Integration Programme

Buckswood was originally founded as an English school in the early part of the 20th century, but since the 1980s has been recognised across the world as a centre for internationalism. We have students from all continents on one campus, a truly global community, living together and learning from one another. Integral to an international student’s programme is English as a Second Language.

All international students must achieve a minimum level of English Language fluency before entering the main school, and they will then continue to have EFL lessons and sit Cambridge International Examinations. It is possible to come to Buckswood to study an intensive English Language Programme from a month’s duration to a year within our EFL Department. An EFL student’s formal language work is complemented by regular study visits and multi-media learning.

Each Buckswood EFL student is rigorously coached & monitored with progress tested & reviewed on a weekly basis. Our expert staff place each EFL student on a personal study path, targeting certain Cambridge Examinations as benchmarks of progress. Buckswood is accredited by the British Council.

English must be spoken at all times
Regular workshops and study visits to put ‘English into action’
Introduced to academic subjects such as Science, Humanities and Mathematics in English
Maximum class size of 16
40 lessons (40 minutes each) per week of English, academic subjects and sports
Weekly progress tests and review
Excellent Cambridge exam results

Greville Field

I have been a teacher for about 18 years in the UK and overseas and hold a Masters in Linguistics. In addition to my position as Head of EFL at Buckswood, I am an examiner for IELTS and Principal Examiner for Cambridge Advanced. The EFL programme at Buckswood is very much based around progressing up the ladder of the Common European Framework for languages. The department prepares learners for the KET, PET and FCE exams 'in school', IGCSE in Form 5 and IELTS in the 6th form, which our international student need for application to university. Students are very familiar with these exams, and motivation is high as they appreciate the importance. Consequently, results are very good indeed - two girls currently hold the school record of 8.5.

EnglishUK:
http://www.englishuk.com/en/english-uk
English UK is the official representing body for English-language Schools, colleges and universities in the UK, and is the only official UK association that submits to external inspection of its members.

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations:
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/index.html
Cambridge ESOL is a not-for-profit department of the University of
Cambridge. It is part of the Cambridge Assessment group, Europe’s largest assessment agency.

BBC Learning English Web Site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

International English Testing System (IELTS):

http://www.ielts.org/default.aspx
IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking.

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