EAL
The EAL department provides experienced and specialist help to pupils whose first language is not English.
In this department students from overseas will receive English language tuition in order to minimise the disadvantages of being a non-native speaker within an academic environment. As your English improves, so will your ability to communicate and your integration into all aspects of school life will be made easier. We also provide students with support for their mainstream school lessons by liaising with other departments. You will be helped with the specialist vocabulary and terminology of your AS and A2 subjects and assistance with academic writing will be given where necessary.
If you have come up through the school your individual EAL programme will continue. Preparation for the relevant language requirements for higher education will begin (usually IELTS – see below) and you may wish to work for a further Cambridge qualification.
If you enter the school directly into the Sixth Form your language skills will be assessed by the department and an individual programme devised which is best suited to your needs and your level of English. In one-to-one or small group lessons you will be prepared, if you wish, for the internationally recognised examinations established by the University of Cambridge. If you hope to go to a university in the UK you will be prepared for IELTS (see below). If the USA or Canada is your destination we shall prepare you for SATS and/or TOEFL.
Exams offered by the Department:
- Cambridge First Certificate (FCE)
- Cambridge Advanced (CAE)
- Cambridge Proficiency (CPE)
- International English Testing System (IELTS)
- University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
- IGCSE English as a second language