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PSB Pre-Senior Baccalaureate

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A 21st Century Education

The PSB (Pre-Senior Baccalaureate) is an assessment model that has at its heart the development of the values, skills, attitudes and behaviours required for children to succeed and flourish in an ever-changing world. Children are encouraged, recognised and celebrated for their achievements, and directly prepared for the next step of their educational journey.

The PSB focuses on life-long skills that:

  • develop flexible and adaptable intelligence
  • bridge the skills gap previously lacking in a content based curriculum
  • foster application in the individual
  • promote excellent communicators
  • challenge pupils’ perceptions of school
  • inspire a love of learning
  • ensure collaboration and teamwork are at the core

The Six Core Skills are:

  • Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Independence
  • Thinking & Learning
  • Review & improvement
  • Communication

At Amesbury, we have added ‘Community’, as we firmly believe that kindness and compassion are just as crucial to becoming a successful learner.

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The conclusion of the PSB at Amesbury is the PSPQ (Pre-Senior Project Qualification), an independently led and researched piece of work. The culmination of which sees Year 8 present to invited guest from Senior Schools, parents and pupils on topics as diverse as, ‘Sailing Around the World’, ‘The Future of Skiing’, ‘Sustainable Cities’ and ‘Taylor Swift, popstar or CEO’.

The PSB was founded 12 years ago and is run in 40 different Preparatory Schools. All Senior Schools support wholeheartedly this method of assessment and learning.