English Language Courses, Foundation Courses, Medical Foundation Courses, Summer School, A Level and GCSE Courses.
Irwin College is an independent co-educational Tutorial College and Language School established in 1974 -our English Language Summer Schools are recognised by the British Council, other programmes are recognised by the British Accreditation Council for Further and Independent Education.
We prepare students from the UK and a range of overseas countries for GCSE, A Level, University Foundation and English Language Courses and examinations.
The year round English as a Foreign Language programme offers small classes with individual attention at all levels from beginner to Cambridge Proficiency examinations. Courses offered include: English for academic purposes/study skills, English for specific purposes, English for business. Short intensive and academic year long courses are available. We can also arrange courses tailored specifically to the student's needs.
The Summer School is held in July and August - students received 15 hours of English tuition per week and take part in the social activities during the afternoon, evenings and weekends - trips are made to places of interest - eg London, Stratford, Oxford.
University Foundation Course (UFSC) offers a wide range of subjects (language, arts, humanities, sciences etc) with guaranteed university entry on successful completion of the course. Students may enrol on the UFSC courses in September or January, we also prepare students for medicine degrees with our Medical Foundation Courses - on successful completion we can guarantee a place at a medical faculty in the Czech Republic.
We offer GCSE (High School) and A Level courses in many of the subjects available. Small classes with an average class size of 4 students to 1 teacher. Supervised work periods. We emphasise pastoral care for all our students. Facilities offered are: warden supervised residential accommodation 5 minutes' walk from the College, or family accommodation with selected host families. Social facilities include indoor and outdoor sporting activities, quizzes, excursions to places of educational interest.
