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Cambridge Pre-U in the news

What are journalists saying about the new Cambridge Pre-U qualification? To find out more, here is a selection of articles published in the UK media.

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• 27 February 2013
  Leweston tops Dorset and Somerset league tablesAttain Magazine
• 27 December 2012
  Pupils scoop awards for their business skillsLancaster Guardian
• 5 November 2012
  Why global awareness matters to schoolsThe Guardian
• 10 October 2012
  Cambridge Pre-U debuts at Richmond upon Thames CollegeFE Community
• September 2012
  Raising aspirations and improving destinations - Midsomer Norton Sixth Form (page 30)Academy Magazine, autumn 2012
• 21 September 2012
  Exam board praises The Cheltenham Ladies' College for Mandarin excellenceThis is Gloucestershire
• August 2012
  Cambridge Pre-U in Modern Foreign Languages (page 20)Independent Schools' Modern Languages Association newsletter - summer 2012
• 23 August 2012
  Merged sixth forms score 99% pass rateThis is Somerset
• 17 August 2012
  Another year of Cambridge Pre-U success at LewestonAttain magazine
• 16 August 2012
  Central Sussex College double celebrationMid Sussex Times
• 16 August 2012
  Walthamstow Hall School celebrates results successThis is Kent
• July 2012
  Getting in or getting on? - article by Ann Puntis, CEO, University of Cambridge International Examinations (page 22)First Eleven magazine
• 1 May 2012
  Bridging the Gap - article by Ann Puntis, CEO, University of Cambridge International ExaminationsEducation Today
• 30 April 2012
  Oakwood Park Grammar first state school in Maidstone to offer new qualificationYour Maidstone
• 26 April 2012
  County High first in Brentwood to let pupils study Cambridge Pre-UBrentwood Gazette
• 25 April 2012
  A-level reform in practice: lessons to be learned from Cambridge Pre-UThe Guardian
• 13 April 2012
  More colleges are saying 'I do' to Cambridge Pre-UTES
• 11 April 2012
  Battle over A Levels continuesTimes Higher Education
• 3 April 2012
  Richmond College pilots Cambridge Pre-UYour Local Guardian
• 2 April 2012
  More schools switching to 'tougher' A Level alternativeThe Telegraph
• 2 February 2012
  Cambridge Chemistry Challenge SecEd
• 9 December 2011
  The exams system needs turning on its head The Telegraph
• 7 October 2011
  Top tips for university abroad The Telegraph
• 26 September 2011
  Midsomer Norton Sixth Formers excel at Cambridge Pre-U This is Somerset
• 26 September 2011
  Britain seeks to smooth path to university International Herald and Tribune and The New York Times
• 30 August 2011
  A Levels fail brightest pupils warns top headmaster The Telegraph
• 18 August 2011
  Seaford College student gets equivalent of eight A grades West Sussex Gazette
• 18 August 2011
  Success at Leweston School in Sherborne Yeovil Express
• 18 August 2011
  Christ's Hospital twins are off to Cambridge West Sussex County Times
• 18 August 2011
  Heart patient student off to medical school Wales Online
• June 2011
  Cambridge Pre-U: a genuine alternative? Article by Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse for Geography Matters -
  a newsletter from the Geographical Association
• 8 June 2011
  Exams system risks 'damaging teenagers' reading ability The Telegraph
• 25 May 2011
  Students, interested in thinking seriously about global issues? Farmington Patch, USA
• 12 May 2011
  Students must be prepared to hit the ground running - opinion piece
  by Ann Puntis, Chief Executive, Univeristy of Cambridge International Examinations The Times (subscription only)
• 11 May 2011
  Interview with Andrew Corish, Deputy Head Teacher at Coloma Convent Girls’ School, about Cambridge Pre-U BBC Radio 5 Live
• 11 May 2011
  Students ill-equipped for uni Cambridge News
• 14 March 2011
  Why we adopted Cambridge Pre-U at Winchester College First Eleven magazine
• 14 March 2011
  A Levels, IB and Cambridge Pre-U explained First Eleven magazine
• 3 February 2011
  Could this be the end of GCSEs and A Levels? The Independent
• 22 November 2010
  Coursework assessment to end in GCSE shake-upThe Independent
• 13 October 2010
  Village college delighted as work starts on sixth form Cambridge Evening News
• 28 August 2010
  An answer to the A Level debacle The Spectator
• 20 August 2010
  Leweston School celebrates its A Level resultsThis is the West Country
• 19 August 2010
  We need a clearer way to assess top students The Telegraph
• 17 August 2010
  More schools shunning easy A Levels The Telegraph
• 6 August 2010
  Module muddles – letter by Simon Lebus, Chief Executive, Cambridge AssessmentTES
• 5 July 2010
  Time to make A Levels tougher, warns Gove The Daily Mail
• 5 July 2010
  Michael Gove: A Level exams should be ‘fewer but harder’ The Telegraph
• 4 July 2010
  AS Levels to be scrapped as part of government’s ‘deep thought’ revival The Guardian
• 5 March 2010
  A Level seen as option for ‘less able’ TES
• 15 January 2010
  Private schools shun GCSEs and A Levels The Guardian
• 15 January 2010
  Top independents primed for Pre-U TES