United Kingdom

Last year, Katia came to us looking for a school in the UK that would help her get into universities in any country. We recommended several schools with the IB programme and Katia chose Scarborough College. Today she gave us an interview about her studies at this school and why she chose it.1. What made you choose the IB programme at Scarborough College? How did you choose this school?I learnt about this school from the Aspect agency. I liked the choice of subjects at Scarborough, as well as the positive feedback from a girl from Ukraine with whom I studied in the past. I learnt…

Our student Anastasia is studying the A-level program at Abbey DLD College in London for the second year. Before that, Anastasia studied at another well-known school near London, but she deliberately wanted to move to London for the high school program. We offered her options for boarding schools that suited the family's requirements. Anastasia attended several of them before choosing to complete her A-level program at Abbey DLD College in London.Now, in her second year of study, I asked Anastasia to give me an interview, to which she kindly agreed.How did you decide to choose…

I´d like to share with you my impressions of another very worthy school in the British Midland region, northwest of Birmingham, which I visited as part of a group of agents from the British Boarding School Workshop conference.I want to introduce you to Ellesmere College, located in the picturesque countryside of Shropshire, England.History and Atmosphere of the SchoolEllesmere College was founded in 1884 and since then has maintained rich academic traditions, which are complemented by a modern approach to education. As soon as I entered the school grounds, I was greeted…

I try to attend the UK Secondary Schools Conference at least once a year precisely because the conference is followed up by agent visits to independent schools. I can choose which region I want to see schools in and go on a 3-day tour to the chosen region.This year, I chose to visit Midland School in North West Birmingham, which had some very good schools, but most of all I wanted to visit Bromesgrove School in person.Bromesgrove is a top ten UK IB school, offering such academic programmes in high school: GCSEs, after which you can take both A-levels and IBs.From the…

The State schools experience program offers students age from 16 to 19 opportunity to study in state schools around UK. Student can choose between short-term immersion program, from couple of weeks to academic programs that in two academic years leads to recognized qualifications such as A Levels or the international Baccalaureate.It is a low budget program, comparing to those top private schools that could offer the same state of the art facilities as State Six-form colleges.There are many options and many ways to customize the program to fit the students’ needs whatever the…

Education UK, apart from obligatory Primary and SEcondary school, includes optional Pre-school at the age from 3 to 5 years,Preparatory School – primary school, which begins at 5 and ends at 11, in some private schools at 13 years, a Secondary (High) school, from age 11 (13) to 16 years. After graduation from compulsory secondary education, the British students choose to go to work, complete vocational courses, or undergo a 2-year University preparation, which is called Six Form.

Pre-school education in the UK.

Pre-school consists of 2 stages of preschool…

I wanted to visit Earlscliff for several reasons: when we started to offer summer camp of this school to students I haven't realized that it was not an independent school but international. I have formed that impression due to the fact that the owner and headmaster Tim Fish for many years met with me as a Director of another British independent school and when he introduced hes new school I was very impressed with the photos and videos of the campus and Tim's enthusiasm. As a result, I had an impression that this school was a boarding school for British children. My students who went to…

The historic town of Rochester is located only a half hour drive from Central London San Pancras, if you drive a high-speed train. This typical today for the province of Kent the city has long served as an Outpost on the way from the sea to London. Rochester castle and Rochester Cathedral - historic monuments which testify to the importance of this Outpost, protecting London from direct invasions from the sea.I attended Rochester independent College Rochester in the middle of April 2018, after the conference on secondary schools, which was held in London. ry wanted to see the College,…

Visit to Mill Hill school

Being in London for ALPHE conference on secondary education I decided to visit several schools, among others was Mill Hill school an Mill Hill International college as I did not quite understand how comfortable felt international students if they got a pale in the main school and in the international and how the two schools are connected.Mill Hill located in North London in the so called Mill Hill Village that will allow students to live and learn in the British capital;at 2015 Mill Hill opened the international school with…

At the BBSW International Secondary Education Conference in London, I always try to meet new UK boarding schools to select the best schools to recommend to my clients.I have long wanted to talk to the representative of TASIS - The American School of England - as American schools near London are increasing of interest to my clients, who definitely prepare their children for admission to American universities, but are not ready to send them to the United States until they come of age. The American School of England is one of three TASIS schools. We have been cooperating with a TASIS school…

