Secondary education with business abroad - 14 yo
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In 2019 more than 12% of A Level students achieved A*
ScotlandPerthshireCurrently watching: 6 -
One of the best preparatory boarding schools in Europe
SwitzerlandMontreuxCurrently watching: 6from 31000.00 CHF / semester -
In 2021 - 98% pupils gained places at their first choice University
United KingdomCanterburyCurrently watching: 6from 8967.00 Β£ / term -
In 2023 - 57% of A Level students achieved A*-B
United KingdomManchesterCurrently watching: 10 -
In 2022 an average IB score made up 34 with the highest grade - 44
SpainMarbellaCurrently watching: 6from 1590.00 β¬ / semester -
In 2021 - 85% of A Level students achieved A* - B
United KingdomBrightonCurrently watching: 6from 5030.00 Β£ / term -
In 2023, 126 graduates received offers of admission from 84 universities in 13 countries
CanadaVancouver, British ColumbiaCurrently watching: 6from 18700.00 $CAD / term -
In 2023, 53% of students received A*βA grades based on A-level results
United KingdomCambridgeCurrently watching: 10 -
In 2021, 76% of students were graded A*-C at A Level
United KingdomLeicesterCurrently watching: 7 -
Over 90% achieved places at their university of choice.
United KingdomLeedsCurrently watching: 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 2026
| 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 |