BISblog: From The Head Teacher

Learning Technologies—Laptops for Learning at AP2

This week you will have received a letter and a newsletter outlining the next phase of developments in Learning Technologies. Do take time to read this carefully as it outlines some requirements for students to bring their own laptop computer or netbook to lessons from the start of term in August 2013. We are fortunate to have the network and Wi-Fi infrastructure to support all students using their own device at AP2. This is no small achievement as few commercial companies provide the capacity for that number of simultaneous Wi-Fi users. Alongside the developments in hardware come further developments in educating the students to be effective, responsible and safe users of technology, in school and at home. We very much hope to get parents more closely involved in the coming academic year, with workshops planned where you can interact with teachers and our prefects.

UK University Fees Evening

On Wednesday this week, AP2 ran an evening of information on university fees in England. With guest speaker, John Broadbent, Regional Director for the Independent Schools Careers Organisation, parents and students were guided through the differences in fees for British nationals, international students and those with and without home status. Other facts were clarified. For example, although universities have some freedom to grant or refuse British nationals living overseas home status for fees according to guidelines, true international students cannot gain any advantage in fees or admission though attending boarding schools in England. For further information please contact Mr. Aidan Crowley, our Careers and University Guidance Counsellor: aidancrowley@bisvietnam.com

Guidance for international students considering applying to UK universities is very well set out on the UKCISA website here: http ://www.ukcisa.org.uk /