News
News and updates from cife and its member colleges.
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CIFE top students receive awards from Lord Lexden
Article in summary The article describes the 2017 CIFE awards ceremony at the House of Lords, at which CIFE President, Lord Lexden presented prizes to outstanding students from CIFE colleges. Article in detail Eighteen students who gained outstanding A-level results last summer were be presented with awards for academic excellence at the House of Lords…
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Surge in demand for GCSE revision courses
Article summary CIFE colleges running Easter Revision courses are reporting an increase in demand for GCSE revision courses in 2018. This is being attributed to the recent reforms of the GCSE examinations, designed to contain tougher topics than previously. The new exams combine new content, new assessment and a new grading system. Article in detail…
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Brilliant A level results 2017
We are very proud of our students, who have achieved some excellent A level results this year! Initial data shows that 41% of all grades are A*-A – which is well above the national average of 26% – and a staggering 83% are A*-B. Congratulations to all! We are also pleased to be seeing a…
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Final University Destinations 2017
Our students’ university destinations are now pretty much finalised and we are able to publish our full list. We really have had an astounding year with 70% confirmed at Russell Group universities and 87% of our (very happy) students going on to their first choice universities. Our students’ degree course choices also reflect the wide…
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Unconditional Offer from Oxford University
Many congratulations to our scholarship student and former Head Girl Immy Hequet who has received an unconditional offer from Oxford University. After achieving great A level results last summer, and not entirely content with the prospect of starting at Cornell in the US, Immy decided to apply for Oxford this year. She’s been accepted by…
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UK Maths Tournament success for Ashbourne
A team of Ashbourne’s top Maths students finished second in the UKMT Senior Team Mathematics Challenge (West London regional heat). West London is a really tough region to compete in, as it contains some of Britain’s most highly ranked schools, such as St Paul’s and Eton College. We scored a very impressive 174/186, which was…
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Ashbourne students win academic awards
We are pleased to announce that 2 Ashers, Jamie G and Dean Z, have won prizes in the annual Cife awards contest. Jamie was one of 3 winners of a Science award and Dean similarly for Mathematics. Cife (The Council for Independent Education) is an association of about 20 private colleges (MPW, DLD etc) which…
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Meet our students
There is no one ‘typical’ MPW London student and we are joined each year by people with varying interests from varying backgrounds. What they have in common is a friendly, open approach, a mature attitude and a desire to achieve their highest potential. We make great efforts to support students personally as well as academically…
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No January A level and other changes
Article in summary On November 9th 2012 OFQUAL announced that, after the January 2013 AS/A2 exam session, AS and A2 exams will only be available in the summer. This article describes the background to this announcement, the implications for students and teachers of no January A level and other changes, and reviews changes to A…
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What’s been happening at Cherwell
Over the last few months our students have enjoyed a wide range of activites, including: There’s not enough space here to tell you more but do visit the Cherwell News Section for the full run-down on what we’ve been up to!
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Regent Independent College student receives 2017 CIFE Award
We were delighted to see Alinah Yar receive a 2017 CIFE Award this April for her exceptional contribution to life at Regent College. She received the award from CIFE President Lord Lexden at a ceremony in the House of Lords. Alinah joined Regent College in 2014 and is currently studying English and Art at A-Level.…
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OSFC student receives 2017 CIFE Award
We’re proud to report that Alice Taylor received a 2017 CIFE Award this April for her exceptional contribution to life at Oxford Sixth Form College. She received the award from CIFE President Lord Lexden at a ceremony in the House of Lords. We feel privileged to have had Alice as one of our students. From…