Colegio Gran Bretaña's
Secondary School
Secondary School
Academic Programmes
Mr. Robert Tomalin
Head of Secondary
Head of Secondary
I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Colegio Gran Bretaña’s safe, familiar, inclusive and relatively small Secondary School.
We are comprised of:
* Key Stage 3 (Years 7 - 9)
* Key Stage 4 (Years 10 - 11)
* Post - 16 (Y12 - Y13)
The Post-16 stage is equivalent to the last two years of school before university.
We are comprised of:
* Key Stage 3 (Years 7 - 9)
* Key Stage 4 (Years 10 - 11)
* Post - 16 (Y12 - Y13)
The Post-16 stage is equivalent to the last two years of school before university.
The subjects taught at Key Stage 3 are English, Spanish, Mathematics, General Science, History, Geography, Information Technology, Sociales or Cultura Colombiana, Art, Music, Physical Education and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education). Upon completion of the KS3 curriculum, students present the SAT exams from England.
When students progress from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4, they follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum from the University of Cambridge, England.
The core subjects that CGB offers at IGCSE level are First Language English Language and Literature, First Language Spanish or Spanish as a Second Language, Mathematics, History, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Students also choose to take an elective subject such as French, Information Technology, Visual Arts or Global Perspectives. Based on our students’ option selection, we will then try to cater to the needs of as many students as possible. All students will present the locally required subjects of Music, Physical Education and PSHE. Colombian students are required to follow the national social science programme. All students will sit the IGCSE exams in English, Maths and one of the three sciences. Many students will also present the IGCSE exam in Spanish as a first language.
When students progress from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4, they follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum from the University of Cambridge, England.
The core subjects that CGB offers at IGCSE level are First Language English Language and Literature, First Language Spanish or Spanish as a Second Language, Mathematics, History, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Students also choose to take an elective subject such as French, Information Technology, Visual Arts or Global Perspectives. Based on our students’ option selection, we will then try to cater to the needs of as many students as possible. All students will present the locally required subjects of Music, Physical Education and PSHE. Colombian students are required to follow the national social science programme. All students will sit the IGCSE exams in English, Maths and one of the three sciences. Many students will also present the IGCSE exam in Spanish as a first language.
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Since 2008 CGB has been offering the world renowned International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13.
Participation in the IBDP is compulsory at CGB and the school policy is that all students in these last two years of study will fulfil the requirements for the full Diploma and may not opt for individual certificates.
Currently, the subjects on offer at CGB for the IB Diploma are: Group 1 - English A Language and Literature, Spanish A Language and Literature. Group 2 - Spanish B. Group 3 - History of Europe, Philosophy. Group 4 - Biology or Physics. Group 5 - Mathematics SL or Mathematical Studies. Group 6 - Visual Arts, French or Economics. (Group 6 is for The Arts, but can work as an Elective for those who would like to study an extra Individuals and Societies or a third Language).
The IB Diploma is not awarded unless the Theory of Knowledge course is followed, an Extended Essay is written and the CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) programme has been completed. In addition to the subjects offered within the IB Diploma Programme, Year 12 and Year 13 students will study a Performing Art (Music, Dance or Drama), Physical Education, and PSHE. For more information about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, please click here.
Colombian students are also required by Colombian law to present the ICFES exams. Support is offered to them throughout Years 12 and 13 in readiness for this national university entrance exam.
Our staff reflect an impressive international dimension, and we have recruited highly qualified, mother tongue English speakers from all over the world, including Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Great Britain, South Africa, and the United States.
Those who teach in Spanish are all highly qualified native Spanish speakers from all over Latin America.
Our Head of French is also a native French speaker from France.
The relationships that grow between our teachers and young learners are professional, friendly, supportive and nurturing, both academically and personally.
Participation in the IBDP is compulsory at CGB and the school policy is that all students in these last two years of study will fulfil the requirements for the full Diploma and may not opt for individual certificates.
Currently, the subjects on offer at CGB for the IB Diploma are: Group 1 - English A Language and Literature, Spanish A Language and Literature. Group 2 - Spanish B. Group 3 - History of Europe, Philosophy. Group 4 - Biology or Physics. Group 5 - Mathematics SL or Mathematical Studies. Group 6 - Visual Arts, French or Economics. (Group 6 is for The Arts, but can work as an Elective for those who would like to study an extra Individuals and Societies or a third Language).
The IB Diploma is not awarded unless the Theory of Knowledge course is followed, an Extended Essay is written and the CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) programme has been completed. In addition to the subjects offered within the IB Diploma Programme, Year 12 and Year 13 students will study a Performing Art (Music, Dance or Drama), Physical Education, and PSHE. For more information about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, please click here.
