Cambridge School Guide for Schlumberger

Transport for School Many private schools have their own fleet of minibuses which can pick up children in the morning and drop them home after school, this will be an additional cost. The buses usually have routes that they take which can be altered to accommodate demand. Class Size

Classes are usually smaller than in state schools, the average size being 15 to 20 pupils.

Single sex schooling

In comparison with state schools there are many more single sex schools in the UK through all age groups. Some schools have a girls campus and a boys campus.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes The UK has 155 IB schools, of which 83 are private schools. These offer one or more of the IB programmes and the majority of the schools are based in London and surrounding counties. There are 4 programmes;

+ The Diploma Programme (DP) for students aged 16 to 19 + The Career-related Certificate (IBCC) for students agents 16 to 19 + The Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16 + The Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students aged 3 to 12

More than 90% of the UK IB schools concentrate on the Diploma Programme only and a handful offer the PYP and MYP. Benefits of the Programme v British Curriculum + Emphasis on students personal development, working on their intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills + Emphasis on development of a second language and becoming more culturally aware + Easily transferable between schools Private schools List Ages 4 to 11 or 13 Name of School Location Boys or Girls Website Kings College School Cambridge Co-educational http://www.kcs.cambs.sch.uk/ Sancton Wood School Cambridge Co-educational https://sanctonwood.co.uk/ St Faith’s School Cambridge Co-educational https://www.stfaiths.co.uk/

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