The Octorial Cambridge Preparation Course

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We offer Cambridge First (FCE), Cambridge Advanced (CAE), and Cambridge Proficiency (CPE). All students must sit a pre-test before they enrol to ensure they are ready to sit the exam. This allows the Academic Manger to see where students are making mistakes, and how best to support them during the course. Morning classes focus on developing language awareness, accuracy, and confidence in speaking. Afternoon classes focus specifically on Cambridge exam skills, strategies, and timed practice. Basil Paterson College students can then take their final exam in a familiar environment.

The course is intensive, and students should expect a lot of homework, both in the evenings and weekends.

The exam test centre is onsite and exams can be booked through our website.

The course follows the same structure as the Octorial programme in the morning. The afternoon classes are as follows:

Exam Strategies + Skills, ten hours per week:
This class looks at the format, requirements, and assessment criteria of the Cambridge Exam. Each afternoon the students will focus on strategies for the different parts of the exam along with language work, including vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary for the exam. The teacher will make sure the students know what is required and what to expect on exam day. They will recommend strategies to help students succeed in the different parts of the exam and set homework to allow students to consolidate what they have learned.
The second hour in the afternoon is dedicated to timed exam practice, followed by self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher feedback. This class allows students to apply the strategies discussed in the previous class, develop skills for success under exam conditions, evaluate their own work, and develop effective self-study techniques.