Secondary education with business abroad - 14 yo
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In 2023 - 24% of A Level students achieved A*/A gradesUnited KingdomLeedsCurrently watching: 8from 8392.00 Β£ / term
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Exam results in 2022 were outstanding with 50% of A level grades awarded being A*/A, and 5United KingdomReadingCurrently watching: 7from 4342.00 Β£ / year
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In 2023 60% of A Level students achieved A*- B gradesUnited KingdomBathCurrently watching: 9
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In 2020 - 70.5% of A Level students achieved A* - AUnited KingdomCoventryCurrently watching: 6from 12818.00 Β£ / term
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The highest ranked co-educational school in the United Kingdom in 2021United KingdomBrightonCurrently watching: 10from 16740.00 Β£ / term
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In 2023 - 76% of A Level students achieved A - BUnited KingdomCanterburyCurrently watching: 10
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In 2023 - 33 students gained A*A*A*United KingdomBirminghamCurrently watching: 9from 15833.00 Β£ / term
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In 2023 - near 66% of A Level students achieved A*- A gradesUnited KingdomNorthamptonCurrently watching: 10
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One of the best only-girl school in EuropeSwitzerlandMontreuxCurrently watching: 8from 91500.00 CHF / year
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In 2023 - 50% of A Level students achieved A*- A in all of their subjectsUnited KingdomBristolCurrently watching: 6from 12562.00 Β£ / term
Business, entrepreneurial activity is now the basis of national welfare in almost any country in the world. Therefore, the task of forming the professional orientation of adolescents in the field of business and entrepreneurial activity, the development of business competencies as a set of skills and knowledge that allow them to creatively comprehend and transform ideas into demanded tangible and intangible values, is very relevant today.
That is why business training in secondary school is especially important, it includes the development of the most important personal qualities:
- independence;
- communication skills;
- Creativity;
- enterprise.
Business education teaches students appropriate thinking, allows them to acquire the skills necessary to quickly and consciously respond to challenges, tasks, problems arising in the course of entrepreneurial activity; teaches teamwork, communicative strategies.
Learning programs-summary information
Name | Meaning | Equivalent | Min. age | Duration, years |
Next stage | Cost |
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GCSE | General certificate of secondary education | secondary education (non-accomplished) | 14 | 1–2 | A-Levels | 15,000 USD+ |
A-Levels | Advanced level | secondary education (accomplished) | 16 | 2 | University | 15,000 USD+ |
BTEC | Business and Technology Education Board | secondary special education | 14 | 2–3 | University/ work | 15,000 USD+ |
Oxbridge Preparation | Preparing for Oxford and Cambridge | secondary education (accomplished) | 17 | 1 | University | 15,000 USD+ |
International Baccalaureate | International baccalaureate | secondary education (accomplished) | 16 | 2 | University | 18,000 USD+ |
Foundation/ Pathway Year | Preparatory year | admission to the 1st year of university | 17 | 1 | University | 14,000 USD+ |
NCUK | The Northern consortium | 2 year university | 17,5 | 1 | 2 year University of NCUK | 13,000 USD+ |
Special Preparation (Medics/Math/Business) | Specialized training | - | 14 | optional | optional | 4,000 USD+ |
Academic English | Academic English | Language school | 8 + | 6–12 months | School or University | 8,000 USD+ |
Advantages and disadvantages of English schools
Advantages | Disadvantages |
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The opportunity to enter the best universities in England, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Europe, the world | Expensive |
High quality of education and academic standards | Strong workload |
Perfect English after graduation | The need to change the social environment; it takes time to adapt |
Useful contacts | The difficulty of choosing the most suitable school for the child, requires a qualified specialist |
Top 21 boarding colleges in England 2025
1 | Cardiff Sixth Form College |
2 | National Mathematics and Science College |
3 | Abbey College Cambridge |
4 | d'Overbroeck's College |
5 | MPW London |
6 | CATS Cambridge |
7 | Kensington Park |
8 | DLD London |
9 | King's College St Michael’s |
10 | Bellerbys Cambridge |
11 | Chelsea Independent College |
12 | MPW Cambridge |
13 | Bellerbys Brighton |
14 | CATS London |
15 | St Clare's Oxford |
16 | Bishopstrow College |
17 | CATS Canterbury |
18 | Bellerbys London |
19 | Ealing Independent College |
20 | Cambridge Tutors College |
21 | Abbey Manchester |