The English school in Chichester offers magnificent views of the famous Chichester Cathedral, and it is a 5 minute walk from the city centre. Opposite the campus there is a large green area which is usually used to have picnics or play sports outside. It is just 90 minutes from London by train.
The campus has excellent facilities where the students benefit from being able to study and socialise together with students from other countries and cultures. The teaching resources, the educational technology and library, among other benefits, improves the wellbeing of the students and offers a professional and friendly environment.
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Chichester is a small city located in the South of England, it has a big history with a Roman past, and an importance in the Anglosaxon era. This place has some of the oldest Churches and buildings in Great Britain.
Chichester is the centre of communications and culture in the region, with a theatre festival and two art galleries. The nearby port of Chichester, together with the Southern plains and the walls of the city offer the opportunity to carry out activities outside. This place is ideal for settling in as there are many ancient roads that converge here. The oldest part of the city can be found within the walls, which were constructed on Roman foundations.
The city nowadays has made use of its past and has made a large tourist industry out of it. In the area, they have constructed various ports together with other related industries, and the famous shipyard North Shore is located in Chichester.
Structure of the course: 15 hours of general English per week
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The standard English course focuses on the 4 main aspects of the language: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This course will help you to learn in a quick and effective way. You will also learn vocabulary, grammar and how to speak in formal and informal discussions.
Ideal for those that want to have enough time for their studies whilst also enjoying their free time.
Leisure activities are organised on Wednesday afternoons with students from the UK. The campus welcomes international students from more than 80 countries.
Structure of the course: 21 hours of English per week
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This intensive course focuses on improving grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, with a greater focus on the reading, writing, listening and oral skills.
Those that want to get the most out of their stay in Chichester, studying in the mornings and afternoons.
This course focuses on the quick and effective learning of the language. The objective is to reach fluent English, learning vocabulary that is used in daily conversations. Leisure activities are organised on Wednesday afternoons with students from the UK.
Structure of the course: 15 hours of Standard English per week + 6 hours of Business English
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This course focuses on the vocabulary and the day to day language of work, such as negotiations, telephone calls and written communication. The main topics include: types of businesses, marketing, promotions, email, job search and CV writing.
Ideal for those that want to improve their communication skills in the workplace.
Leisure activities are organised in the afternoon with students from the UK. This course is subject to availability and level of the language.
Structure of the course: 15 hours of standard English per week + 6 hours of preparation for the Cambridge exam
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The Cambridge exams are well known by companies, universities and institutions around the world, and the results are valid for life. This course focuses on preparing the students in a way that will familiarise them with the structure of the exam and so that they get to know what all parts are about, to have the best chance of passing.
Different levels of preparation are offered for different exams: PET, FCE, CAE, CPE and IELTS
Those that need to improve their level to pass the Cambridge exam, improving their skills and practicing before the exam.
It covers all sections of the Cambridge exam in detail and you will learn the oral skills and strategies neded to take the exams that you need to pass. Leisure activities are organised on Wednesday afternoons with students from the UK.
Every Wednesday afternoon, the students have the option to include leisure activities in their study programme. It is a great way to get to know other international students, as well as students from the UK.
The International Department organises a social programme so that the students can enjoy events such as:
*This list is just an example.
Living with a family is ideal for those students that want to submerge themselves in a different culture and enjoy the experience of living with a local family. All of the families have been selected personally, taking the cleaning and interest in the students into account, so that they will help you and advise you at any point.
The accommodation with a family includes half board every day (breakfast and dinner), and breakfast, lunch and dinner at the weekends.There is also the possibility of you cooking for yourself in the family kitchen. The students share the facilities in the house with the rest of the family, and the cost of the laundry service is included once a week.
Availability: all year
Room Type: single room
Check-in: Sunday
Check-out: Saturday
This residence offers accommodation for students from 18 years old.
Full board or self catering (no food included) is offered.
All of the bedrooms are singles with ensuite, and some are designed especially for disabled students. In the price of enrollment, this includes access to the facilities such as the gym on campus. There is a common kitchen that is shared between 6 students.
There is a great variety of common facilities, including a common room with TV and DVD player, as well as food and drink vending machines. The utensils in the kitchen, crockery and bedding is not provided, although you can buy a packet with sheets and quilts in advance.
The kitchen and common areas are cleaned daily, but the students are responsable for cleaning their own bedroom and bathroom. The residence is safe with an entry system with a magnetic card.
Availability: all year
Room Type: single
Facilities: gym, common room, vending machines
Check-in: Sunday
Check-out: Saturday
Deposit fee: 200 pounds
This residence offers a safe accommodation for students between 16 and 17 years old that reserve a stay of an academic year, it has single and double bedrooms. There are showers and bathrooms in every flat.
This accommodation has two common rooms, a reception area, big TV, pool tables, table tennis table, Xbox, Wii, Karaoke machines and common areas with Wifi.
The flat has its own cleaner and laundry, as well as having two laundry rooms with washing machines that work with student cards. Full board is offered. The price of enrollment includes full access to the gym facilities on campus.
Availability: Throughout the year
Room Type: single and double room
School distance: On the same campus
Check-in: Sunday
Check-out: Saturday
Deposit fee: 200 pounds
To get to Chichester, we advise you to fly to one of the airports in London. All of the airports are well connected with Chichester through trains or buses. We have a transfer service from all London airports: Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted.
From Gatwick is the easiest and quickest way of getting to Chichester. In the same airport, you will find trains that take approximately an hour. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ You can also get a bus in the same airport that takes an hour and a half http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx
From Stansted you can get a bus that stops at Victoria Station and it takes about 4 hours.http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx.
From Heathrow, the easiest way to get to Chichester is to get a bus, which will take you to the bus station in approximately an hour and a half. However, there are few buses that go direct to Chichester, the majority stop at Victoria Station. Another way of getting from Heathrow is to get a train that stops at Woking, and takes approximately 2 hours. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
From London Victoria Train Station, there is a direct train that takes 2 hours. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
From London Victoria Coach Station, you can get a direct bus that takes approximately an hour and a half. http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx