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IB at state boarding for sixth form

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probablymaybeperhaps · 10/08/2019 11:42

Hi

Does anyone have experience of any of the handful of UK state boarding schools offering International Baccalaureate?

Other experience of UK state boarding at sixth form would also be useful. I think we need IB unless anyone knows of a school which would allow English, French, German and maths A levels to be taken together! IB would be better though as it also allows for a humanity and a science.

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OVienna · 11/08/2019 09:16

@probablymaybeperhaps

Regarding Hockerill you should connect with another poster, river1 who knows the school well and would be able to advise. X

Noodledoodledoo · 10/08/2019 21:23

I live in the same town as Hockeril and know a lot of students who have been through the school, through my volunteering as a guide leader - my kids are a long way off.

It is highly regarded and the students I know who go there are all lovely students who have all achieved really well.

CitadelsofScience · 10/08/2019 20:50

Op look up Burford.

www.burford.oxon.sch.uk/

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probablymaybeperhaps · 10/08/2019 19:28

It's for geographical reasons, and a lot of people have told me MFL departments are shrinking/ folding and a lot of schools and consequently six forms aren't offering German at all. Even some IB courses don't allow 2 MFL even though European universities often require native language plus 2 MFL.

Yep I know that the education is free but the boarding fees vary enormously, from 18k per year to about 10k per year, or in one school 6k per year for 6th form for weekly boarding although that would entail very frequent flights or staying with extended family which isn't ideal 9ver two years.

We're not in the UK but joint citizens and DD fancies boarding in the UK for 6th form. She's an Anglophile and eager to live in Britain but it's not a must - so far she's been educated in Germany in the state system and continuing here would be no problem. It's just what she wants so worth investigating.

Mary Hockerill is one I've been in contact with, they'd meet our requirements but they seem to be incredibly expensive for boarding - I'm not sure we can justify almost 40k over two years just for boarding costs! Otherwise they seem very switched in and impressive - do you have personal experience? I haven't heard of PSC so will look.

CitadelsofScience which school could you recommend?

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Mary19 · 10/08/2019 17:56

www.hockerill.com/ Offers state boarding and IB

www.psc.ac.uk/courses/ Large state sixthform college so may have good flexibility with courses and has boarding

CitadelsofScience · 10/08/2019 17:53

I can recommend one that's boarding and no requirements of being a forces family.

stucknoue · 10/08/2019 17:44

Getting state boarding is hard unless it's for geographical reasons, specialist or military families etc. I would look into likelihood of placement rather than worrying about the subjects if it's a choice that would work for your family, plus check the copay, ours was pretty hefty - even though the education it's self was free we paid for boarding

daisypond · 10/08/2019 17:40

That’s a normal set of A levels, so lots of schools would offer those. My DC state comprehensive would. Not boarding, though.

Indicative · 10/08/2019 17:32

*but it isn't

Indicative · 10/08/2019 17:31

I think most schools would offer those 4 as A levels to be taken together. Ours wouldbe it isn't a boarding school