EDUCATION
“No matter where a family lives, we can organise the best home
schooling programme,” says Sophie Stead, business development manager. “Tutoring before a family arrives in the UK can really help to boost a child’s knowledge to the level required in the British school system, and will make them much more confident and relaxed when they start their new academic life in the UK. Whether face to face or online, support is provided at every step of a child’s education, from birth through to university and beyond.”
Moving into further and higher education According to UCAS, the decoupling of the AS from the A Level in England and the staggered timetable of exam reform mean that secondary schools and colleges are likely to offer an increasingly diverse programme to their students, making the choice of college after GCSE even more challenging. And, until the exam reform is complete, there will a significant
number of students applying to higher education with new qualifications and new combinations of qualifications. Universities and colleges are already reviewing their entry requirements to ref lect the changes that are in progress. At this year’s annual Council of British International Schools
(COBIS) conference, Dukes Education, a school and university admissions consultancy based in London, led a session for international schools trying to navigate the new examination landscape in the UK.
“Now is a time of particular change for sixth-formers applying
to university,” said John Ing, director of Dukes Education. “With increasing numbers of high-achieving applicants, changes to the A Level system, and the subsequent adaptation of admissions systems by universities, it is becoming more challenging to enable students to stand out.” A good education consultant can help families to make
informed decisions about appropriate further-education choices to help students gain an advantage when it comes to applying for university places in the UK. Barry Webb, formerly an admissions tutor at Oxford
University, is now an adviser at Dukes Education. He believes that the competition for places at top UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, continues to grow as more candidates attain high grades at A Level, making it all the more important to seek expert advice. Dukes Education provides guidance and support for students
through their application to Oxford and Cambridge, but, says Barry Webb, “Nobody is offering that ‘secret formula’, because none exists. What is on offer is a wide range of expertise to help you play to your strengths.” Engaging an education consultant at any stage of a family’s
move, from nursery school through to university application, can help to unpick the complexities of an evolving education system and remove much of the stress of an international move through expert advice and local knowledge.
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