Pre-Sixth Form Course

www.leightonpark.com Reading, UK Leighton Park School Pre-Sixth Form Course

A rigorous one-year Pre-Sixth Form course at a British boarding school with, an international approach to education.

• Set in 60 acres of beautiful parkland. • Only 30 minutes from London Heathrow. • Internationally recognised qualifications. • A firm foundation for IB or A-level in an English Sixth Form. • An extensive range of extra-curricular activities. • Many lessons take place alongside British students. • A full programme of sporting, cultural and charitable activities make the full British boarding school experience particularly appealing. • Accommodation is provided in our boarding houses which are co-educational, and include day and boarding students. Please peruse the programme on offer, visit our website for more About the School information at www.leightonpark.com, and do arrange to come and visit us if you are able to do so. Places on the course are limited, in order that only those who will truly benefit from this year in Leighton Park believes in living adventurously, life-long learning, and making a difference after formal education. This is all will apply. We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful school. bound up in the Quaker values which underpin our school. If you are adventurous enough to be considering taking the plunge into boarding school life abroad, we will be delighted to meet you. Set in a beautiful park, just thirty minutes by car from Heathrow Airport and thirty minutes by train from central London, Leighton Park School provides an outstanding natural environment for learning, and for developing relationships within a traditional British boarding school environment. Progression to Sixth Form We are a school of 480 students, representing over thirty different nationalities. This means we understand the needs of All students are interviewed in December of their Pre-Sixth Year in international students, and have developed expertise in supporting their full integration within the British educational system. consideration of placement in the Sixth Form in the following year. Over 80% of our students are placed in a Sixth Form of their choice, Leighton Park offers the UK curriculum throughout the school and in the Sixth Form, students can choose to study either with the majority of able students electing to stay at Leighton Park A-levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). These academically rigorous qualifications are to study the IB Diploma or A-Levels. We really value these students internationally recognised. because they already understand the special ethos of the school and we know far more about them as unique learners, their strengths and We want our students to be able to succeed academically while enjoying the rich diversity of boarding school life to the full. weaknesses, their work ethic and their potential contribution to life in That is why we have decided to offer our Pre-Sixth Form course to overseas students who may wish to gain all they can from the Sixth Form. a year studying in England, perhaps with a view to remaining after that year has passed.

For those wishing to stay for just one year, we believe that our Pre-Sixth Form course offers rigour, but also the opportunity to develop academically with a programme that will be recognised when they return home.

Meanwhile, for those who wish to undertake the challenge of A-levels or the International Baccalaureate, we are confident that the extra year preparing for a good range of subjects, gaining qualifications which are internationally recognised, and developing written and spoken English will place them strongly in comparison to their peers. Students whose first language is not English must sit an ESL (English as a Secondary Language) test, and also may be required to sit other subject papers depending upon previous educational background and subject choices. “It is easy to settle into Leighton Park, it is a truly wonderful place.” A Pupil

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