We have now completed our review of the curriculum for Specialists. This has taken into consideration the changes to A levels from September 2008 and the emergence of a new qualification, the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma, which we have helped to develop. As part of this review we have also renewed our interest in the International Baccalaureate (IB).
From September 2008 Charterhouse will adopt a policy of linear assessment for our Sixth Form with all public examinations being taken at the end of the two-year course.
Our departments will be offering what they consider to be the best available syllabuses in their subjects. We believe that, in many subjects, the Cambridge Pre-U syllabuses are better than the A level syllabuses available. We will therefore be offering a mixture of A level and Pre-U courses. We will not be offering the entire Pre-U Diploma.
The IB Diploma has many attractions but we do not believe that it is suitable for all pupils. It is the School’s future intention to offer this broad curriculum as the alternative to our traditional specialised curriculum. The date of the IB’s introduction at Charterhouse remains under discussion.