Coloma Convent Girl's School

  • Coloma Convent Girls' School
  • Croydon, CR9 5AS
  • 020 8654 6228
Pre U

Pre-U Qualification in Business and Management

This high profile option is available to selected Business Studies students at Coloma. It is a rigorous additional qualification to A-level and includes two examinations and a personal investigation all taken at the end of the course.

Overview

Cambridge Pre-U is an exciting new post-16 qualification. It prepares learners with the skills and knowledge they need to make a success of their subsequent studies at university. It is part of the Cambridge Advanced range of specifications and is accepted by all the top universities.

Underpinning Educational Values

Cambridge Pre-U is underpinned by a clear set of educational aims:

  • Encouraging the development of well-informed, open and independent-minded individuals
  • Promoting deep understanding through subject specialisation, with a depth and rigour appropriate to progression to higher education
  • Helping learners to acquire specific skills of problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, team-working, independent learning and effective communication
  • Recognising the wide range of individual talents and interests
  • Promoting an international outlook and cross-cultural awareness

Learn More

If you’d like to learn more about the Cambridge Pre U and see for yourself Coloma students experience of taking this course you can listen to Andrew Corish, Assistant Headteacher discussing the merits of the Pre U on a recent radio interview. Just select the option from the pop out menu on the right hand of this page. You will also find a short film on the pop out which documents our students and Headteachers views, and the latest Pre-U Newsletter.