IBDP Subject Intensives
Six to eight weeks of concentrated preparation, one subject at a time.
Diploma intensives focus on what moves grades in the final months: command terms, markscheme thinking, timing, and the internal assessment and core components. Each ends with a timed paper and a personal action plan.
- Length
- 6–8 weeks per subject
- Levels
- SL and HL
- Format
- Small groups
- Includes
- Timed paper and action plan
What students get
Language and Literature
Paper 1, Paper 2, the Individual Oral and the HL Essay.
Humanities
Essay technique and case studies for History, Economics, Business and Psychology.
Sciences
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and ESS: IA support and paper practice.
Mathematics AA and AI
Core topics, calculator skills and exam-style practice, SL and HL.
Core: TOK and EE
The TOK essay and exhibition, and the Extended Essay.
DP2 Final Countdown
Cross-subject revision in the weeks before the exams.
Real materials, ready from day one
Every IBDP Subject Intensives student works from original Spectrum materials, written by our teachers, printed for class and available online in the Spectrum portal.
- 452 unit and session packs
- 56 mock papers
- 28 course packs and plans
- 1 guide for teachers and parents
- A student handout for every slide deck, with space for notes
- Answer keys and teaching notes for every teacher
Courses in this programme
Enrolled students and teachers open these materials in the Spectrum portal. Course materials are released in stages as the course runs.
| Course | Materials | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| IBDP Intensives: Programme Guide | 1 | 3 |
| IBDP Exam Technique (all subjects) | 20 | 425 |
| IBDP Biology SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 33 | 592 |
| IBDP Biology HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 664 |
| IBDP Chemistry SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 33 | 590 |
| IBDP Chemistry HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 654 |
| IBDP Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 33 | 585 |
| IBDP Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 654 |
| IBDP Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 33 | 587 |
| IBDP Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 638 |
| IBDP Physics SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 619 |
| IBDP Physics HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 37 | 700 |
| IBDP Environmental Systems and Societies SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 614 |
| IBDP Environmental Systems and Societies HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 629 |
| IBDP English A: Language and Literature SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 609 |
| IBDP English A: Language and Literature HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 620 |
| IBDP English B SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 609 |
| IBDP English B HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 617 |
| IBDP French B SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 609 |
| IBDP French B HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 617 |
| IBDP Economics SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 623 |
| IBDP Economics HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 37 | 683 |
| IBDP Business Management SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 610 |
| IBDP Business Management HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 627 |
| IBDP Psychology SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 605 |
| IBDP Psychology HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 619 |
| IBDP History SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 599 |
| IBDP History HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 609 |
| IBDP Computer Science SL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 596 |
| IBDP Computer Science HL Intensive (6–8 weeks) | 35 | 610 |
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