Pre-sessional Courses

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If you would like to enrol in an International Baccalaureate programme or boarding school in the United Kingdom, but your English level does not meet the standards required, CIE can help.

You will attend group English language lessons in the mornings, and in the afternoons, you will have lessons in Science and Maths to help you improve your English for academic purposes (EAP). You may also study any specific subject linked to your future International Baccalaureate, GCSE, or Advanced Level (A–level) courses with a private tutor, one–to–one.

If you have not yet selected an International Baccalaureate course or boarding school in the UK, your personal tutor will help you research the various options and will help you choose the programme and school that is best for you. Our principal, John Hudson, has many years of experience in English education, having been deputy head of a large comprehensive school in Oxford for 30 years as well as an A-level teacher at Wycombe Abbey School, one of the top boarding schools in the UK. Our staff will help ensure that you find a place in a school that meets your individual needs and expectations.

We will also help you prepare for any examinations required by the school(s) that you choose. We have a proven record of success in helping students prepare to study for the IB diploma or in other UK boarding programmes, having sent students on to schools such as the Magdalen College school in Oxford, St Clare's in Oxford, and Roedean in Brighton.

All-inclusive package prices are available for this course (click to download).