Brandon Insights: Helping you understand UK schools.
Downe House
Meet with Mrs. Emma McKendrick, Headmistress
Date : 15th October
Time : 16:30 (HKT)
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Winchester College
Meet with Tom Quayle, Director of Sixth Form Progression and Andrew Shedden, Registrar
Date : 2nd November
Time : 19:00 (HKT)
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Badminton School
Meet with Mrs. Rebecca Tear, Headmistress
Date : 3rd November
Time : 18:00 (HKT)
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Tonbridge School
Meet with Richard Burnett, Director of Admissions
Date : 9th November
Time : 18:00 (HKT)
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Eton College
Meet with the new registrar, Paul Smith
Date : 19th November
Time: 18:00 (HKT)
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Radley College
Meet with Academic Director, Steve Rathbone and Sophie Langdale, Registrar
Date : 26th November
Time : 18:00 (HKT)
Which British schools are you looking for?
Why don’t ask the school registrars directly if you can?
Come and join the zoom meeting and get more insights into particular schools!
Please register in advance to reserve places. No charges! Don’t miss out.
The ISEB Common Pre-test Seminar
Date : 3rd July
Time : 1430 – 1530
Venue : Brandon Learning Centre
No charge for Brandon parents and their friends
Sign up: Click here
Last year 100% of Brandon ISEB Common Pre-test students received interviews at their top 3 schools!
During this interactive session, Dr. Jessica will be sharing her experience and insight, including:
1: What is the ISEB Common Pre-test?
2: How do schools use the pre-test?
3: What is UKISET?
4: Practice and preparation
and more!
Limited places
Brandon Pre-test & Interview Seminar:
Benefit from Dr. Jessica’s experience.
Date : 17th October
Time : 1100
Venue : Webinar!
No charge for Brandon parents and their friends
Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/125276891555
For the last twenty years, Dr Jessica has been preparing students for entry to top UK schools including Eton, Winchester, Wycombe Abbey and Westminster.
During this interactive session, Dr. Jessica will be sharing her experience and insight, including:
What does the pre-test process involve?
How do UK schools use the ISEB Common Pre-Tests?
Practicalities of the ISEB and UKISET Pre-Tests
How can I prepare my child for pre-tests?
Brandon Seminar RSVP : BRANDON
What are the options for people looking for British schools?
How best to prepare your child for entry to a selective school?
How to help your child acclimatise to their new environment?
Seminar details :
Date : 30/11 [ Saturday ]
Time : 12:30 – 13:30
Venue : Unit 1A, Vulcan House, 21-23 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
Cost : Current Brandon parents and ISF CCA ( English Public Speaking & Debate Class ) parents receive complimentary tickets
For the last twenty years, Dr Jessica has been preparing students for entry to top UK schools including Eton, Winchester, Wycombe Abbey and Westminster.
Dr Jessica has just come back from UK, where she visited a number of boarding and prep schools. During this interactive session, Dr. Jessica will be sharing her experience and insight, including:
– Overview of the British education system including recent changes to public exams
– Pretesting
– Options for people looking at British schools including identifying suitable prep schools
– How to prepare your child to adjust their new learning environment
Details of the seminar are as follows:
Date : 3rd October, Thursday
Time : 18:00 – 19:00
Venue : Unit 1A, Vulcan House, 21-23 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
Oundle School seminar
We will be holding an Oundle School seminar in October at Brandon. Oundle is one of Britain’s leading co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11–18. It has a worldwide reputation for academic, musical and sporting excellences. Their strong academic leadership has produced a superb set of public examination results, whereby 18 pupils have achieved places at Oxford or Cambridge Universities in 2018 .
The Head of International Admissions, Ms. Caitriona Redding and her team will meet with the parents and answer any questions about the school. They will also share the procedures for admission and visions of the school with parents during the Seminar .
Spaces are strictly limited. If you are interested please click on the below link to purchase the tickets:
Details of the seminar are as follows:
Date : 18th October , Friday
Time : 18:00 – 19:00
Venue : Unit 1A, Vulcan House, 21-23 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
Downside School seminar
Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent school for children aged 11 to 18 years old. Downside has achieved a further improvement in the last public examinations, 63% of all grades awarded being A* – B in their 2019 A-levels and students accepted offers from a range of leading universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Durham and Edinburgh University.
During the seminar, Mr. Mark Grinsell, the academic administrator at Downside and an author of revision guide of GCSE Science will talk about their visions and values of the school and the procedures for admission.
Spaces are strictly limited. If you are interested please click on the below link to purchase the tickets:
Marlborough College Seminar
Date :
27/11 ( Wednesday)
Time :
Session 1 : 17:00 – 18:00
Session 2 : 18:00 – 19:00
Venue :
Unit 1A, Vulcan House, 21-23 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
We will be holding a seminar with the International Admissions Tutor, Mr. Niall Hamilton of Marlborough College on 27th November, Wednesday. Marlborough College is a co-educational boarding school for students aged 13-18 years old. An extraordinarily broad co-curricular provision and the breadth of learning opportunity encourage Marlburians to challenge themselves and become a well-rounded individual.
This year, Marlburians have achieved impressive public examination results with 78% of entries were awarded A* to B in A-level and Pre-U. Marlburians accepted offers from a range of leading universities including Oxbridges, University of Bristol , The University of Edinburgh and Ivy League.
During the seminar, Mr. Niall Hamilton will talk about their visions and values of the school and the procedures for admission.
Spaces are strictly limited. If you are interested please click on the below link to purchase the tickets:
Details of the seminar are as follows:
Date:9-23
Time: 18:00 – 19:00
Venue : Unit 1A, Vulcan House, 21-23 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
Uppingham School – the inside view
Does full boarding really make a difference? How do students use a STEM centre?
Why bother with extracurricular activities?
Can a UK school really prepare for overseas universities?
On Monday,23rd September at 6pm, we will be holding a seminar with the registrar Mr. Charlie Bostock of Uppingham School. One of the UK’s most experienced registrars, Mr Bostock will give Brandon parents an insider’s view of how a successful co-ed, full boarding school really functions.
Uppingham School in Rutland is a British boarding school for boys and girls aged 13 to 18 years old. Brandon has helped prepare students for Uppingham School over the years. Uppingham School’s pupils are encouraged to excel in their curriculum and extra-curricular results. Uppingham achieved a superb set of public examination results in 2018 , over 80% of all grades awarded being A* – B and graduates have achieved their offers for Oxbridge entry as well as to leading international universities such as Dartmouth, Chicago and NYU.
Spaces are strictly limited. If you are interested please click on the below link to reserve your place: