Secondary education with business abroad
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In 2023, 60% of students received A*βA grades based on A-level resultsUnited KingdomOxfordCurrently watching: 10from 8495.00 Β£ / term
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In 2023, 53% of students received A*βA grades based on A-level resultsUnited KingdomCambridgeCurrently watching: 6from 11100.00 Β£ / term
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In 2021, 76% of students were graded A*-C at A LevelUnited KingdomLeicesterCurrently watching: 6from 12970.00 Β£ / term
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Over 90% achieved places at their university of choice.United KingdomLeedsCurrently watching: 8from 10240.00 Β£ / term
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Over a quarter of all grades being the highest 9s-8s, equivalent to the old A*United KingdomCambridgeCurrently watching: 9from 10658.00 Β£ / term
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In 2023 - 21% of A Level students achieved A* gradeUnited KingdomLondonCurrently watching: 7from 46800.00 Β£ / year
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In 2023 - 85% of A-level students achieved A*- BUnited Kingdomnear LondonCurrently watching: 10from 12265.00 Β£ / term
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In 2021 - 51% of A Level students achieved A*-AUnited KingdomOswestryCurrently watching: 7from 11475.00 Β£ / term
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In 2021 an average IB score was 38SwitzerlandSt. GallenCurrently watching: 10from 31000.00 CHF / term
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In 2023 a quarter of the IB students gained 34 points or higherSwitzerlandMontreuxCurrently watching: 6from 160000.00 CHF / year
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 |