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Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses

Wellington, Somerset
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Co-ed
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Boarding / term
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Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses is a co-ed boarding and day school in Wellington, Somerset. Our advice on this school is independent and free.

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Co-ed boarding & day
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Ethos
Guardian required
About

About Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses

The story, ethos and character of Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses.

Head
Mr Peter Etherton Director
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — around the school

Etherton Education offers residential academic summer courses for international students coming to study at a British boarding school in the UK. Our Residential Courses are designed to prepare international students for studying in British boarding schools.

They are also suitable for students who just want a 'taste' of British Education. We run two residential courses here in the UK: Pre-A-Level / Pre-IB Course: for students aged 15-17 years. Pre-GCSE Course: for students aged 12-15 years. Our Aims: To help students prepare in every way for their future education at a British boarding school.

To improve student's ability to study and learn in the medium of English and British study skills.
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — school buildings and grounds

To give students an immersion experience by surrounding them with British Student Hosts for 50 hours per week, allowing them to practise social English with friendly native speakers. To explain to students how to be happy and successful at their future schools.

What the school is known for? Our students aim high. They are focused, ambitious and ready to work hard to get places at top schools and universities. Our English for Education academic summer courses prepare students to study in British boarding and day schools for A-Level, IB, GCSE (one or two year courses), National Curriculum or Common Entrance.

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Academics

Academics at Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses

What pupils study at Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — and where it takes them.

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Programmes
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SEN / EAL support
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — sport and fixtures

Subjects on offer include Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, Geography, Business Studies and Economics (taught together), Art and Design, and Psychology. We also offer workshops in Further Maths and Theory of Knowledge (Pre-IB only).

Read more about our Pre-A-Level / Pre-IB Courses on our website HERE Pre-GCSE Course Suitable for students aged 13-15. All students study a compulsory program of English and Drama as well as the 8 other main GCSE subjects: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business Studies, Art, History and Geography.

Programmes offered

GCSEA levelIB DiplomaFoundationIntensive English

Where our leavers go

Schools which our pupils have joined over the last few years include: Abbey DLD College Cambridge • Abbotsholme School • Abingdon School • Ackworth School • ACS Cobham • Ardingly College • Adcote School for Girls • Ashford School • Ashville College • Badminton School • Barnard Castle School • Battle Abbey School • Bedales • Bedford School • Bede's School • