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APPLICATION FORM 2025

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Taunton International Summer School
Staplegrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6AD
United Kingdom

+44 (0)1823 703232
(Mon-Friday 08:30-17:00)

summerschool@tauntonschool.co.uk

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“MY BEST EXPERIENCE AT SUMMER SCHOOL WAS THAT I COULD WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL WITH THEIR ENGLISH THAT I WAS AND IT REALLY MOTIVATED ME TO WORK HARDER AND TO IMPROVE EVEN MORE.”

PRE-SESSIONAL PROGRAMME

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PRE-SESSIONAL

4

Wed 20th - Fri 29th August

(10 days)
Age: 14-17 years
Fee: £2100

PRE-SESSIONAL+

5

Wed 20th August - Tues 2nd September
‍(2 weeks)

Age: 14-17 years
Fee: £2,500

The Pre-Sessional programme is a 10-day course designed to provide that all important boost for international students to settle in before joining a GCSE, A-Level, IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma or Foundation programme in the UK.

It can be difficult stepping into a British independent boarding school for the first time. The pre-sessional course is perfect for preparing you for life at boarding school, ready for when you start in September.

By attending our pre-sessional programme, not only are students able to improve their English, but they are also able to develop key academic skills which will prepare them for their onward educational journey.

Preparing you for life at boarding school

The Pre-Sessional programme runs for 10 days, with three hours of intensive academic English each morning, followed by two hours of other academic preparation, including lessons, lectures and workshops focusing on the following areas:

Acquiring, recording
and learning new vocabulary

Increasing
effectiveness in
listening skills

Improving academic writing skills
(including extended
essay writing support)

Developing reading techniques, such as skimming and
scanning

Effective
pronunciation,
enunciation and
debating

Understanding the
meta language of examination papers

Broadening study skills
and getting the most
out of your revision

Planning,
organisation and
time management

In order to make the content relevant and age-appropriate, students on our Pre-Sessional programme are divided into two age groups:

  • GCSE (ages 14-15)
  • A-Level, IB Diploma and Foundation (ages 16-17)

Pre-Sessional+

The Pre-Sessional+ course offers an additional five days which bridges the gap between the Pre-Sessional programme and the start of the school year.

There is no teaching involved in this extended period, so students are kept busy with a variety of trips and activities, and time to bond with their new friends.

Please note that we do not provide airport transfers
for the Pre-Sessional course.