General English at SBC Canford
SBC Canford | Ages 11–15
Grow your confidence in English by taking part in sessions that focus on the importance of teamwork and communication. Our creative, student-centred lessons in our highly relevant and challenging General English course will help you improve your all round ability in English. By engaging in interesting and stimulating tasks, projects and activities, students are challenged to activate their language knowledge and further develop their communication skills.
With its idyllic grounds and impressive facilities, discover why Canford School recently won Public Boarding School of the year and is the perfect place to study General English.
By taking part in engaging and interactive sessions, you will improve your command of English vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation; as well as developing your reading, writing, and listening skills.
You will learn how to interact more naturally with others and use your English in practical circumstances through a variety of imaginative class activities, group projects, and weekly class assignments.
If you are looking to feel more prepared for essay writing and exams, then you will greatly benefit from our sessions which focus on using more advanced academic English.
Lessons will also focus on using more phrases to make your English sound even more natural.
By using what you have learned in challenging group work projects, you will increase your fluency and self-confidence in using English, which will help prepare you for the challenges at school and later on at university.
Through gaining a deeper comprehension of English students will be able to:
In joining us at Canford, English will feel less like a subject you are tested on in the classroom, and even more like something you love to use. You will be able to return home with an even deeper understanding of English, with greater confidence in your speaking and presentation skills and with even more determination to gain the grades your English deserves.
By joining us at Canford you will be a valued member of a student-focussed environment where motivation and self confidence go from strength to strength.
By taking part in exciting excursions to historical English cities you will be immersed in British culture, all while living and studying at a stunning school campus by the sea.
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | General English Price | All Other Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 8th July 2024 | Monday 22nd July 2024 | 2 Weeks | £3,400 | £3,900 |
| Monday 8th July 2024 | Monday 29th July 2024 | 3 Weeks | £5,100 | - |
| Monday 8th July 2024 | Monday 5th August 2024 | 4 Weeks | £6,800 | - |
| Monday 22nd July 2024 | Monday 5th August 2024 | 2 Weeks | £3,400 | £3,900 |
| Monday 22nd July 2024 | Monday 12th August 2024 | 3 Weeks | £5,100 | - |
| Monday 29th July 2024 | Monday 12th August 2024 | 2 Weeks | £3,400 | - |
*Earlscliffe fee includes return transfers to/from London Heathrow and London Gatwick for flights/trains scheduled to arrive/depart between 9am-3pm on published arrival and departure day.
For other locations, we provide all our students with the option of using our Shared Transfer Service from/to London Heathrow Airport and St. Pancras International. The fees are:
| Campus | Single (one-way) | Return |
|---|---|---|
| SBC at Twyford School | £130.00 | £250.00 |
| SBC Canford | £130.00 | £250.00 |
| Headington | £130.00 | £250.00 |
| Eton | £85.00 | £160.00 |
| Oxford College | £130.00 | £250.00 |
| Cambridge College | £130.00 | £250.00 |
| Earlscliffe | Included in fees* | Included in fees* |
When a student arrives, an SBC staff member wearing a bright yellow t-shirt will be waiting to greet her/him and accompany them to our Welcome Club. At our Airport Welcome Club, she/he will have the chance to meet other students arriving, have some light refreshments and relax. After a little rest, students will be accompanied by students and SBC staff to board the coach and be taken directly to the school in a private coach.
The Shared Transfer Service can be used by students using the following flight and train times:
Flight lands on arrival day: 06:00-17:00
Flight take-off time on departure day: 08:00-18:00
The times outlined above also apply to students arriving and departing from Kings Cross St. Pancras train station.
If you book a flight outside of these times or to/from another UK airport, we can look at sending a staff member in a taxi to collect or drop off your child, but it will cost more than the Shared Transfer Service. Quotes are available upon request.
If you book a train or flight outside of these times or from another London airport, please contact your Admissions Manager for a private taxi quote. Please note this will cost more than our Shared Transfer Service from Heathrow, Kings Cross St. Pancras (& Gatwick for Earlscliffe students)
Important:
Flights must be booked on the arrival and departure dates so that all students can arrive and depart the course at the correct times.
Before the summer, your Admissions Manager will send your child(ren) an online placement test to complete. We will receive the test result and place students in a classroom suited for their level of English. For example, if a student tests as Intermediate (B1), then they will be placed into a classroom with other intermediate-level learners. This ensures the lessons are as targetted and beneficial as possible from the outset.
General English is for all levels. Depending on the group’s competency with English and ability to absorb new material, our teachers can adapt to make the lessons inclusive for all.
Yes. Each student who completes General English at Canford receives a certificate of completion during our graduation ceremony at the end of the course.
A variety of SBC handouts are given to students, all of which were created by our own academic team.
Students should have their own pens, and are provided with notebooks and folders.
I’ve learnt a lot in my English class that I wouldn’t have learnt in school and I am definitely more social now
