Academic

General English Course

Available in all locations

General English course information:

• Course length: Minimum 1 week, maximum 4 weeks
• Start dates: Arrive any Sunday during available dates
• Ages: 10 – 17
• Levels: Beginner A1 to Advanced C2
• Hours: 15 hours of General English language tuition per week. 20 lessons per week. Each lesson is 45 minutes (Except London & Hatfield)
• Hours London & Hatfield: 30 hours of General English language tuition per two weeks delivered over 5 full days of teaching. 8 lessons per teaching day. Each lesson is 45 minutes
• Maximum 15 students per class
• Online placement test to select class level
• In-house syllabus based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• Notebook and all course materials
• End-of-course report and attendance certificate awarded upon completion of the course
• Morning and afternoon teaching timetable operates in peak weeks. Students alternate weekly between morning classes and afternoon classes (except in London & Hatfield )
• London & Hatfield – Lessons & activities alternate weekly e.g. Monday, Wednesday & Friday lessons or Tuesdays & Thursdays lessons
• Class times are usually 09:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 17:30. Exact times of classes may vary dependent on campus

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Cambridge Exam Preparation

Available in all locations

Cambridge Exam Preparation course information:

• Course length: 2 weeks
• Available in all locations
• Start date: Any Monday
• Ages: 10 – 17
• Hours: 30 hours tuition over 2 weeks
• Levels: A2, B1 and B2 levels
• PET, KET and FCE Cambridge Exam preparation syllabus
• Exam not included
• Maximum 15 students per class
• Online placement test to ascertain level
• Notebook and all course materials included
• No extra fee! Course is included in the package price

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Enterprise English Workshops for B1 levels and above

Weekly workshops are integrated into the B1 – C2 course syllabus

Enterprise English information:

• 3 hours Enterprise English workshop per week during class time (included in the 15 hrs General English Course)
• Skills based workshops or seminar focusing on the world of work and including interview skills, CV and cover letter writing and work based role plays
• Levels: B1 – C2

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Our Academic Team

All Target English International teachers and other academic staff are recruited in line with British Council guidelines. Teachers are supported at each campus by the Director of Studies (DOS), who is responsible for managing the academic programme in their centre. The Director of Studies job includes managing testing & timetabling, offering support and guidance to teachers, managing the resources and helping to ensure the British Council criteria on teaching & learning are met.

Each Director of Studies and their team is supported by one of our Area Academic Managers who make regular visits to each centre during the summer. The Area Academic Managers are responsible for working with each DOS in observing all teachers in the classroom and providing feedback and professional development as required.

Overseeing all of our centres and academic staff is our senior Academic Manager, who is responsible for syllabus and material development and working towards consistent standards of provision across all of our centres.

In line with safer recruitment for roles involving responsibility for, or substantial access to, under 18s, all gaps in employment history must be explained, at least two satisfactory references will be requested and followed up on, and all staff will undergo appropriate safeguarding and background checks. (Enhanced DBS check required for all staff members and the overseas equivalent for those staff members not normally resident in the UK).