Head Of Leighton Park School In Brunei To Hold Info Briefings
By Zasika Musdi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Families who are considering education for their children in the UK and to find out about the latest developments in pre-university education will have the opportunity to meet the head of an English boarding school.

John Dunston, Head of Leighton Park School (near London), will be holding two information briefings today (Sunday) at 3pm and on Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm at the Rizqun International Hotel. This will be his fourth visit to Brunei, strengthening a long tradition of Bruneian students attending the prestigious school.

The final two years are the most important in a student's school career, particularly in the independent school sector. Students in UK schools have an increasingly wide choice of qualifications, including 'A' Levels, the backbone of Sixth Form education for many years; the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), a challenging but increasingly popular qualification, highly regarded by universities and employers (comprising six subject areas including Maths, Science and Languages, as well as a Theory of Knowledge paper); the Cambridge Pre-U, in which students study at least three principal subjects from a choice of 26 and complete an Independent Research Report and a Global Perspectives portfolio; and the Government new Diploma, to be introduced in September 2008.

John Dunston will be briefing those present on all of these, as well as developments on boarding in the UK. He is one of the few serving Heads in the UK invited to be a Reporting Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and is also a former Chairman of the Society ofHeads of Independent Schools. Reassuringly for families overseas, John Dunston is also a former Chairman of the Association for Education and Guardianship of International Students.

Leighton Park School, as a Candidate School for the IB Diploma Programme, is planning to offer it alongside 'A' Levels from 2009, so the Head is well placed to discuss these options. Bruneian students who had studied in Leighton Park in the past have progressed to top UK universities. Many of them will be meeting up with John Dunston at a Reception for Leighton Park alumni during his visit.

To arrange a time to meet John Dunston, email jhd@leightonpark.com. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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