Single sign-on, rostering, and assignment and grade passback connect the LMS behind thousands of IB programmes with the IB’s only digital-first publishing partner
ManageBac+, the learning management system from Faria Education Group, and Kognity, the IB’s first and only digital-first publishing partner, today announced a partnership that connects the two platforms for IB Diploma Programme schools worldwide.
Schools already rely on ManageBac+ to plan, manage and report on their IB programmes, and on Kognity for curriculum-aligned content, interactive lessons and formative assessment. From today, the two work together: teachers sign in once, classes sync automatically, and work set in Kognity flows straight into the ManageBac+ gradebook. The result is less admin for teachers, more reliable data for coordinators and a clearer picture of every student’s progress.
Why ManageBac+ and Kognity Are Partnering
Every school we work with shares one goal: helping students learn better, and that never happens alone. Kognity is the specialist in IB learning content, just as ManageBac+ is in running the IB programme. Neither of us is trying to do everything. When a school uses both, teachers are in the best possible conditions to thrive.
Oleg FiglinCEO, Faria Education GroupTeachers shouldn’t have to work around their tools. The tools should work for them. And analytics are only as good as the data behind them. Kognity provides pedagogically sound assessment data, and ManageBac+ helps schools make sense of it. Together, schools get insight they can trust.
Hugo WernhoffCEO, KognityRather than one platform stretched to do everything, the partnership pairs two specialists. ManageBac+ runs the programme: unit planning, gradebook, reporting, attendance, IBIS exam registration, and the Diploma Core of CAS, the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge. Kognity powers learning through IB co-published content, interactive lessons, exam-style practice and formative assessment across 19 Diploma Programme titles.
“Every school we work with shares one goal: helping students learn better, and that never happens alone,” said Oleg Figlin, CEO of Faria Education Group. “Kognity is the specialist in IB learning content, just as ManageBac+ is in running the IB programme. Neither of us is trying to do everything. When a school uses both, teachers are in the best possible conditions to thrive.”
“Teachers shouldn’t have to work around their tools. The tools should work for them,” said Hugo Wernhoff, CEO of Kognity. “And analytics are only as good as the data behind them. Kognity provides pedagogically sound assessment data, and ManageBac+ helps schools make sense of it. Together, schools get insight they can trust.”
The partnership also gives a head start to schools new to the IB. For candidate schools working towards IB authorisation, it means building on two platforms designed around the IB and set up to work together from day one.
What Changes for Schools
ManageBac is the backbone of how we run our IB programmes. Kognity sits right alongside it. It gives our students rich, IB-aligned content they can explore at their own pace, and it gives our teachers genuine insight into where each learner is and what they need next. Together, the two let us spend less time managing systems and more time on what matters most: great teaching and knowing our students well.
Maria Sayyed IBDP and IBCP Coordinator and Deputy Head Post 16, Raffles World Academy, DubaiThe integration is available now and includes:
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Single sign-on: teachers and students access Kognity with their ManageBac+ login.
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Rostering: classes and users sync automatically, saving set-up time at the start of every term.
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Assignment passback: work set in Kognity appears in ManageBac+.
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Grade passback: Kognity results flow into the ManageBac+ gradebook, with no manual re-entry.
Data flows from Kognity into ManageBac+, so the gradebook stays the single source of truth for coordinators, school leaders and families.
Raffles World Academy in Dubai already uses both platforms. “ManageBac is the backbone of how we run our IB programmes,” said Maria Sayyed, IBDP and IBCP Coordinator and Deputy Head Post 16. “Kognity sits right alongside it. It gives our students rich, IB-aligned content they can explore at their own pace, and it gives our teachers genuine insight into where each learner is and what they need next. Together, the two let us spend less time managing systems and more time on what matters most: great teaching and knowing our students well.”
Availability
The integration is available now to schools using both platforms. Schools new to either can also buy ManageBac+ and Kognity together through a joint partnership package. To book a joint demo, click here.
About ManageBac+ and Faria Education Group
ManageBac+ is the learning management system for international curricula, used by more than 3,000 schools worldwide, including [2,300+] IB Diploma Programme schools. For nearly two decades it has supported IB programmes from planning and assessment to the Diploma Core and IBIS exam registration. ManageBac+ is part of Faria Education Group, which brings together software and services for international and independent schools, including OpenApply, Atlas, SchoolsBuddy and Vectare. Learn more at managebac.com and faria.org.
About Kognity
Kognity is the connected teaching and learning platform for the IB. Founded in Sweden in 2015 by former IB Diploma students, Kognity brings trusted course content, guided practice, exam preparation, and learning insights together in one journey, so teachers can see what students have learned and act on it. Kognity has worked in close collaboration with the IB for more than a decade and co-publishes its resources with the IB. Today, it is used by 1 in 3 IB Diploma Programme schools in over 130 countries. Learn more at kognity.com.