Our mission in Senior 7, 8 and 9 is to build on the strong academic bilingual base built in Prep School and help students prepare for and secure a place in their senior school of choice whether this is a bilingual or international school, overseas or in China. Allow me to expand on this below.
Senior School Destination
We hope BMH students will aspire to secure a place to study in Bromsgrove School UK from grade 9 onwards or a senior school with a similar programme. Here they will continuously build their CVs/Resumes holistically whilst completing 9 or 10 IGCSEs during grade 9 and 10 then 3 or 4 A’ levels, or the IB Diploma, during grades 11 or 12. This will enable them to secure a place at their English medium university of choice whether in UK, USA or elsewhere.
Senior School of
Choice Admission Requirements
BMH students can apply for admission to Bromsgrove School UK during Prep 6, Senior 7 or Senior 8 to secure a place in advance to study there from grade 9. Successful admission is offered to students of good character, academic ability, CAT4 test scores who have strong English and Mathematics. BMH reports, the Headmaster's reference and performance in the English, Maths, CAT4 and interview aspects of the Bromsgrove School Admissions process all need to be good in order to secure admission.
How BMH Junior High School
Helps Students Secure
Their Senior School of Choice
In order to prepare students for success in IGCSEs in English medium senior schools, we have adjusted our junior high school curriculum so that students systematically cover IGCSE content in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and IT.
Furthermore, we teach these subjects increasingly in English in order to raise students’ ability in English and ability to successfully complete IGCSE examinations which are written in and to be responded to in English.
Chinese continues to adhere to the Chinese compulsory curriculum and is taught by well qualified and experienced specialist Chinese teachers. Since this is considerably more advanced than IGCSE Chinese as a First Language, we can be confident that BMH students will be able to secure very good grades in IGCSE Chinese if they choose to study this in grade 9 and 10 at their chosen senior school.
Our rigorous English programme continues to build on each student's progress so they reach the necessary CEFR level to study full time in English by the time they start their IGCSE programmes in their senior school of choice.
Art, Drama, Music and PE are taught bilingually and follow programmes which cover the compulsory curriculum of China whilst blending in IGCSE elements which prepare them to study IGCSEs in these subjects should the student wish to do so when they are in grade 9 and 10.
Cambridge Style Assessment
Throughout Senior 7, 8 and 9, students are assessed regularly using Cambridge IGCSE style assessment questions and parents are given feedback on the Cambridge IGCSE grades their children are on track for based on their performance against Cambridge Assessment International Education criteria.
We also sit DoE Assessments at the end of each term throughout Senior 7, 8 and 9. These provide a further measure of how well BMH students have mastered the more demanding compulsory education content in Chinese, English, Maths, Morality, Geography and History. As these are not our main focus, we do not spend the time local schools spend preparing for these examinations as this would take away from our teaching and learning and student progress. Nevertheless, the DoE exams do provide a useful motivation to students as well as feedback which we also share with parents.
In Senior 7, 8 and 9 the BMH Co-Curricular Programme continues to provide students with the opportunity to extend and enrich their interest and abilities in the Arts, Sports and Academics and thereby build their holistic character and resume.
Students are strongly encouraged to join the school choir, debating team, basketball, football, golf and tennis teams, to sit LAMDA and ABRSM performing arts examinations and to participate in Maths Kangaroo and STEAM competitions.
Students in Senior 7, 8 and 9 who are looking to move to a boarding school for their senior schooling should seriously consider boarding at BMH for the year before they go to their senior school (or sooner) in order to adjust to boarding school life and to benefit from extra opportunities boarding provides for student learning and holistic development.
The Cambridge grades are the ones which feature in the BMH reports and contribute to the Headmaster's reference since these give the best all round measure of each student's progress against Cambridge IGCSE criteria which are understood and trusted by the senior schools to which our students aspire to apply. Of course, if a student applies to a Chinese medium school then their performance in the Local Compulsory Curriculum Examinations can bolster their application and would be used if helpful.
