September 14, 2010

School | A-levels British School

One of the qualifications offered by British educational institutions, Cayman Islands, Cameroon, Wales and Northern Ireland is the A-level or advanced level. A-level courses are offered in a British school spread over two years. These courses are recognized all over the world as a standard qualification. Students who have completed A level courses are considered suitable and highly eligible for courses in UK universities.

A level course in a British school consists of six modules. After completion of the first year, schools carry out assessment of three modules qualifying students to the AS level or the Advanced Subsidiary Level. Rest of the three modules are assessed after completion of the second year after which the students are considered to be A2 qualified.

Students must complete both the AS and A2 levels in a particular subject to be considered to have completed the A-level. A written examination assesses the modules. Exam papers are internally assessed through coursework and marked by national organizations.

British schools offer a number of A-level exams for students. Students usually study four subjects at the AS level followed by the A2 level. In order to enter universities, a student must have minimum A-levels.

Passing grades for A-level followed by British schools are A*, A, B, C, D and E. Students who pass with 90% marks in their overall A-level subjects are awarded the A* grade. In UK, A-level examinations are monitored by examination boards. Certain boards also allow international students to work for and qualify in A-levels.

In the United Kingdom, A-levels are an integral part of the tertiary Further Education. As an option, secondary British school students at Sixth Form institutions are also allowed to study A-levels.

Even before the A-level results are published, students apply to UK universities for admission. Universities then take their predicted levels into consideration to offer seats. As predictions can be unreliable, the institutions offer a conditional seat to students.

Certain universities convert the A-level grades to numerical scores. According to the UCAS system, 140 points are awarded for an A* grade at the A-level, 120 for A, 100 for B, 80 for C, 60 for D and 40 for E.

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is the watchdog of these exams. A new system of scoring is introduced by them under which the same importance is given to both vocational and general A-levels.
A brilliant career is possible with the right choice of degree and university. A reputed business school offering A-level subjects such as Mathematics and Business Studies enables students to pursue successful career in finance or business or a combination of both.

A-level British school offers the best learning environment in terms of professional contacts, facilities and teaching. Business schools in the city of London, the finance and business hub of UK provide a completely different perspective of education that ensures professional employment. They offer undergraduates a very high level of academic support and students are offered an opportunity to work part time to fund their tuition fee.

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April 10, 2011

CanProf @ 5:51 pm:

It depends on the school and the programme. If you said "I studied Sociology for a year at East Kent Polytechnic" then ho hum. But if you said "I studied Chemistry at the Australian National University" I'd be impressed.

April 16, 2011

Jeff @ 7:32 am:

We need the support of everyone in the Party across the UK to ensure that grammar schools in England and Northern Ireland are protected. We have 70 here and some are the finest performing schools in the UK.

It has been widely reported that the Sinn Fein Minister in Northern Ireland plans to scrap academic selection here. However, the reporting has been incorrect. She needs to obtain cross-party support to secure this and that's pretty much impossible under the current arrangements within the Assembly. Your members/supporters can read more about this issue on http://www.conservativesni.com

April 26, 2011

Ray @ 1:14 am:

“British accent”- Sorry, no such thing. There's the British Isles, most of which (excludes Southern Ireland, and some might say, the Isle of Man) is the United Kingdom; made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Collectively, these peoples are known as British. That has therefore, Scots, Welsh, Irish and English accents. It's the Hollywood conception and BBC accented, and the public “posh” schools in the UK I think you refer to. These obliterate any local accent for the artificially induced ones, for “getting on” in life…

May 6, 2011

CanProf @ 8:13 am:

It depends on the school and the programme. If you said "I studied Sociology for a year at East Kent Polytechnic" then ho hum. But if you said "I studied Chemistry at the Australian National University" I'd be impressed.

May 11, 2011

Laura @ 5:29 am:

Expensive Private School Brainwashes Manoa Children

July 10, 2011

Cos Cobber @ 6:32 pm:

I have met so many jackasses with elite private school diplomas with nothing substantive to show for it other than knowing which is the salad fork and how to spend their parents money. Oh yeah, sometimes they have expensive drug habits and a creeping alcohol problem.

Huh, so I guess both public and private school kids can make oversimplified and unfair statements about each other.

July 11, 2011

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August 9, 2011

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August 22, 2011

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Flatpack Schools Will be the Future in the UK : TreeHugger

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