High School Term

High School Term is ideal for...

Students who want to experience one or more terms living and studying in the UK and earn credit for these studies back home. You have the flexibility to design your own study programme by selecting options from a wide range of subject areas.

• 3-5 subjects studied over 1 - 2 terms
• Assessment takes place via coursework or exams depending on how long you stay
• Full time, intensive course
• Flexible start dates and subject choices

About the course...

Read more about the High School Term programme
Why High School Term with us?
What subject options are available?

An unforgettable cultural and educational experience

We know that you may only have one or two terms to experience life in a UK college, so we want you to be inspired by our teachers – and our country!

Our small class sizes mean that every student receives individual attention from our highly qualified staff, many of whom have university doctorates and are experts in their field.

Our high educational standards achieve exceptional results, with students progressing to The Times Top 10 University destinations, including Cambridge, Warwick, Imperial College London, London School of Economics, Durham, York.

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Take part in popular British sports and activities - with time to sightsee!

As well as working hard, we also want you to have fun! In addition to formal study, our colleges offer a broad range of extra-curricular activities which include:

• Weekend excursions to places of interest throughout the UK
• Wide choice of sports facilities close by
• regular outings to theatres, concerts, adventure parks and bowling
• good college social life including film nights, debates, cultural evenings, parties and dancing 

We offer a unique study support programme

Our students succeed because of the unique study support we provide, including:

• Individual Learning plans: tailored specifically for you, targets are set and achievements measured to ensure you achieve your goals and reach your potential.
• Free and unlimited supplementary tuition: if you work hard, we will provide as much supplementary tuition as you may need – absolutely free.
• Weekly assessment and monitoring: a key to your success, these enable you to check your learning, revisit areas of weakness and be completely comfortable under exam situations.
• Carefully balanced teaching methods: you will benefit from a variety of carefully chosen teaching methods that match your preferred learning style and prepare you for university.
• Study skills support: we offer a fully integrated programme of language support, memory enhancement, mind mapping, speed reading and brain training. With our support, reading speed, recall and memory can be increased by 40% and creative thinking by 200%.
• Daily meetings with your Personal Tutor: for regular support and guidance.
• Extensive support network: extending beyond the academic, our network of support and extra-curricular activities build independent, mature and caring individuals.

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Subject options

You can choose from up to five subjects from the options below, which will each be studied for 4 hours per week.

For non-native English language speakers, one of those options will be specialist Academic English language support, covering speaking, listening, writing and reading as well as cultural awareness and study skills.

Subject	Cambridge	Canterbury	London
Maths, Business, Accounting pathway
Accounting	✓	✓	✓
Business Studies	✓	✓	✓
Economics	✓		✓
Mathematics	✓		✓
Further Mathematics	✓		✓
Science & Technology pathway
Biology	✓	✓	✓
Chemistry	✓	✓	✓
Physics	✓	✓	✓
ICT	✓	✓	✓
Art & Design pathway
3D Design	✓		✓
Art Video	✓
Fine Art	✓
Graphic Design	✓		✓
Photography	✓		✓
Fashion			✓
Textiles	✓
Modern Languages
Chinese	✓		✓*
French	✓		✓*
German	✓		✓*
Italian	✓		✓*
Japanese	✓		✓*
Russian	✓		✓*
Spanish	✓		✓*
* not available to native speakers
Humanities pathway
Geography	✓	✓
History	✓		✓
History of Art	✓
International relations		✓
Law
Media Studies	✓	✓
Music	✓
Psychology	✓	✓	✓
Sociology	✓	✓	✓
Theatre Studies	✓

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