Work ethics
How entrepreneurial courses open doors to future employment
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ilton Abbey challenges preconceptions. We are a traditional British boarding school, set in glorious countryside, and we are deliberately small, meaning each student is given exceptional care and attention, which helps build their confidence so they can achieve their personal best. Yet, despite our small size and traditional appearance, we prioritise employability and offer a huge range of courses, including modern subjects usually not found at other schools. We are now in our 14th year of offering BTECs - vocational qualifications that focus on developing transferrable, practical
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skills and uses project-based assignments as the main method of assessment, rather than end-of-course exams. We are the only independent school to have been recognised as School of the Year by Pearson, the external awarding body for these qualifications. Sixth Form students are able to combine BTECs with A-Levels, and in younger years BTECs can be studied alongside GCSEs, allowing the school to find exactly the right mix of subjects for each student. Enterprise & Entrepreneurship is one of our longest-running BTEC courses and remains very popular, both with students aiming for university and those who already have a business career in mind. For some, an A-Level in Economics may be the best option to build their analytical
and statistical skills, but many prefer the more rounded combination of theory, practical skills and industry-focused projects offered by the BTEC course. Students often combine these businessorientated subjects with a course related to the industry they would like to work in, whether it's media and journalism, events management, real estate, fashion design or performing arts. Milton Abbey offers courses in these disciplines and many more. Our unique ‘rotation curriculum’ allows pupils as young as 13 to sample a wide range of courses from the moment they join the school, alongside studying essential subjects like English, Maths and Science. Subjects as diverse as equine management and photography, or leadership development
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