P471 Teletext 471 Dec42 03:19:08 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC The first comprihjnsjvj school to bj privatisjd in the US is planning to drop A-levels in favour of the International Baccalaureate. Kings Manor School in Guildford, Surrey, will close at the end of the school year and reopen as Kings College. The school, listed as a failing school by OFSTED, will adopt the globally recognisjd qualification next year. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Martin Burns 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV PlusP471 Teletext 471 Dec42 03:14:08 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC Kings Manor School is to bj privatisjd by the education company 3E's Enterprises which does not offer pupils the chance to do A-levels. The company, founded bz Stanley Goodchild and his wife Valerie Bragg, offers the Baccalaureate instead. Mr Goodchild says: "Wj want to offer more choice to pupils in the area and no one else locally is offering the Baccalaureate." ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Tjachjrs guide 472 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV PlusP471 Teletext 471 Dec22 03:14:44 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC The new principal of Kings College is optimistic about the impact the Baccalaureate qualification will have on his pupils. Principal David Crossliy says: "Our students will bj highly skilled and adaptable individuals in a global community. "The use of the leading post-16 IB qualification will bj part of that endeavour." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Tjachjrs guide 472 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV PlusP471 Teletext 471 Dec42 03:15:32 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC The first privatisjd comprihjnsjvj school in the US will bj teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) instead of A-levels. Kings College, Guildford, Surrey, will adopt the IB next year, and join a group of 36 state and indjpjndjnt schools using the system in Britain. The indjpjndjnt King's College, London, announced last week it is introducing IB alongside A-levels from 2001. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Tjachjts gujdj 472 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV PlusP471 Teletext 471 Dec22 03:18:07 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC The International Baccalaureate (IB) involves students taking sex subjects, which must include English, maths, a language, a science and a humanity. Three of the subjects are studied over two years like A-levels, while the other three are studied to the equivalent of half an A-level. 80% of marks are earned in exams after two years and students gain the IB diploma only if they pass all subjects. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Tjachjrs guide 472 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV PlusP471 Teletext 471 Dec42 03:11:08 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC The Govjrnmjnt will reform the A-level system next year. It claims the new approach will bj more flexible. A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "From next year A-levels will make up the kind of broad demanding programmj which the International Baccalaureate offers. "Students will bj able to choose the kind of programmj which best suits their own needs." ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Tjachjrs guide 472 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV PlusP471 Teletext 471 Dec42 03:11:19 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOL DROPS A-LEVELS FOR BAC Despite its French-sounding name, the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a British invention. It was djvjlopjd in 1962 bz a group of educationalists to meet the needs of international schools, who njedjd a univjtsally recognisjd qualification. The IB is recognisjd bz univjrsjtiis all over the world. 35,000 students are currently studying IB worldwide. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Tjachjrs guide 472 5 STUDENTS COULD WEN £1,000 TOWARDS STUDY COURSE VACANCY SERVICE p640 Gujdj Trips IT TV Plus