British School of Beijing

The British School of Beijing
Address
No. 5 Xiliujie, Sanlitun Road[Sanlitun], No. 9 An Hua Street[Shunyi]
Beijing, China
Information
School type International School
Established 10 September 2004
Founder Nord Anglia Education
Status Sanlitun Opened October 2003, Shunyi Opened 2005
Principal Lisa Milanec[Sanlitun], Andy Puttock[Shunyi]
Age 18m to 18yrs
Pupils Maximum Capacity 400[Sanlitun], 1500[Shunyi]
Website britishschool.org.cn

The British School of Beijing (simplified Chinese: 北京英国学校; traditional Chinese: 北京英國學校; pinyin: Běijīng Yīngguó Xuéxiào) is an international school in Beijing, China. The British School of Beijing is made up of two campuses situated in the Sanlitun and Shunyi District areas of Beijing and caters for Pre-Nursery students through to Sixth form college. One campus is based in the central Embassy district of Sanlitun and caters for students from the age of 2 to 11 years old.[1] The other, larger, campus is situated in the residential area of Shunyi and takes pupils from 18 months through to 18 years of age.[2]

The British School of Beijing competes against other top international schools from across Asia and is involved in a variety of leagues including; ACAMIS (Association of Chinese & Mongolian International Schools), ISAC (International School's Athletic Conference Beijing/Tianjin), JISAC (Junior International Schools Athletic Conference)and FOBISSEA (Foundation of British International Schools in South East Asia). The British School of Beijing has hosted the Primary FOBISSEA Games in 2011 and 2012, the FOBISSEA Music Festival in 2012 and the FOBISSEA Primary Performing Arts Carnival in 2013.[3]

Curriculum

The school offers an enhanced British National Curriculum National Curriculum. The curriculum is taught by UK qualified teachers and supported by teaching assistants.[4] The school prepares students for the IGCSE, and IB Diploma.[5]

Student body

Over 1500 students are enrolled in classes from Pre-school to Year 13 (12th Grade). BSB has an international student body with approximate representation from the UK (20%), USA and Canada (20%) Europe (20%) Asian countries (30%) and 10% of students from remaining areas of the world.

Location

The British School of Beijing has two campuses. The Sanlitun campus comprises two buildings in downtown Beijing in the Embassy district. One building caters for Pre-Nursery and Nursery students (age 2 – 4), the other is from Reception to Year 6 (age 5 – 11).[1] The other larger campus is situated in the rural area of Shunyi, approximately 45 minutes out of central Beijing.[2] This campus caters for students from Pre-Nursery to Sixth Form College (18 months – 18 years).

Facilities

Both campuses host a wide range of facilities including a library, a gymnasium, a football pitch, tennis and basketball courts, and indoor sports dome. There is a theatre in each campus and an amphitheatre in the Shunyi campus. The Shunyi campus also hosts an indoor swimming pool, fitness suite, dance studio, dedicated music rooms plus numerous private practice rooms, computer music suites, a recording studio, ICT suites, a Lego robotics lab, science laboratories and art studios.[6]

School governance

The school is part of the Nord Anglia Education group, a British organisation founded in 1972 specialising in education.[7] Nord Anglia Education provides schools inspection services to the British Government and works with governments around the world to improve educational standards.[8]

Professional affiliations

• FOBISSEA (Foundation of British International Schools in South East Asia)

• JISAC (Junior International Schools Athletic Conference)

• ISAC (Beijing and Tianjin International Schools Athletic Conference)

• ACAMIS (Association of China and Mongolia International Schools)

• ABRSM (Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music) test centre.

• BSB is registered at the and Curriculum Authority in the UK and is fully licensed by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

• BSB is an Executive member of COBIS (Council of British International Schools).

• BSB is part of the Nord Anglia Education schools groups and is inspected by Nord Anglia's team of UK government trained OFSTED inspectors (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills).

• BSB is inspected by the ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Contact". nordangliaeducation.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Find Us". nordangliaeducation.com.
  3. ↑ http://www.nordanglia.com/beijing/gallery/category/247-fobiessa-primary-performing-arts-carnival-of-2013.html
  4. ↑ "Work with Us". nordangliaeducation.com.
  5. ↑ "Curriculum Overview". nordangliaeducation.com.
  6. ↑ "Our Facilities". nordangliaeducation.com.
  7. ↑ "Nord Anglia Education – Premium International Schools". nordanglia.com.
  8. ↑ "Nord Anglia University – Maintaining Outstanding Teaching". nordanglia.com.

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