The English school in Newcastle was founded in 1973 and is located in the heart of the university area of the city, a nice place full of theatres, galleries, museums, restaurants, pubs and also near gardens and parks.
The school prides itself on a room with 20 computers, a cafeteria and a video room
The teachers are highly qualified and are available for students in tutorial sessions. The school is quite big and can welcome up to 350 students.
Accreditation: The school is accredited by the British Council, EAQUALS (European Union)
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Newcastle is in a spectacular setting on the banks of the river Tyne.
The center is quite collected so that you can explore on foot, and get to the subway from most isolated places. It is one of the cities known worldwide for its thriving nightlife, in fact, has recently been voted the city with the most progress in the world! There is an incredible variety of places with thousands of Geordies (as its inhabitants call themselves) that go out on the Toon (affectionate name they have given to town).
South of Newcastle is Durham, with its magnificent cathedral, while further north is Northumberland, with a coastline and well-preserved countryside.
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10 lessons of Standard Course + 5 classes of customised programme.
Class in the morning or afternoon (depending on the level and type of course)
Students that want to combine their studies with free time.
The customised programme allows you to work individually in the areas of language that you need to improve the most, through self study sessions. The objective is to promote autonomous learning, guided by tutors and teachers. The students have access to infomation and audiovisual resources, to improve their basic competencies, prepare for the exam, have specific English sessions, improve their pronunciation or Business English. Once a week, there is an individual session of 30 minutes with a teacher.
Class in the morning or afternoon (depending on the level and type of course)
This course serves to work with all the language competencies, and practicing grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, as well as listening, speaking, reading and writing. The method used is communicative.
This course is a comgbination of 20 lessons of Standard Course + 5 hours of "customised programme" per week
Class in the morning and in the afternoon
Class schedule: depending on the level and type of course.
Students that want to improve their English level quickly
The structure of the course is the same as the standard course. The tailored programme allows you to work individually on the areas of the language that you most need to take a closer look at.
10 lessons of a Business English course + 5 classes of a customised programme
Class in the morning or afternoon, depending on the level and type of course.
Students and professionals
This course works on the necessary language competencies in the world of Business, and learn specific vocabulary and pronunciation as well as improving listening, speaking, reading and writing. The methodology is communication.
15 lessons of a business course + 10 lessons of Standard Course
Class in the morning or afternoon, depending on the level and type of course
Students and professionals
Harvard Business School materials are used throughout the course. You will learn to do presentations and negotiations, writing formal letters, e-mails, reports, improving the capability of communicating in person or on the phone.
10 classes of Cambridge exam preparation + 5 classes of "customised programme"
Class in the morning or afternoon, depending on the level and type of course
2016 Exam dates:
Students that need to prepare for the Cambridge exams.
The courses have a duration of 8/10/12 weeks. Consult the starting dates. Those that have a good level of English, we offer the opportunity to be added to a group which has already started. For this, you need to do a test for the previous level.
The school has a fantastic programme of activities and excursions to help you get to know the most interesting places better. As well as this social programme, you can also get to know people from the city and relax with your peers.
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Staying with a family is ideal for students who want to immerse themselves in a different culture. You can choose from single room with half board or self catering. One important thing is that the house is never shared with another student of the same nationality. All families are visited regularly to check that the standards set by the Council British are met.
There is also the possibility of reserving a special diet, by paying a supplement.
The family are on average 20 minutes from the school, walking or by bus, depending on the family.
Availability: All year
Room Type: single or double room
School distance: 20 minutes
Check-in: Sunday
Check-out: Saturday
Newcastle International Airport is located 10 km (6 miles) from Newcastle. There are direct flights from Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca.
The companies that fly to Newcastle from Spain are:
For the transfer service from the airport, a suppplement needs to be paid.
The airport is near the city and the fastest and easiest way to get to the center of Newcastle is by taking the Metro. Trains leave the airport every 5 to 15 minutes and the journey time is 22 minutes.
Several bus lines go to the center of Newcastle, you can take the number X77, X78, X79 or 101.