Episode 1: James Midgley on the IA, responding to COVID, and the 'bird in the flue' incident

This week, Ollie talks to James Midgley aka ⁠Mr M 4 Chem⁠. James is currently the Head of Student Well-being at the Australian International School in Singapore and has taught IB Chemistry for 15 years. He has become an internal assessment guru through his RUclips videos breaking down all aspects of the IA process. In the episode, James talks us through:
0:00 His journey from pharmaceutical lab manager to chemistry teacher.
5:58 Becoming an IA moderator.
10:20 Learning in the early years.
15:00 Responding to COVID with secondary data IAs.
18:54 The benefits of making video explanations.
22:40 Easy wins and losses in the internal assessment.
39:00 Planning the IA process.
41:50 Exploring secondary data IAs.
46:03: Quick-fire questions