A growing number of private schools in the UK are now offering alternatives to A-levels, independent school results show. The latest figures show rises in numbers of students opting for the IB, as well as for the Pre U programme and vocational qualifications such as BTEC.
James Priory, Headmaster at Portsmouth Grammar School, said that the IB is an attractive choice to students who are reluctant to drop subjects following GCSE. He commented:
“At 16 years old, many are unsure of what their future direction will be and the IB helps them to keep more doors open and develop a fuller range of skills. The greater breadth of the IB is particularly important in encouraging pupils to sustain their study of modern foreign languages, maths or science post-16.”
“Almost 100 IB diploma pupils have now passed through our sixth form. The feedback we receive from them is that they feel far better equipped for independent study at university,” Priory added.
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