Continuing the series of interviews with representatives of the schools who visited our exhibitions in Lviv and Kiev in February I talked with Abbey College in Malvern, UK. A representative of the school surprised me with a small number of students in the school, told about short-term academic programs and preparation for the University program Foundation in high school. Read more in my interview:L: What is the main advantage and feature of the school?R: Primarily, we are talking about the location – campus of our school is located in Central England in an amazingly…

Millfield School is the biggest co-educational boarding school in UK. You will not find this school on the top of ranking pages. At the same time it's so popular that you would need to apply to the school for the year ahead. That's despite the fact that high school alone has more than 1,200 students. During the ICEF conference in Berlin the representative of Millfield School explained me the lackluster performance in the ratings and why the school is so popular among British and international students.

Senior School and Junior School

The school is divided into two…

A real find for me was meeting with representatives of the National Mathematics and Science College, British school which prepares students for admission to programmes in STEM field of best universities in the world. The concept of STEM education includes 4 key academic disciplines: science, technology, engineering, mathematics. STEM education is actively developing in the West becoming one of the most promising training program at universities, that is why the collaboration with the school of such a level I consider being very promising.

Several advantages of studying in England in…

School for boys Whitgift School has an excellent academic reputation and at the same time is among the schools with the best sports results. School can boast of graduates who have occupied prize-winning places at the Olympics as well as surprise by boys' interest in such subjects that seems to be popular only in girl school. About this all we talked with a representative of Whitgift School at an international conference in Berlin.L: The school is located in the capital of England and still has sport infrastructure for professionals right on campus. That's impressive!R: Yes, we are…

During his last tour of international schools, I visited one of the best schools for girls in Scotland Kilgraston School. The first thing I noticed when I walked on campus, is incredibly happy and smiling students. When I asked whether they like to study here, the girls jumped with delight and clapped their hands, expressing happiness. I've never seen such reaction in any school I visited! So the first question I asked the representatives of Kilgraston School was how they can make kids so happy at school. In their impressions of the school, In this review I will talk about the sports…

Among all British schools at secondary education workshop ALPHE I chose to meet Mill Hill due to a few reasons:first, the school is located in North London in so-called Mill Hill Village which allows students to live and learn in the British capital;second, foreign students can get into independent British school Mill Hill where there are only 5% of international students;third, in 2015 Mill Hill opened international college with carefully selected teachers and small classes that allows children to adapt quickly to studying abroad.From my interview you…

I maintain contacts with all students whom we helped to enter schools abroad. Not so long ago, back home on holidays my student Nastya. We helped her with admission to the International Baccalaureate program at ACS Cobham International School. She eagerly agreed to give me an interview in the office of the company "Aspect" to tell about her experiences during the first semester at the school.We talked with Nastya about her adaptation to school, the features of International Baccalaureate in ACS Cobham and also learned about her future plans to study.L: Tell us about your first…

international IB school ICS Primary School in London

Initial branch of the international IB school ICS is located in the heart of London, just across the road from one of the city's beautiful parks – Regents Park. Elementary school is only the first stage, through which the children enrolled in the international program IB. So in fact, the ICS school consists of three schools located in different districts: elementary, secondary and higher. Despite the fact that for admission to the Diploma Programme in high school no prior learning in the IB system, more and more…

Recently, in the office of company "Aspect", I held a meeting with the representative of one of the ranking schools in the UK, Queen Ethelburga's College. The school is located in the suburbs of York, according to the "Time", is ranked in the top five schools in the North of England. I, first of all, interested in the ability of our students to enroll in school to get secondary education on such a high level.In the interview we discussed what the benefits of the campus of one of the largest boarding schools in the UK, why are different requirements for admission to…

IB school St. Clare's, based in Oxford, has interested me for several years ago: the consistently good results of the school's graduates and the neighborhood with one of the most famous universities in the world looked promising. So one gray December day, on Christmas Eve, I boarded the train to Oxford and went to meet with the school representatives.