Colombian students are also required by Colombian law to present the ICFES exams. Support is offered to them throughout Years 12 and 13 in readiness for this national university entrance exam.
Our staff reflect an impressive international dimension, and we have recruited highly qualified, mother tongue English speakers from all over the world, including Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Great Britain, South Africa, and the United States.
Those who teach in Spanish are all highly qualified native Spanish speakers from all over Latin America.
Our Head of French is also a native French speaker from France.
The relationships that grow between our teachers and young learners are professional, friendly, supportive and nurturing, both academically and personally.
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Additional Learning Opportunities
One of the strands of the CGB philosophy is the development of the whole child, ensuring that students are not only academically competitive, but are able to participate effectively in our global community. A great deal of meaningful learning and the acquisition of life-skills is planned to occur outside the traditional classroom setting. For this reason, CGB students are afforded many opportunities to partake in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities as well as taking on leadership roles. A sample of such opportunities are:
• Annual week-long excursions for leadership and environmental education
• Student Council
• Prefects
• Personero (Student Advocate)
• Participation in the CGB Model United Nations, as well as other models throughout Colombia
• Inter-collegiate competitions and forums in areas such as Visual Arts, Poetry, Biology and Philosophy through the UCB league
• A wide array of co-curricular activities every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon that are built in to our timetable
• Class assemblies in which students present and share their learning, in original ways, with their peers
• Inter-collegiate sport competitions, through the UCB League
• Inter-house competitions
• Charity Committee
• Values Committee
• Yearbook Committee
• School theatrical productions
• School concerts
• Community service projects
• Participation in Latin American Youth Leadership Conferences across the continent
• Activities and guest-speakers in the PSHE programme to raise awareness and promote action regarding global issues.
• Ski Excursions
• Music Tours to England
• PADI SCUBA diving qualifications
• Taking part in the Día de la Raza
• Annual week-long excursions for leadership and environmental education
• Student Council
• Prefects
• Personero (Student Advocate)
• Participation in the CGB Model United Nations, as well as other models throughout Colombia
• Inter-collegiate competitions and forums in areas such as Visual Arts, Poetry, Biology and Philosophy through the UCB league
• A wide array of co-curricular activities every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon that are built in to our timetable
• Class assemblies in which students present and share their learning, in original ways, with their peers
• Inter-collegiate sport competitions, through the UCB League
• Inter-house competitions
• Charity Committee
• Values Committee
• Yearbook Committee
• School theatrical productions
• School concerts
• Community service projects
• Participation in Latin American Youth Leadership Conferences across the continent
• Activities and guest-speakers in the PSHE programme to raise awareness and promote action regarding global issues.
• Ski Excursions
• Music Tours to England
• PADI SCUBA diving qualifications
• Taking part in the Día de la Raza
In the Secondary Section, every child is a valued member of our CGB community. The teaching and support staff are committed to creating a happy, healthy and safe environment that fosters life-long learning, values and creativity, and allows each student to explore his/her individual potential. To this end, the CGB Secondary Section offers a truly personalised education through student-centred learning.
CGB is an inclusive school and as such students benefit from learning along side others while celebrating and embracing our unique diversity. Differentiation in teaching methodologies and assessment strategies allows our students to benefit from a range of learning styles that caters to their interests and specific needs.
The fact we have the Primary school on the same campus also means that CGB students learn to develop and foster their caring nature with the younger learners.
Our students are all internationally minded and those who speak either English or Spanish as a second language are offered in-school instruction from our Second Language Support Department in order to facilitate their language development. Students with Special Educational Needs are assisted by a highly-qualified and experienced staff in the DEN (Department of Exceptional Needs).
Should you have any queries about anything that takes place in our school, please do contact me.
CGB Secondary School is a very special place where learning is encouraged, bullying is not tolerated, and students flourish.
I very much look forward to meeting you in person.
Mr. Robert Tomalin
Head of Secondary
Key stage 3
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Key Stage 3 consists of Years 7, 8 and 9. It is equivalent to Middle School in the United States.
Key stage 4
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Key Stage 4 is made up of Years 10 and 11. It culminates with the Cambridge IGCSE qualifications.
Post 16
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Our Post-16 students all study the International Baccalaureate Programme and, should they wish, are given the opportunity to sit the American SATs, which is a US college entrance examination. Colombian students, or those wishing to apply to Colombian universities, also prepare for the Colombian ICFES examinations.
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