FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

TBS Warsaw was the first ever Nord Anglia Education school, opening its doors to 35 students in 1992. Since then, we've grown into a community of more than 1,100 students who learn across two modern campuses.

TBS Warsaw has also been an accredited International Baccalaureate (IB) school for more than 20 years.

Our application process is tailored to your family’s needs and schedule, and our admissions team is here to help you every step of the way.

• Start your admissions journey by completing our short enquiry form.
• We'll arrange for you to take a tour of our campus. If you can't make it to Warsaw, we'll schedule a virtual meeting.
• Next, you'll need to submit our online application form and provide a few supporting documents. We accept applications all year round.
• If our school is the right fit for your child, we'll offer you a place.

We're known for the warm welcome we offer new families and students.

Prior to your child's first day, we'll provide you with lots of information about life at TBS Warsaw. We'll also send you details about your child's class. We can put you in touch with a current family before your child starts, too.

We always arrange a ‘buddy’ for new joiners, who will help your child settle in. Our current students are keen to help newcomers thrive!

At TBS Warsaw, we teach a carefully curated mix of British and international curricula.

• Early Years (ages 1-5): Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Primary (ages 5-11): English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum (IPC).
• Secondary (ages 11-16): English National Curriculum, including IGCSEs.
• Upper Secondary (ages 16-19): International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

Our Pre-Nursery classes accommodate up to 16 students, while our Nursery classes have up to 18 children. In Reception and Year 1, we teach up to 20 students in each class.

The maximum size of our Primary and Secondary classes is 22 students.

We have an excellent English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme, which helps newcomers with little or no English.

Our children pick up the language incredibly quickly thanks to the quality of our teachers and engaging English-speaking environment.

TBS Warsaw is a fully inclusive school, and our specialist learning support department provides targeted assistance for children with additional educational needs.

If you believe your child would benefit from additional learning support, please get in touch with our admissions team to find out more.

Polish is an integral part of our academic programme. From Year 2 through to Year 11, all native Polish students follow a curriculum based on the Polish Podstawa Programowa and approved by the Ministry of Education. This means that each learner receives their end-of-year Polish certificates (Świadectwo).

For non-native students, Polish is introduced as an additional foreign language from Year 1.

From Nursery onwards, all our students take part in our Learning Enrichment Activity Programme (LEAP) beyond the curriculum.

Our LEAP offering changes every term and includes a wide range of music, sports, and creative activities. Most clubs are free, although we occasionally bring in outside experts to deliver specialist activities. These often involve a fee.

We work hard to build strong relationships with our parents.

In the Early Years and Primary, our teachers keep in touch with parents through a weekly class newsletter and dedicated communication platforms (Tapestry for Early Years, SeeSaw for Primary). We also produce a weekly school newsletter, send out termly reports, and schedule parent meetings throughout the year.

Should you need to get in contact, our teachers are always just an email away.

Our parents are an integral part of the TBS Warsaw community, and our school simply wouldn't be the same without their energy and enthusiasm.

Our active Parents and Teachers Association (PTA), for example, organises numerous family and charity events throughout the year, including coffee mornings, book swaps, an International Fair, quiz nights, and charity collections. The PTA also works closely with our leadership team to support the development of teaching and learning across the school. 

Yes, our PTA second-hand uniform shop is located on our main campus. We sell school uniform that has been donated because students have outgrown it or because they have graduated.

The shop is open on Mondays between 7:55-8:15 am and on the last Tuesday of the month between 3:15-3:45 pm.