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35 independent schools to adopt Pre-U from September

Posted on 23rd July 2008

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The new Cambridge University Pre-U qualification will be adopted at 35 independent schools from this September, it has emerged.

Eton, Winchester, Dulwich and Charterhouse will be among those to adopt the qualification in an effort to challenge the brightest pupils.

The Pre-U is widely regarded as a return to the more traditional style of A-level, providing a better grounding for university education.

It will also be offered at 15 state schools, including grammars and comprehensives in the next school year.

Speaking to the Independent, headteacher at King Edward VI grammar Tim Moore-Bridger said: 'I am sure what we're giving pupils at the moment [with A-levels] is not good preparation for university success - in particular the fact that they can go up without having written an essay to speak of.'

And by 2011, 100 more schools are expected to incorporate the qualification into their assessment process.

The first 50 schools will be introducing the Pre-U, which has been accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum authority, in the same year that a number of schools will offer the government's flagship diploma programme.
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