King Ethelbert School is celebrating another year of fantastic Year 13 results.
Headteacher Tom Sellen said “We are thrilled with the fantastic IB and BTEC results from our Y13 students. Once again we have seen how the IBCP programme supports our young people in really finding their passions and developing their wider skills alongside rigorous, academic studies. 92% of the cohort passed the course with 30% of grades being 5 or above and 75% grade 4 or above. In terms of BTEC achievements, 18 students achieved top grades of D*D*D-DD, with 13 students tackling the extended diploma - a qualification the equivalent of 3 A-levels. The students have achieved some superb results and they are off to a wide range of exciting and challenging next steps. They are a terrific bunch of young people who have shown immense character.”
All students in the sixth form study the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme which is a rigorous level 3 qualification, where students study one Level 3 BTEC course and 2 IB Diploma Programme courses, graded on a 7-1 scale. Many of our students achieve a BTEC National Diploma (equivalent to 2 A levels), however some certificate in the BTEC Extended Diploma (3 A level equivalent) and two standard level IB Diploma courses (equivalent to 0.5 A level each). The students are also required to pass the IBCP core which comprises of; a personal and professional skills course, a 50-hour community focussed service learning project, the reflective project which is a 3000 word essay where the students explore an ethical dilemma and on top of this the students are immersed in an international culture as part of their compulsory language acquisition. We receive the BTEC results in August, which will only bolster the fantastic grades the students have already achieved.
Rebecca Darch, IBCP Coordinator and Head of Sixth Form said, “We are incredibly proud of each of our students and how they have achieved the requirements to progress onto their chosen next steps. 48% of the cohort have chosen to accept their place at university, with the remainder choosing to continue with their employment or have planned to embrace travel as part of a gap year before applying for university or degree apprenticeships”
There are some superb individual performances also: Macey Nicholson achieved a grade 6 in History, 5 in HL English, A in Reflective Project, combined with her D*DD in Business, Macey has achieved 208 UCAS points. Macey is leaving us to study Law and Criminology at the University of Kent. Rhianna Cowell has achieved a grade 5 in HL English, grade 5 in Global Politics and an A in Reflective Project, combined with her predicted D*DD in Business, she has achieved 200 UCAS points, Rhianna is going to study Primary Education (QTS) at CCCU. Halle Harrington achieved a grade 4 in Psychology, 4 in Social and Cultural Anthropology, combined with her D*D*D in Sport, she has achieved 184 UCAS points and is going to study Sport, Health and Exercise Science and the University of Portsmouth.