Master of Wellington College, Dr Anthony Seldon, said the new academy would draw on the school's military tradition.

BBC: Wellington College to run Academy

Wellington College and Guildford High School are among 150 new teaching schools accredited by the National College for School Leadership.

BBC: Private schools to train state school teachers

Head teacher of Wellington College, Anthony Seldon, warmly welcomed such changes if they made the A-level system more like the IB.

BBC: A-level students facing shake-up

But leading head teacher Anthony Seldon, in charge of Wellington College, warmly welcomed the proposals - and called for a more demanding approach to essay writing.

BBC: University A-level plan challenged

The school, on the site of Castledown Foundation School, will imitate Wellington College's own house system and will offer places for boarders as well as day pupils.

BBC: Wellington College to run Academy

So far only one private school, Wellington College, says it will teach the diploma, and then only in engineering, widely expected to be the most rigorous of the vocational subjects.

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Samoan Language Week kicks off at Wellington East Girls College on Tuesday 31 May with students from around the Wellington region celebrating the language of Samoa in song, oratory and performance.

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For struggling first-time entrepreneurs and start-up owners, the pair have had their share of struggles starting their band off while both attending college at the Victoria University of Wellington in 1998.

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