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50% of CIFE students get top university places
One of the best measures of a sixth-form college’s success is the quality of the universities its students join afterwards. To get into a top university course a student needs strong grades backed up by expert advice and effective help with application procedures. CIFE colleges do both very well indeed on both counts. Half of…
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The challenge of revising in 2016
For students facing A-level and GCSE exams in 2016, getting revision right is more important than ever as the changing nature of exams adds extra uncertainty to the task. Update March 23 2016. OFQUAL to allow a final retake of old exams. Read our news item about retaking for further details Revision has been a…
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Bosworth students win six 2016 CIFE awards
Eighteen students who gained outstanding A-level results last summer were presented with awards for academic excellence at the House of Lords on Thursday 7th April. One exceptional Foundation Course and GCSE student also received awards. Bosworth Independent College is extremely proud that the top prize, the CIFE Gold Award, has been won by Vu Thao…
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MPW London students enjoy success at the 2016 CIFE Awards
On Thursday 7th April, the Council for Independent Education held its annual award ceremony to celebrate the impressive academic achievements of students in each member college. The ceremony is always an auspicious affair, held over afternoon tea in the Cholmondeley Room at the House of Lords, and this year was no different. The room was…
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Brooke House welcomes new Principal Mike Oliver
We are proud to introduce the appointment of Mr Mike Oliver as the new College Principal. Mike joins us after his first Headship at Epsom College in Malaysia, where as founding Head, he supervised the building of the school, the recruitment of all of its pupils and staff along with the construction of the curriculum…
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One last retake for legacy A and GCSE exams
The exams retake problem As described in more detail in our article ‘The new A-level and GCSE exams‘ we’re in the midst of major changes to content and examining process for both GCSE and sixth-form students. As new exams are phased in, the ‘old’ ones are stopping – and the exams regulator OFQUAL has published…
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Bosworth success stories
Bosworth Success Stories Graduate of the London School of Economics Teresa Wang left Bosworth in the summer of 2013 and has just graduated from LSE and has sent some good news to share. “I obtained a first class degree in Actuarial Science at LSE, and I also obtained both first and second year CS Mac…
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Sir Anthony Seldon gives 2016 CIFE Lecture
Sir Anthony Seldon gave the Inaugural CIFE lecture on Monday 29th February 2016. Sir Anthony, Vice Chancellor of Buckingham University and former Master of Wellington College, is an effective champion of independent education, especially when it is accused of undermining state schools or dominating recruitment into high-flying professions. Sir Anthony challenged the view that independent…
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The second CIFE College Challenge won by Bosworth College
CIFE College Challenge Quiz 2016 On Saturday 27th February it was time for teams to bring out the scarves, mascots and lucky gonks for the second CIFE COLLEGE CHALLENGE. This is an inter-college quiz event which takes place at New College of the Humanities in Bedford Square, London WC1B 3HH. The quiz runs from 11…
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Bosworth makes it into the Top 100 schools in England
Principal Fiona Pocock (pictured) is proud to report that Bosworth Independent College has achieved a top 100 placement in The Telegraph for the Top 100 Secondary Schools by A-level Results 2015 which also places us as the number one school in the Northamptonshire league table. To put this into context there are 4,322 schools/colleges currently…
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Bosworth students enjoy VIP visit to the House of Lords
Five students from Bosworth Independent College were treated to a VIP visit to the House of Lords, guests of Lord Lexden, CIFE President. Lord Lexden offered this visit as a generous prize to the winning team of the CIFE Challenge, similar to University Challenge, held on 27th February at The New College of the Humanities.…
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Bosworth has friends in high places
Bosworth Independent College were extremely honoured when Mr Hassan Shawky, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Egyptian Embassy joined us at the House of Commons for the CIFE Awards. We were delighted and surprised when the request came through from the Arab Republic of Egypt in the UK asking for the opportunity to…