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International Baccalaureate
Start Date:
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September
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Length Of Course:
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2 years
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Attendance Days:
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Full Time
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Advanced |
Qualification:
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Diploma
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Examining Body: |
IBO |
What is the course about?
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The International Baccalaureate Diploma is an internationally recognised qualification valued by universities throughout the UK as a sophisticated and challenging alternative to AS/A2 levels. It enables students to pursue a broader range of academic subjects and to develop their study, creative and social skills to levels that constitute an ideal preparation for university life.
The IB Diploma consists of 6 main subjects. Students are required to study the following: English (UK and world literature); a modern language (French, German, Spanish or Italian); humanities (history or psychology); science (biology, chemistry, physics or environmental systems and society); mathematics and one other from theatre, visual arts, modern languages, humanities, science or business studies.
There are also 3 core elements: Theory of Knowledge, combining and reflecting on all the other subjects; Creativity, Action and Service (CAS), which develops the individual creatively and as a participating member of the community; and a 4,000 word, self selected research essay.
The essence of the Baccalaureate is its focus on individualised, critical thinking, intercultural understanding, and a readiness to see all the elements of a person’s education, social, creative and academic, of being of equal and lasting value.
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Who is the course for?
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This 2 year pre-university course is designed for highly motivated, intellectually and culturally enquiring students aged 16 to 19. The programme, now in its fourth decade, has earned a reputation for rigorous assessment and gives IB Diploma holders access to the world’s leading universities.
16-19 year olds |
Am I qualified to join the course?
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Minimum Requirements: 46 points (best 8 GCSEs).
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How will I know I am progressing and how is the course assessed?
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Ongoing, with final exams at the end of the second year.
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What can the course lead to?
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How do I enrol?
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Please contact the Courses Information Unit on 020 8607 8305/8314 for an application form. In section G - Proposed course - write ‘International Baccalaureate’. You will be invited for an interview with specialist staff where you will be able to ask questions about the diploma. If, at this stage, or at enrolment, you decide the Diploma is not for you, you will be able to transfer onto an alternative course of AS/A2 levels or a BTEC National Diploma.
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Further Information:
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To request a course leaflet please contact the Courses Information Unit on 020 8607 8305/8314. |
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