The TWIN TUTORIAL COLLEGE 6th Form Access Programme has been specially developed in order to prepare young overseas students for entry to A-level or IB studies at selected British Independent boarding schools. TWIN and its partners will ensure successful students are placed in schools matching as closely as possible the student’s academic profile. Students joining the TWIN programme will study at our high quality, centrally located school in Eastbourne and live close by with carefully selected English families. Our aim has been to create a programme where the level of academic excellence and student care are of the highest quality. The parents and families of our students can be confident that their children will prepare for their future studies in a secure, caring, friendly but serious study environment.

Course Details

Introduction
The reputation for quality and excellence enjoyed around the world by British independent schools is without equal. TWIN TUTORIAL COLLEGE, EASTBOURNE has developed this one year, full time 6th Form Access Programme as a pathway to British Independent school entry. We provide the ideal solution for overseas parents who want their children to benefit from the advantages and prestige that a private, British education can bring with it.

Twin Tutorial College offers small classes, provides a high standard of student support and integrates established English language training with academic studies. At TWIN we understand the difficulties overseas students can experience during this period of change in their young lives. Because we understand, we have been able to create a supportive, caring environment for our students going through this critical period of transition.

TWIN Tutorial College 6th Form Access Programme aims to:

• Improve students’ English Language Proficiency so that they can study and communicate confidently at 6th Form level in a British Independent Secondary Boarding School.
• Give our students an effective command of English in topic areas that they are familiar with and general every-day situations.
• Develop students’ ability to understand basic, subject specific language.
• Provide the academic subject knowledge required (IGCSE or equivalent in Math; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Business Studies/Economics) for successful progression to sixth form studies in a British Independent boarding school.
• Develop all of the appropriate study skills to enable pupils to learn and study within the environment of a British Independent school.
• Provide our students with the opportunity of becoming part of a typical English family during their stay. In this way students will increase their understanding of key aspects of modern British life and culture. They will have the opportunity to develop cultural awareness and understanding within a multi-cultural, multi-racial environment. With this assistance and support our students can then enter boarding school having experienced daily & family life in the UK and possessing the confidence and ability to relate more readily to their British peers.

Students will undertake a minimum of 30 hours of classroom-based study per week. This will be supplemented with a further 10 – 14 hours per week of homework, private study and tutorials/counselling.

Tuition comprises:

• Language Input (EFL/IELTS/IGCSE English)
• Academic Subjects (Maths;Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Business Studies and/or Economics)
• Supervised Study
• Etiquette/cross cultural awareness

Progress: The progression of each student is individually assessed and monitored by personal tutors. The process is on going and allows tutorial staff to identify areas where extra support may be required and to provide this support where appropriate.

English and Study Skills

The Access programme includes two core modules taken by all students throughout the course. These modules are:-

a) English Language (General English & English for Academic purposes including IELTS preparation)

b) Study Skills

The number of contact hours (classroom based tuition) assigned to the core modules is a minimum of 15 hours per week. In addition students can expect to receive approximately 6 hours per week homework and self-study assignments

Academic Studies

The Academic Modules are studied alongside the Core Modules and follow the IGCSE syllabus. The lessons consist of a combination of group study and one to one tutorials. Each student is assigned a personal tutor/counsellor for the length of the programme.

The Academic Modules of the Access Programme are as follows:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Economics and/or Business Studies

N.B. ICT may replace one of the Science modules.

The number of contact hours (classroom based tuition) assigned to Academic Modules is a minimum of 15 hours per week. However, more time may be allocated when necessary to assist pupils in developing the appropriate subject specific skills where required.

Staff
Twin Tutorial College staff are qualified, experienced professionals with proven success in their chosen subjects. All teaching staff on the Academic team is experienced in preparing non-native English speakers for IGCSE & ‘A’ level examinations.

Exams
Students will normally follow the IGCSE syllabus and will be prepared to sit IGCSE’s at the end of their year’s study. Students will also prepare for and sit the IELTS test at the end of their first term and during the final term of their stay.

Sixth Form Placement

TWIN and its partners will ensure sixth form placement in a leading British independent boarding school for all pupils successfully completing the access programme. Pupils will be prepared for entrance exams and coached for interviews throughout their programme. Competition for places in these schools is keen. Parents will be offered a selection of schools which are felt best suited to the aspirations and abilities of their child. TWIN and its partners will arrange for students (& parents/guardians) to visit selected schools.

Entry Requirements

Academic entry requirements
Students should be aged 16 or over (exceptionally 14+) and have been schooled in their own country to an educational level that can be considered equivalent to UK GCSEs. TWIN may request documentary evidence in support.

English Language entry requirements
Candidates need to provide evidence that they have English language skills to the equivalent of IELTS 4.0 in order to take an active part in the programmes offered. Those whose level of English is below the required standards would be required to undertake additional preparatory studies in English prior to starting the main programme.

Dates and Fees

Fees for the Twin Tutorial College 6th Form Access Programme are £21,000 all inclusive.

2008/09 dates are:

• Term 1: 22 September - 19 December (half-term holiday 03 – 07 November)
• Term 2: 05 January - 03 April (half-term holiday 16 – 20 February)
• Term 3: 13 April – 26 June - (half-term holiday 18 – 22 May)

For pupils whose language level is below the minimum entry requirement (aged 16+ only) please contact the school for information concerning pre-sessional English Language preparation.

Accommodation and Welfare

Students at Twin Tutorial College Eastbourne will be accommodated in single-rooms with local homestays with full board.

In the safe, reassuring atmosphere of a small, but sophisticated, cosmopolitan town, in the multinational environment of TWIN English Centre, under the watchful gaze of the school’s welfare & academic staff, students will be able to adapt smoothly to the cultural, ethnic, linguistic and social differences encountered in every day life in Britain.

Guardianship

A Guardianship service is available for all pupils. The guardian will have legal authority to act on behalf of parents in all respects and will be the person who the school can consult for all authorities. The guardian will provide a ‘home-from-home’ during study breaks and can meet and accompany pupils to & from airports on arrival and departure.

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Please Note: The Sixth Form Access Programme is not an English language course and is therefore not accredited by the British Council.