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Our courses are ideal for a range of students, particularly the following:
Subjects Our course subjects are chosen because they are interesting and useful and because they are suitable for overseas students with a minimum of cultural adjustment. They are designed to have a maximum impact on the student’s future career. Currently we offer the following subjects.
Our Staff are all qualified specialists in their own subjects. All have experience teaching their subject to overseas students.
Study Skills The unique feature of the Newbury Hall package is the amount of preparation that we put into developing the student’s ability to cross over from one learning culture to another. We have identified this as one of the principal barriers to success for overseas students. Many students have been accustomed to a very directed learning style in their own countries and find the relatively independent, learner-centred methods of British education difficult to cope with. The heavy study skills component at Newbury Hall enables students to work effectively and raise their grades by as much as 20 per cent. Study Skills covers essential skills such as:
Our Teaching Our teaching is effective, energetic and rigorous. We expect students to work hard and to give their best. Our teachers are trained to show students the easiest and quickest ways to learn, and we do not waste time. In return we expect the highest standards of attitude, work, punctuality and attendance from the students. Our Classes Our maximum class size for English Language classes at Newbury Hall is 8 students to one teacher. Many of our classes are even smaller groups than this. Our subject lessons are sometimes taught in larger classes, (up to 12 students) according to the requirements of the subject. Our specialities include the tutorial support lesson, in which our teachers offer help with any subject. Our study skills lessons are an essential part of the Newbury hall programme. Here we teach students the best methods of learning, organising their work, managing their time, and all systems for maximising the efficiency of their studies Students who come to Newbury to study ‘A’ levels and GCSE’s for one full year from the beginning of September may be offered the opportunity of studying at St Bartholomew’s. This is a high quality sixth-form college adjacent to the school, where Newbury Hall students study with British Students in the same class. Pre-GCSE (Junior Foundation Course) This programme is ideal for students who:
In other schools students of this type would simply study General English. At Newbury Hall we prefer to start immediately with a programme of Academic Studies including Maths, Introduction to Computing, Introduction to Business Studies, British Culture and IELTS. This gives the students a big start when they get to their GCSE classes. Students can book onto this course for any period of 6 weeks or more within term-time (see fees and dates)GCSE GCSE students should generally have IELTS 5.0. They can usually study at least two of their subjects at St Bartholomew’s, which gives them the advantage of mixing with British students from the earliest stages of their studies. In this way they are completely at home in the British Educational system long before they arrive at University. 'A' Level The combination of Newbury Hall and St. Bartholomew’s allows us to offer a truly impressive range of ‘A’ level subjects. Occasionally we have a student who wishes to study a subject which is not available at St Bartholomew’s and we may be able to help by offering Private Tuition. WHICH COURSE? The course is decided by :
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