Exam Classes

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Exam Classes

Improve your English skills and gain an internationally recognised qualification for work, for university admission or just for personal satisfaction. Course includes 15 hours tuition per week within a General English class plus advice on how best to prepare for your exam and tragetted homework.

You can prepare for:

• FCE (First Certificate in English), an upper intermediate level exam
• CAE (Certificate in Advanced English), an advanced level exam
• CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English), an upper advanced level exam
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

Content:

Learn to speak and write more fluently. Develop your reading and listening skills. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Use better learning techniques. Receive exam training and guidance. Practise with past papers.

Tuition:

20 lessons (15 hours per week)

Min age:

16*

Levels:

Intermediate - Advanced

Max class size:

Duration:

8 - 15 weeks

2012 Exam Courses:

The dates below offer ideal start dates but it is possible to start a little before or a little after these dates and still join the exam classes.

FCE	Duration	Exam Date
3 January	10 weeks *	10 March
12 March	10 weeks *	19 May
12 March	14 weeks	12 June
7 April	10 weeks *	12 June
18 June	10 weeks *	23 Aug
28 August	15 weeks	8 Dec

CAE	Duration	Exam Date
3 March	11 weeks	17 March
12 March	14 weeks	13 June
18 June	10 weeks *	24 August
28 August	15 weeks	5 December
6 October	10 weeks *	5 december

CPE	Duration	Exam Date
12 March	15 weeks	14 June
28 August	15 weeks	6 December

* on ten week courses FCE candidates should be at an Intermediate + level and CAE candidates Upper Intermediate + level at the start of the course.

Tuition Fees:

Price per week

2012

1 – 11 weeks	£165 (£175 – 25 June – 31 August)
12 – 23 weeks	£140
24 weeks +	£120

Fees Include:

• Tuition
• Optional afternoon programme of sports activities, cultural studies, bible studies
• Use of self-study facilities
• Welcome pack with maps and handbook
• Placement test
• Leavers certificate
• Free access to email, internet and WI-FI

Notes:

Add registration fee: £70

The cost of the first set of course books is included in the enrolment fee. Students on longer courses will need to purchase additional course books approximately every 10 weeks (cost approximately £35).

An additional Exam Entry Fee (£98-£105) is payable when you enrol for an exam. The school will advise you on the most suitable examination for you; we reserve the right not to enter students for exams which we feel are not appropriate.

The school is closed on the following public holidays

2012 UK public holidays: 6 April, 9 April, 7 May, 4 June, 27 August. We will also be closed for the Christmas break: 14 December - 7 January.

*Very occasionally a mature 15 year-old may join a General English class for one to four weeks.