Sixth Form LearningThe Sixth Form is a unique part of the School where students follow personalised learning programmes. It is a vibrant and exciting place where significant achievement happens.
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Whilst serious academic study lies at its heart, Sixth Form life represents so much more, with the opportunity to develop new skills and leadership qualities. There are a range of activities to get involved in from support charitable causes and volunteering to MUN and our sporting teams.
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Our students pursue the world renowned IB Diploma programme, studying six subjects. We have over 25 years experience offering and teaching the International Baccalaureate Diploma at BISC, which leads to some impressive university choice opportunities.
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Each country has its own individual entrance system for Higher Education and some universities and colleges have their own entry system. The IB Diploma Programme is recognised internationally and students are supported throughout their application process by our experienced and knowledge staff.
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a comprehensive and rigorous two-year curriculum, leading to examinations. Based on the pattern of no single country, it is a deliberate compromise between the specialisation required in some national systems and the breadth preferred in others.
The general objectives of the IB are to provide students with a balanced education; to facilitate geographic and cultural mobility; and to promote international understanding through a shared academic experience. In the thirty years since its founding the IB Diploma has become a symbol of academic integrity and intellectual promise. The student who satisfies its demands demonstrates a strong commitment to learning, both in terms of the mastery of subject content and in the development of the skills and discipline necessary for success in a competitive world. Whilst academic work is demanding, our students are helped with their challenges by experienced subject specialists and caring tutors. The tutor keeps an overview of progress and supports students in their hour of need. |
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Our Careers Profile includes valuable information about our Sixth Form student successes and university placements, as well as important statistics.
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BISC Careers & Higher Education Policy Our Careers & Higher Education policy includes information about the university application process, key dates and other important guidelines.
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The IB DiplomaWe believe in learning in its broadest sense. Based on a broad curriculum and supported by an extensive range of extra curricular events and activities, our students are exposed to an exciting and fulfilling education. Happy, bright and engaged students taught by teachers who see things through children's eyes.
Value-added measures are intended to offer a fairer indication of how far a student has come, a fairer measure of how well the school has brought that student. 0.00 would indicate an average student progress with +0.50 indicating significant progress in relation to average. Find out more http://www.cem.org/what-is-value-added
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Careers GuidanceThe School has a strong careers guidance programme supported by one-to-one careers counselling as part of our pastoral programmes. Upon graduation most of our students will enter one of the leading universities in the world, a wonderful way of ending their days at school.
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BridgeU is a university and careers guidance platform that our students can use to research and apply to university destinations worldwide. Students can create a profile within BridgeU, explore university matches tailored to their personal preferences and build their entire university application within the platform. BridgeU helps our students to focus and organise their university research, and ensures that they stay on top of important deadlines in the university application process.
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Newton Education Services offer a well-designed SAT preparation course that helps students improve their scores, which in turn facilitates their admission to undergraduate programs anywhere in the world. Newton’s SAT curriculum was developed in Boston, MA, and they have a strong six-year track-record of superb results. The course is taught by well-trained teachers, maintaining a low teacher-to-student ratio to allow for personalised attention to every student, giving them constant feedback and customised learning support.
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pas-sport is an online service to help connect young athletes with college coaches in the United States to get sports scholarships. It's the first service that helps athletes in the MENA region receive sports scholarships to pursue their studies and athletics in universities in the States. We educate them on, prepare them for, and help them navigate the recruiting process all on one convenient platform.
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The SPW Careers team are all experienced and fully qualified Careers Advisers, who are members of both the Careers Development Institute professional register (UK) and the International Association for College Admissions Counselling (USA), with extensive experience of supporting international students.
In supporting the careers/university support offered in school, SPW Careers Ltd. visit the school and work with students directly. They offer an interests and careers psychometric profile and one-one in school guidance interviews and also run group-work sessions. |
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The Apply Group (TAG) run www.applyformedicine.com which the world’s first student-led, applicant-focussed peer mentoring platform designed for prospective medical applicants. Connect with medical students currently studying medicine in the UK and around the world.
This platform enables students, schools and parents to connect with students at university who have already completed their application journey. This gives them a special insight into what a particular course, university or even career is like before applicants start their journey, an insight they would not otherwise get from fairs, open days or talking to university admission staff. Mentors are studying at medical schools around the world and are experienced in a range of cultures and languages, for example: Study medicine in the UK Students, schools and parents are free to register and communicate directly with mentors and can even make an application direct to their medical school. |
Areas of Studyfor the class of 2020-21
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Countries of Studyfor the class of 2020-21
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University Destinations
of our students from recent years.
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American University Cairo
Babson College Bentley University Boston University Brock University Cairo University Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Christ University City University Hong Kong City University London Columbia University Coventry University London Dalhousie University Durham University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Goldsmiths College Heidelberg University King’s College London Kingston University |
Lancaster University
Lebanon American University Manchester University Marangoni Fashion Institute McGill University National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra New Giza University New York University Northeastern University Parsons School of Design Queen Mary University of London Stanford University The College of Wooster The New School The University of Chicago Tufts University University College London University of Amsterdam University of Bath University of Berkeley |
University of British Columbia
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Glasgow University of Greenwich University of Kent University of Middlesex (Dubai Campus) University of New Haven University of Nottingham (N84) University of Oxford University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Roehampton London University of Rotterdam |
University of San Francisco
University of Sheffield University of Southern California University of Surrey University of Sussex University of the Arts London University of Toronto University of Twente University of Westminster, London York University |
