Who should study this?
A student who is interested in setting up and running their own business as a career.
A student whose career choice will benefit from an understanding of how the major types of business organisation are established, financed and run, as well as how their activities are regulated.
A student interested in studying Higher or Standard Level Business Management for their IBDP.
For more information:
Speak to
Mr. Armstrong or Mrs. Madden
Who should study this?
A student whose career choice will benefit from learning a wide range of transferable skills and thinking that holds the key to solving many of our current global problems including; climate change, unsustainable cities, water scarcity, pollution, food and health and many more.
The Russell group of UK universities has described Geography as "one of the key facilitating subjects", meaning that by taking Geography you can gain access to a wider range of Higher Education options.
"Choosing Geography for IGCSE was a great choice which I don't regret. Geography is a lesson that I look forward to because it is extremely enjoyable. It’s always interesting to learn about our world and by choosing Geography, you will be able to do just that. In addition, the key theme of 'local actions having global effects' is a vital one as it links to the importance of helping our environment. "
GIS Geography student 2019
For more information:
Speak to Ms. Kilpatrick or Mr. Childs
Who should study this?
Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives provides opportunities for enquiry into, and reflection on, key global issues from different perspectives: personal, local/national and global.
Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives encourages awareness of global problems and offers a range of opportunities to explore solutions through cooperation and collaboration. The course is not about getting everybody to think identically; rather it is a matter of opening minds to the complexity of the world and of human thought, and encouraging empathy for the diversity of human experience and feeling.
For more information:
Speak to Mr. Childs
Who should study this?
A student who is interested in using lessons learned from the past to guide humanity's future.
A student whose career choice will benefit from an understanding of the nature of cause and effect, continuity and change, similarity and difference and find out how to use and understand historical evidence.
A student interested in studying Higher or Standard Level History for their IBDP.
For more information:
Speak to Ms. Bater