Mark Bridgeman
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Head of Seniors
Firstly, let me say how happy and excited I am to take over from Mr Harbinson as the new Head of Seniors. Joining Merchiston International School (MIS) is a great honour and I am looking forward to supporting our students as they move forward on their educational pathway.
During the past two decades, I have been extremely fortunate to work as a teacher and educational leader in both international primary and secondary schools offering globally recognized qualifications, including IGCSEs.
My experience as an IGCSE teacher began in 2011 when I was working at an international school as a year 9 English and year 7 & 8 History teacher. The IGCSE Information and Communication Technology (ICT) had been taken ill and a replacement was needed. At the time, I did not know it, but this was the start of a 12 year journey as an IGCSE and A Level teacher. I have since taught IGCSE English First Language, English Literature, Second Language English, History, Business Studies (and A Level English Language and Business Studies).
At MIS in Seniors (years 7 to 9) we offer a blended curriculum of the content from the British National Curriculum (International Primary Curriculum) and Cambridge Assessment. This combination provides our students with the necessary range of subject knowledge, core skills and competencies required to access their chosen IGCSE subjects and perform to the best of their ability in years 10 and 11.
What are IGCSEs?
什么是IGCSE？
IGCSE stands for International General Certificate of Secondary Education and whilst based on the standards of attainment of the British Curriculum is focused on meeting the educational needs of international students. IGCSE qualifications are offered by a range of renowned and accredited exam boards including:
MIS is a registered centre for AQA, Edexcel and CAIE for both IGCSE/GCSE and A Level examinations.
Why are IGCSEs so popular?
IGCSEs are the most popular qualification for students aged between 14 and 16 in the world with more than 4800 schools in almost 150 countries offering a variety of 70 subjects.
The foundation of learning within the IGCSE program of study is heavily learner focused, with inquiry and discovery as the primary mechanisms for learning and acquisition of the prescribed subject content and skills. This encourages students to think critically, improve analytical competence, hone communication skills and become active problem solvers.
As a result, students who study IGCSEs are equipped with a strong foundation on which to continue their educational journey in years 12 and 13 and on into further education.
It should be noted that IGCSE qualifications are highly regarded by the most prestigious universities and colleges in the world, including Oxford, Harvard, MIT,Cambridge, etc.
How are students
assessed at IGCSE?
Assessment at IGCSE level can take the form of written examinations, oral interviews, coursework or practical assessments depending on the specific requirements of the course taken. This provides greater provision for learners of different abilities.
However, with all this said, don’t just take my word for it. Here is a summary, taken from of 9 benefits of students studying for IGCSEs.
1. Globally recognized qualification
The IGCSE board provides students with uniformity of education around the world. Their curriculum focuses on skill development and creative thinking.
2. Caters to student’s individual strengths
The IGCSE curriculum offers students the opportunity to explore their subjects in different difficulty levels. They offer a Core and Extended curriculum for some of their subjects.
3.Huge variety of subjects to choose from
The IGCSE board offers students a plethora of subjects. There are 5 subject groups, mainly languages, humanities, sciences, mathematics, and creative and vocational.
4. Encourages logical and critical thinking in students
The IGCSE curriculum is curated to encourage students to think critically and logically about the topics they discuss in the curriculum.
5. Develop relevant and useful skills to prepare students for the future
The IGCSE curriculum offers students subjects like Computer Science which allows students to develop their computer programming skills.
6. Assessment of the IGCSE curriculum
The IGCSE curriculum has various different types of assessments for a single subject, so as to better evaluate a student’s skills and knowledge. This allows students to explore their own unique learning styles and abilities.
7. Excellent curriculum to prepare students for universities
The IGCSE curriculum develops students to be independent thinkers and learners. This is an important trait to possess for higher education and university studies. Higher education requires students to be disciplined and responsible for their own learning.
8. Offers students a
practical approach to learning
IGCSE offers learning approaches that help to build practical skills such as analytical, communication, and cognitive skills in students. This is on top of critical thinking, problem-solving ability, and personality development.
9. Examination questions
IGCSE’s examination questions are often differentiated in terms of the level of difficulty. This is to help the school as well as students to identify their strengths and weaknesses.
