“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6
© The Vine Christian School 2009
ACE
All students from ABCs to ICCE Advanced Certificate study Information Communication Technology (ICT) using the Future Kids curriculum which is accredited by Cambridge University and endorsed by Christian Education Europe.
The ACE programme has its’ own qualification system – the International Certificate of Christian Education, which provides an alternative to the usual GCSE, AS and A Level route. The ICCE certificates are baccalaureate style qualifications. Students can achieve:
- The ICCE Basic Certificate which is similar to NQF Level 1
- The ICCE Foundation NFQ 1 (half General Certificate)
- The ICCE General Certificate which is similar to NFQ Level 2. It is estimated to require a standard and volume of work similar to 9 UK GCSEs (A*-C).
- The ICCE Intermediate Certificate which is similar to AS Level
- The ICCE Advanced Certificate which is similar to A2 Level
The ICCE is gaining increasing acceptance by employers and universities in the UK and elsewhere. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) UK Qualifications Handbook includes details of both the ICCE and its’ forerunner, the NCSC and in 2009 the International QH will also include details of the ICCE.
UK NARIC has recently assessed the ICCE qualifications. As a result, NARIC has issued a statement comparing the ICCE Advanced level to Cambridge International Examination A Level. (NARIC is the UK government body for assessing international examinations.)
The ICCE General Level has been accepted by many Sixth Form and Further Education Colleges for further studies (for example, A Levels.) Equally, other students have established themselves in more vocational careers, as their gifts and talents have been nurtured and progressed through the ACE programme.
Many Universities accept the higher Certificates for entrance onto their courses.
OFSTED
The school was assessed by Ofsted in November 2007 who made the following evaluation:
“The overall quality of education and care provided by the Vine Christian School is good and pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding. The school effectively teaches the curriculum from a biblical perspective. Pupils are articulate ambassadors for their school, and their courtesy and consideration for others are outstanding. The school meets the majority of regulations.”
Links to the Ofsted reports are given below:
Click here for the general Ofsted web page for this school
Click here for the full Ofsted report published January 2008
Accreditation
