Bradfield College: Reading, Berkshire,UK

Bradfield’s curriculum in the Lower School is designed to give pupils a wide experience of subjects and skills they may wish to pursue in future years. In the first year at this top UK Boarding school all the pupils in the year group are taught History, Geography and Religious Studies in three parallel Divisions. Here, one or two teachers will guide the pupils through a course designed specifically for them, covering historical, philosophical, political and economic concerns. All pupils are encouraged to study ancient and modern languages, either ab initio or continuing the study begun in previous schools. The majority of the Bradfield intake will follow at least two of these languages on to GCSE and many will continue their study in the Sixth Form. All pupils take GCSE courses in the core subjects, English, Mathematics and Science, and most take an additional four of their own choice. The Bradfield Sixth Form  Boarding School aims to provide an outstanding all-round education so as to prepare young people for success in a fast-changing world. The introduction of the International Baccalaureate reflects this. The IB Diploma is an international examination of high academic standing throughout the world. The IB is recognised by all UK universities and is, of course, highly regarded internationally. IB Diploma holders gain admission to all selective universities throughout the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, LSE, all Medical Schools, Harvard, Yale and Stanford. Since its founding, the IB Diploma has become a symbol of academic integrity and intellectual versatility. It is for this reason that Bradfield offers its pupils the opportunity to follow the Diploma course as an alternative to an AS/A Level course. This Top UK boarding school offers a wide selection of AS and A Level courses which seek to cater for pupils of wide aspirations and abilities, and a flexible approach to timetabling enables each pupil to have a free choice of subjects. As with the Junior School, the study of mathematics, the sciences and languages, classical and modern, are popular. Bradfield also has a strong reputation for the study of English and History as well as a number of creative disciplines, including Art, Design and Technology and Photography. Most pupils at this Top UK boarding school follow four AS Level courses in the Lower Sixth, which many continue through to full A Level in the second, Upper Sixth year.