At MIS we are extremely proud of the IGCSE/GCSE provision we provide our students in a variety of subjects and are determined to continue to deliver the highest quality of teaching and learning to support them achieve future success.
Mark Bridgeman
中学校长
首先，我怀着激动的心情接替Harbinson先生担任中学部校长，很荣幸能够加入曼校(MIS)，也非常期待给我们正在学习道路上的学生们提供更多支持。
在过去的20年里，我非常幸运地在提供全球认可的资格证书(包括IGCSEs)的国际小学和中学担任教师和教育领导者。
我从2011年开始担任IGCSE老师，当时我在一所国际学校担任9年级英语和7、8年级的历史老师，IGCSE信息和通信技术(ICT)出现问题，需要进行更换，当时我没有意识到，未来12年的IGCSE和A-Level教师生涯将从这里开始。之后，我教过IGCSE英语第一语言、英语文学、英语第二语言、历史、商业研究(以及A Level英语语言和商业研究)。
在曼校的中学部(7 - 9年)，我们为学生提供英国国家课程融合剑桥国际小学课程，这两种课程的结合不仅可以传授学生们必要的学科知识、核心技能和综合素质，也为10-11年级的学生选择IGCSE科目，并充分发挥潜能奠定了基础。
什么是IGCSE？
IGCSE是国际中等教育普通证书的缩写，以达到英国课程标准为基础，专注于满足国际学生的教育需求。IGCSE资格证书由一系列知名且权威的考试委员会提供，包括:
曼校是AQA，Edexcel 和CAIE的注册中心，包括IGCSE/GCSE以及A Level考试。
为何IGCSE如此受欢迎？
IGCSEs 是世界上最受14至16岁学生欢迎的资格证书，近150个国家的4800多所学校提供70种不同科目。
IGCSE课程学习的基础是以学习者为中心，将探究和发现作为学习和获得规定的主题内容和技能的主要机制；鼓励学生辩证的思考问题，提高分析能力，磨练沟通技巧，成为能够积极解决问题的人。
因此，学生们通过对IGCSEs课程的学习有了扎实的基础，从而可以在12到13年级继续接受新的学习内容，顺利进入下个教育阶段。
众所周知，IGCSE资格认证被世界上最负盛名的院校高度重视，包括牛津大学、哈佛大学、麻省理工学院、剑桥大学等。
IGCSE如何对学生进行评估?
IGCSE水平的评估可以采取笔试、口试、课程作业或实践评估的形式，具体取决于所选课程的具体要求，这为不同能力的学习者提供了更多的帮助。
分享了这么多，也只是我自己的看法，以下是来自的关于学生参加IGCSEs考试的9个好处的总结。
1. 全球认可的资质IGCSE委员会为世界各地的学生提供统一的教育资源，他们的课程侧重于提升技能和培养创造性思维。
2. 迎合学生的个人优势
IGCSE课程为学生提供了机会去探索不同难度的学科，他们为某些科目提供核心课程和扩展课程。
3.提供多种选择科目
IGCSE委员会为学生提供了丰富的科目选择，主要有五个学科组，分别是语言、人文、科学、数学、创意和职业。
4. 促进学生逻辑思维
和批判性思维的发展IGCSE课程旨在鼓励学生对他们在课程中讨论的话题进行批判性和逻辑性的思考。
5. 培养实用性技能
为学生的未来做好准备IGCSE课程为学生提供计算机科学等科目，发展学生的计算机编程技能。
6. IGCSE课程评估IGCSE课程对单一学科有多种不同类型的评估，以便更好地评估学生的技能和知识，让学生能够探索自己独特的学习方式。
7. 优秀的课程，为学生进入大学做准备IGCSE课程将学生培养为独立的思考者和学习者。这是接受高等教育和大学学习所必须具备的重要品质。高等教育要求学生自律，对自己的学习负责。
8. 为学生提供实用的学习方法IGCSE提供学习方法，帮助学生培养实际技能，如分析、沟通和认知技能；这是在批判性思维、解决问题的能力和个性发展之上的。
9. 试题IGCSE的试题通常根据难度的高低而有所区别，这是为了帮助学校和学生认清自己的优势和劣势。
在曼校，我们非常自豪为学生们提供了各种学科的IGCSE/GCSE，提供最高质量的教学，以支持他们实现个人的卓越成就。
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