To start with, some statistics about the school:

The Saint Clair School has about 280 students, which is indicative of the relatively large size of the school.In 2015, the school was ranked sixth in the…

Summer academic school preparation program at Lord Wandsworth College

Summer academic programs are often mistakenly choosen by the parents of children who already have a high level of English and parents want summer programme brought more benefits. As a result, the child who is diligently taught the language, but at the same time, no one sends in the foreign school, is punished that he did not see the summer holidays and studies chemistry, mathematics, economics and other subjects in English from morning till night. On the other hand, such programs are actually very necessary and…

The opinion of Marina Neklyudova about attending day primary school Eton Square Primary School London On a rainy day of November, I visited London private school Eton Square School.Eton Square School consists of two parts: the Kindergarten (Nursery), which is located at the north side from Hyde Park and elementary school, which is located in an old Victorian building on the South side of the Park, opposite the Natural history Museum.

Eton Square Nursery ( from 3 to 5 years)

The entrance to the garden, where kids are engaged from three to five years, is fenced with heavy…

Admission to London day schools with the help of an agent in the country

Today we will discuss the admission of children in British schools, if the whole family moves to live in the UK, particularly in London.Usually parents that get work in London know how difficult it might be to arrange the school or kindergarten for children, even if we are talking about the arrival of the youngest students to private schools in London. Typically, these families have the experience of acquaintances (friends or colleagues) who have moved before and went through the same painful process of…

Why Eastbourne College such a strong school

When last fall I went to schools in the South of England, one of the most powerful schools I visited were школаEastbourne College.Eastbourne Сollege - senior in the South of England with 150 years of history. The school has 630 databasesto 13-18 years programme GCSE and A-level, and most of them achieve excellent results in studies. The average results over the last seven years: 62% of students in exams GCSE received grades AA*, while 80% A-level graduaters got AA*B. The school has 10-12% of international students. All…

What is Bellerby College

Firstly, it is a strict orientation towards international students. Bellerbys positions itself exclusively as an International College, which speaks of full support and assistance to children from all over the world in their further advancement in education in the UK. Whether a child is from Ukraine, Belarus, Korea, or India, at Bellerbys he will be among the same children who came to the UK to prepare for admission to universities, which excludes isolation and any racial discrimination of the child. Bellerbys Colleges are a truly close-knit international…

Last autumn Marina visited the school Concord College with a group of agents selected by English UK for inspecting schools in the North of England. Today she shares her impressions on the pages of my blog.

Studying in a private British school Concord

British private school Concord striking from the first moments of my visit – a magnificent classical building surrounded by columns is the castle of the thirteenth century (Acton Burnell Castle).Despite the fact that the history of Concord is only half a century old, the school consistently ranks among the top ten…

Study in a private British school Roedean

I went to schools in the South of Sussex after the next conference on secondary education in Britain BBSW in March. The boarding school for girls Roedean is one of the most difficult for cooperation. They work with a very limited number of agents in each country and carefully choose new partners. So I was really excited when I was invited to visit the school that helped me not only to establish the necessary contacts but also to understand why this school is so hard to do.

The location of the school Roedean

On the…

Oswestry School — special approach to children

My meeting with Sarah, a representative of the British private school Oswestry, was especially interesting. Sarah has been working in the international department of the school since 2010. But she had studied the school well over the previous 12 years, as her own four children graduated one at a time from Oswestry School and went to different universities. Therefore, Sarah could talk about the school from the side of students´ parents.S: When my older children were in high school, I realized that they all need a…

The story of a student about Ashford school.

During a visit to Ashford school, we spoke to many students. Masha goes to school the first year, before that, she attended another British school, so she has something to compare with. I was glad when Mary agreed to give me an interview.L: Tell me how you chose the school and what influenced your choice.M: I ended up at Ashford by a lucky coincidence, having changed my unknown school in the North of England to one of the top private in the South-East of London. The choice of this school was influenced by the proximity to London…

What sets Ashford School apart

Ashford-school-music. When in September of each year all 7th grade students begin to learn a new musical instrument for them, it seems absolutely incredible that at the final concert of the year anyone will be able to enjoy this shrill, uncertain creak and clatter. But on June 6, 2015, the whole audience enthusiastically watched the transformation of the 7th grade graduates, listened to the well-coordinated work of the school orchestra and numerous solo performances.The main principle of Ashford school is to take students out of their comfort…

One of the best IB schools located near London!

