比索普斯托学院
Bishopstrow College
Information
Bishopstrow
College is co-educational international boarding
school for students aged between 7 – 17 years
old. We are the UK’s only independent
International Study Centre, entirely dedicated
to helping international students prepare for
entry into the UK’s leading boarding schools.
Students are therefore free to choose where they
continue their education. Each term we welcome
up to 80 boys and girls from around the world
and a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. From
the moment they arrive at Bishopstrow, students
are immersed and
integrated into British life and culture.
Throughout their stay, which lasts at least one
term and up to a year, they receive intensive
preparation for entry into their chosen school.
Students planning to return home to continue
their studies make real progress with their
English. We also offer a 1 Year IGCSE/Pre-IB
Programme providing international students with
access to Sixth Form at some of the best
British boarding schools in the country.
Bishopstrow is located near the ancient market
town of Warminster and within easy reach of
Stonehenge, Bath, Bristol and Salisbury. Trains
run directly to London and the College is
located within 1 ½ hours drive time from
Heathrow and Gatwick and 1 hour from Bristol
airport.
Academic
programmes
The College
offers a range of programmes to suit all ages
and requirements, lasting from one term to a
year:
•
Lower, Middle and Upper College Programmes.
These programmes help students improve their
language skills, through intensive English
language tuition, whilst immersing them in the
National Curriculum, in a number of subjects
including Mathematics, Geography, History and
Science. They also enable students to pass
placement tests for UK independent schools and
Cambridge English Language Assessment
examinations.
•
1 Year IGCSE / Pre-IB Programme for students
aged 15 or 16 years. This offers up to 12
examinable students and is an excellent
preparation for international students before
they begin their A Level studies or the IB
Diploma Programme.
•
Pre-A Level Programme for students aged 15 or 16
years, who have completed O Levels or equivalent
in their home country. This Programme enables
international students to learn how to transfer
their academic language skills to the study of
three fields of Science, Mathematics and
Humanities subjects.
•
5 week Academic Summer Programme aimed at
international students who will be joining
British boarding schools in September or those
who wish to sample British education in the
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All of the
College’s programmes provide the opportunity for
international students to experience boarding
school life first hand. Students benefit from
small class sizes, with a maximum of 8 students
in each English class, allowing very high levels
of individual teacher time. An Individual
Learning Plan is prepared for every student,
detailing progress, areas for improvement and
recommendations for the next level. The success
of the College’s innovative approach to learning
is demonstrated by the quality of the
‘destination schools’ which include Badminton
School, Bromsgrove School, Bryanston School,
King’s Canterbury School, Leighton Park School,
Oakham School, Prior Park College, Queen
Ethelburga’s College, Queenswood, The Dragon
School and Uppingham.
Pastoral
Students’
safety and welfare is taken extremely seriously.
The College’s pastoral care has been judged an
area of strength. Fully-qualified staff are
always available to discuss personal and health
matters with students. All students have access
to indoor and outdoor recreational facilities,
common rooms and study spaces and all meals are
served in the main dining room.
Sports and
Social Programme
The
College’s extra curricular programme includes a
range of daily traditional British sports,
morning and evening clubs and activities,
designed to foster team spirit and the
confidence to integrate with others when
students move on.
Weekly Trips
The weekend programme of
fully-supervised trips allow students to
discover places of cultural, geographical and
historical interest; others encourage students
to sample the great outdoors through walking,
hiking, cycling and other physical pursuits.
Sightseeing, cultural visits and even shopping
provide contexts within which speaking and
listening skills are put to the test; they are
also great fun and provide memories to last a
lifetime.
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