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High Quality Language Courses
Academic Excellence
As a British Council Accredited provider of English Language Teaching and with over 20 years of experience, we have expertise in providing English language teaching, no matter your level. We work with many schools and agencies worldwide. Our courses are multi-national and we tailor our courses to meet the learning needs of each and every student.
The teaching and learning process we provide students with ensures that all our English Language lessons are:
- Stimulating
- Challenging
- Relevant
- Enjoyable
St Andrew's College Summer Schools believe that EFFECTIVE TEACHING and LEARNING requires:
A Positive Learning Ethos
- High expectations clearly communicated to all students
- A supportive and positive ethos which promotes and celebrates achievement
- The encouragement of active and collaborative learning
- The use of positive images which reinforce our equal opportunities policies and reflect and value the whole Summer School community
- A commitment to the achievement of all students
- High expectations for behaviour which supports learning
- Where students, group leaders and teachers work together
Student Involvement and Participation in the Teaching Process
- Encouraging students to take increasing responsibility for their own learning
- Clear learning objectives shared with students
- Negotiating targets for future learning
- Active and collaborative learning approaches
- Student involvement in their own assessment
- Assessment criteria which is accessible to and shared with students
Variety of Teaching and Learning Approaches
- A range of learning approaches and activities to meet the needs of all, including students with special educational needs, talented and gifted.
- Learning approaches which reflect that students have different preferred learning styles
- Well paced and challenging activities
- Opportunities for students to work in a variety of groupings: as individuals, in pairs, small groups and as a whole class
- Extending learning opportunities beyond the classroom
- A range of high quality extra-curricular activities are offered to allow the students to develop their English Language skills in a more informal context.
- The setting of appropriate regular and challenging homework
Assessment for Learning
- A range of assessment strategies, including effective marking, which provide regular feedback to students
- Learning objectives and assessment criteria shared with students and written in 'student speak'
- Involving students in their own assessment including self and peer assessment
- Exemplar material should be used to model quality in terms of meeting assessment material
- Assessment used to provide feedback and to inform future planning
- Assessment opportunities planned into schemes of work
Learning Resources
- All students having easy access to a variety of appropriate and relevant learning resources
- Students have access to a variety of learning resources (texts, artifacts, ICT, multi-media, Internet)
- Resources are audited annually to ensure that they are up to date, relevant and meet the needs of English Language students studying at St Andrew's College Summer Schools.
- Academic staff will be encouraged to recommend, share and utilize and evaluate new resources that they believe may enhance the delivery of the English Language curriculum.
A Whole Summer School Approach
The planned involvement of Activity staff in organising cultural trips, delivering a series of activities that encourage students to use and develop their English language skills in writing, reading, talking and listening
- Opportunities to develop English Language skills
- Consistency in the implementation of St Andrew's College Summer school policies
