Post by Jason Bones on Nov 15, 2009 17:18:02 GMT
Teaching:
At it’s inception, CHERUB was grossly under funded and older pupils were asked to help teach the younger ones as a matter of necessity.
As CHERUB grew, it has kept up the tradition of older pupils teaching their juniors, under close supervision of adult teachers. The teaching experience is regarded as beneficial to all concerned. The young teachers develop a sense of responsibility and form bonds with the younger children on campus. The young pupils seem to enjoy learn new skills from their older peers.
Education:
While lessons are many cherub’s least favourite aspect of life on campus, the staff take pride in the fact that every pupil receives an education worthy of a top fee-paying school, despite the frequent interruptions caused by missions.
Every cherub is given a personal curriculum and pupils work in small groups that are based on ability rather than age. After a long mission, cherubs are usually assigned a personal tutor who helps them to catch up on missed work.
GCSE and A-level exams are taken whenever pupils are deemed able, irrespective of age. Most cherubs leave with four or more A-levels and over ninety per-cent go on to university.
Driving:
All CHERUB agents are taught to drive. It is essential to be able to escape in a motor vehicle in a life threatening situation. There are three CHERUB driving courses:
Beginner
This short course is usually taught a few days after basic training, before a newly qualified cherub is sent on his/her first mission. It deals with basic car control. The standard of proficiency is broadly in line with the adult driving test, although there is less emphasis on parking manoeuvres and more on high speed and night driving. With smaller agents, it is sometimes necessary to delay the course until they are big enough to drive a car safely.
Intermediate
This two week intensive course is designed to make agents into confident drivers. Each agent will spend fifty hours behind the wheel, along with ten hours of classroom based tuition.
Advanced
A place on the advanced driving course is much sought after by CHERUB agents, but slots are reserved only for those agents about to embark on a mission where driving is essential rather than a tool for escaping in an emergency. Skills taught are similar to what you would find on a police driving course. They include controlled skidding, handbrake turns and high speed pursuit driving and navigation skills.
Languages:
All cherubs are taught two foreign languages from the day they arrive on campus. Children under the age of twelve have a remarkable language instinct and can usually become fluent in language within two years. Cherubs who are recruited at age seven or eight are often fluent in three or more languages by the time they are old enough to qualify as agents.
At it’s inception, CHERUB was grossly under funded and older pupils were asked to help teach the younger ones as a matter of necessity.
As CHERUB grew, it has kept up the tradition of older pupils teaching their juniors, under close supervision of adult teachers. The teaching experience is regarded as beneficial to all concerned. The young teachers develop a sense of responsibility and form bonds with the younger children on campus. The young pupils seem to enjoy learn new skills from their older peers.
Education:
While lessons are many cherub’s least favourite aspect of life on campus, the staff take pride in the fact that every pupil receives an education worthy of a top fee-paying school, despite the frequent interruptions caused by missions.
Every cherub is given a personal curriculum and pupils work in small groups that are based on ability rather than age. After a long mission, cherubs are usually assigned a personal tutor who helps them to catch up on missed work.
GCSE and A-level exams are taken whenever pupils are deemed able, irrespective of age. Most cherubs leave with four or more A-levels and over ninety per-cent go on to university.
Driving:
All CHERUB agents are taught to drive. It is essential to be able to escape in a motor vehicle in a life threatening situation. There are three CHERUB driving courses:
Beginner
This short course is usually taught a few days after basic training, before a newly qualified cherub is sent on his/her first mission. It deals with basic car control. The standard of proficiency is broadly in line with the adult driving test, although there is less emphasis on parking manoeuvres and more on high speed and night driving. With smaller agents, it is sometimes necessary to delay the course until they are big enough to drive a car safely.
Intermediate
This two week intensive course is designed to make agents into confident drivers. Each agent will spend fifty hours behind the wheel, along with ten hours of classroom based tuition.
Advanced
A place on the advanced driving course is much sought after by CHERUB agents, but slots are reserved only for those agents about to embark on a mission where driving is essential rather than a tool for escaping in an emergency. Skills taught are similar to what you would find on a police driving course. They include controlled skidding, handbrake turns and high speed pursuit driving and navigation skills.
Languages:
All cherubs are taught two foreign languages from the day they arrive on campus. Children under the age of twelve have a remarkable language instinct and can usually become fluent in language within two years. Cherubs who are recruited at age seven or eight are often fluent in three or more languages by the time they are old enough to qualify as agents.