Higher Education & Careers Guidance
As part of 3-to-1 support at the College, in choosing futures students receive advice and guidance in making well-informed choices about their future education and careers. After initial orientation about where in the world to study, and how different university systems work globally, they then meet individually with a Higher Education guidance counsellor who supports them step by step in researching, shortlisting and applying to universities worldwide.
They are coached and given access to our online tools designed to suggest bespoke possibilities for future study all over the globe. We use Bridge-U as a platform both for advising students and to manage university applications for some parts of the world. This information technology is always a starting point for a dialogue with the Higher Education guidance counsellor, who is widely experienced with knowledge of universities globally.
We also enjoy a strong relationship with our alumni, and many of the alumni return to offer mentorship to our students in their fields – so a grade 11 student can meet with an ISL IB Diploma College mentor who has graduated and is now working in an international management consultancy, or as an NHS Physiotherapist, or a Data Scientist… and find out more about their aspiration and dream.
Our alumni liaison offers students support too with preparing their careers portfolio, with seminars such as writing an application letter or creating your online profile.
Successful next steps
ISL graduates average 35.2 points (of a possible 45 points), with 78% of graduates achieving an IB Bilingual Diploma. This is a great achievement and above the worldwide average of 29.9.
The highest individual scores achieved by ISL graduates for the academic year 2020 were 45, the highest possible score.
These outstanding results meant that all students secured places at their first or second choice universities.
Student Agency
The ISL IB Diploma College 3-to-1 support model has the student as its centre. This indicates not only that student support is personalised, but also that the student is the decision-maker. We build into our programme the expectation that students are equipped to make well-informed, balanced decisions about their learning, their personal development and their futures.
Alumni
Our students remain key members of the ISL community even long after they have graduated.
Through our Alumni Programme, we continue to support ISL alumni in the next phase of their journey into further education and their careers, as well as keep them connected with the school, their teachers and fellow ISL students.