After meeting with ASC Cobham school representative Anastasia at a secondary education conference in Frankfurt, I was so impressed with how well she described the school that I decided I have definitely to visit it. Moreover, the road from the London center, where I often stay for conferences, to the school, takes no more than an hour.Having visited ACS Cobham, I was so delighted with the campus infrastructure! The campus surpasses all schools that I have seen so far.I decided to list what exactly impressed me…

International school near London — ACS.

I was a pleasant surprise to meet Anastasia as a representative of the ACS at the conference on secondary education in Frankfurt. Many years ago, when we met, Anastasia was representing the famous French school Ecole des Roches. We successfully worked with the Ecole des Roches, while Anastasia, who was responsible for collaboration with the Russian market moved to London. And as is often the case when important part of the team leave the school, to work with it became difficult. And now, a few years later, I felt happy that Anastasia was…

A-level program. Public schools of England.

Shrewsbury Six Form College is a state high school in the eponymous town of Shrewsbury, located in Central England.The nearest airports are Birmingham and Liverpool, both a half hour's drive from the city, London – 2.5 hours drive away. This is a daily high school, where 1600 students aged 16-19 study BTEC and A-level programs. Shrewsbury Six Form College is the only public high school in the city, where live about 100 thousand people. Two school campus located along the banks of the river. One campus is designed to study…

Where to study in a private school in Cambridge?

During a conference for international education ALPHE in London, I met with a representative of the private school Cambridge CCSS (Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies) Gregory Horobin. Over the 35-year history, the school achieved very high results, - in 2015, 15 high school graduates were enrolled in Cambridge and Oxford University. Gregory Horobin agreed to give me an interview so that our readers know what influences such high school results.L: Gregory, tell us who studies in school and about the programs…

One of the best IB schools located in Scotland!

Visit Scotland schools

I went on a tour of Scotland's boarding schools in early November as part of a group of international agents organized for the British Boarding Schools Workshop conference attendees. In November, it was already cold in Scotland, I was unaccustomed to freezing in a warm cashmere coat, while in every school children walked around the campus in thin jackets.We were brought to the old university town of St Andrews, where the St Leonards school is located, in the late afternoon. The hotel was…

The results of A-levelSt Mary's School, Cambridge, 2015.

School for girls St Mary's School, Cambridge celebrates another great results of their graduates. At the national level, girls usually don't show very high results. But in our school, which is the only all-girls school, in the County of Cambridgeshire, high graduates results show how successful that separate education students.Computerization of the A-level — a new initiative this year, allowed us to see 100% results of students who received grades of a/A* this year.The percentage of students who receiveda/A*in…

The results of the class of 2015 again podnimaetsya in the leaderboardsThe Royal Hospital Schoolis pleased to announce that the class of 2015 has achieved a100% passthscoreandexamsat A-Level. Thus much increased the number of students who received scoresof a/A* (a third ofall gradeswerea/A* and the overall percentageof A*-Cin 2015 reached80%)Some details:A/a* scorethis year forchemistry— 55%,biology and physicse — 50%, compared to the overall average score in the country — 26% (Tsyfra, 2014).Departmentsandiskusstvandmathematicianand, historyand,…

The opinion of a student about Alexanders College.

As I wrote earlier, our students all love the short English programs at Alexanders College.Our constant student Vika shares her impressions of the program. Vika attends various language camps every year. Vika went to Alexanders 2 years ago, when she was 14 years old. After that, she was in an international language camp in Toronto, as well as an A-level preparation program in England. All schools were carefully selected for her English and further academic studies, but she always remembered Alexanders with regret, since in no…

Trip вAlexanders College

For many years we have sent students on short English programmesare вAlexanders College. Always get rave reviews. We know чтоAlexanders College is a secondary school which offers year-round programs of training in English, academic English and academic программыGCSE and, 2014,- A-level. So why do none of our students who from year to year returned to language programs вAlexanders College, did not apply to academic programs?To deal with this, I joined a tour of the schools-pensions South East of England, among whom were…

Military Academy of The Royal Hospital, United Kingdom

It was always interesting for me to see what a military high school is. Therefore, the opportunity to visit The Royal Hospital Naval Academy formed the basis of my next tour of the UK schools.

How is an academy different from a regular high school?

Military training: compulsory for all students, with the exception of graduation classes.Training specialization: military land forces, aviation, marines. Compulsory participation in summer military camps.Sailing: All 7th-grade students are required to learn…