Vice Principal and IBDP Coordinator, Yokohama International School, Japan

Giles Pinto is currently the High School Vice Principal/Diploma Programme Coordinator at Yokohama International School. He has extensive experience in international education as a programme leader and design thinker. Giles was truly a 'third culture' kid since he attended international schools in his younger years and completed high school and university studies in Canada, which is where his family migrated forty years ago.

Giles obtained both a B.Ed. and M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Toronto, along with an M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology. He started his career in international education at Branksome Hall in Canada prior to spending four years at Lyford Cay International School in The Bahamas. He is now pursuing a Fellowship via the AAIE Institute for International School Leadership with a focus on organizational development, social-emotional learning and wellbeing.

Frank Braccia

Head of School, Goldcrest International, India

Frank Braccia is a seasoned IB educator and school leader with an impressive career spanning over three decades. He began his journey in international education in 1991 and has been associated with IB schools since 1994. His professional experience spans across eight countries—Syria, Finland, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Grand Cayman, Norway, and, since 2011, India.

A native of the United States, Frank holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Temple University and a Master of Education from Antioch University. He has taught a range of IB subjects, including DP Economics, History, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), and MYP Humanities. Beyond teaching, he has served as an DP Coordinator and Principal for PYP, MYP, and DP continuum schools.

Frank's contributions to the IB community extend to his roles as an IBEN workshop leader, and visiting school team member. He was a founding member and first Vice President of the Indian IB Heads Association and also served as the Chairperson of the IB Heads Association of Western India.

In recognition of his leadership, Frank has been honored twice with the Iconic Leadership Award. He was the founding Head of School for Goldcrest International School in Vashi, a testament to his pioneering spirit in educational leadership. Based in Mumbai since 2011, he is a prominent figure in the Indian international school network, widely respected for his expertise and dedication to education.