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Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
(Post 4769591)
Uh... because it's an English-speaking nation with no need (in "supply/demand" terms) for a British school?
See my previous post on the subject (here). |
Re: British Schools
....Vash?......Vash.....?
Are you googling? |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by NKSK version 2
(Post 4769605)
You won't need it. You'll find that the UK system is far superior! ;)
Not sure about your theory about English language being the main driver of the avalaibility of British schools. You mentioned the US and Canada - how many other countries with significant economies are there where English is the main language? Not many - therefore you won't find many English speaking countries with British schools - QED. The fact that the US and Canada have British schools is significant. I think that it's more a function of how many expats there are on temporary contracts. Workers on contracts want their kids to fit back into the UK system quickly and easily after they return. Hence the demand for British schools. Therefore Singapore where English is the main language of admin. has lots of British schools. So does Brunei where the main language of instruction is English. I can't speak for other industries but my OH is in oil and fortunatley we get private schooling paid for because of the constant moving around the world. Galba |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by galba
(Post 4769714)
That's what we are looking for - a system that the kids can slot into and out off whichever country we go to, english-speaking or not. The same grade levels, birthday cut-offs, and term dates.
I can't speak for other industries but my OH is in oil and fortunatley we get private schooling paid for because of the constant moving around the world. Galba |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by esperanza
(Post 4769609)
b) you'd think that smaller schools would need more per pupil not less
Of course, small independent schools often rely on volunteers (quite often parents?) to do small jobs around the place, help as assistants, etc. Er, could rattle on, but nned to stop my kids from trying to kill each other. (I went to the British School of Brussels for a while). |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by galba
(Post 4769714)
That's what we are looking for - a system that the kids can slot into and out off whichever country we go to, english-speaking or not. The same grade levels, birthday cut-offs, and term dates.
I can't speak for other industries but my OH is in oil and fortunatley we get private schooling paid for because of the constant moving around the world. Galba Big dissatisfaction with the local system. Big oil industry. Lots of Brits, lots of expats. Don't think the international school is that big though. Top tier private schools pick up some international students but they are not the same as international schools where students come and go with frequency - and there are huge waiting lists. |
Re: British Schools
I believe there are some schools in New Zealand moving into doing IGCSE and AS and A levels, but I'm not sure about the situation in Australia.
Sorry can't be more helpful. |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by whitesand
(Post 4769968)
I believe there are some schools in New Zealand moving into doing IGCSE and AS and A levels, but I'm not sure about the situation in Australia.
Sorry can't be more helpful. I gather that a number of schools have gone down this road primarily as a response to nebulous "outcomes""courses put forward by the New Zealand govt. A remarkably similar situation exists in WA. The secondary courses proposed for next year are a complete disgrace. The schools here have yet to find the courage to go for a sytsem with greater rigour such as the IGCSE/A level model. (Not that state schools could do it here anyhow - far too much control is held by the laughably incompetent department of education) |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by dottyspots
(Post 4769833)
In the UK apparently the difference in cost per pupil between 'regular' schools and 'small' schools isn't that much (I've looked into this) and it is argued by organisations such as HSE (Human Scale Education - who support small schools) that it would be more cost-effective to break up larger schools into a number of smaller schools because it would result in a better quality of educational experience for the children, for a similar cost per head.
I wonder how long it will take before the UK reverses the current trend of closing down small schools and special schools and reinstates the old system. It all goes round in cycles after all! Maybe when they see sense I could go back to teaching again! |
Re: British Schools
Originally Posted by esperanza
(Post 4772385)
Maybe when they see sense I could go back to teaching again!
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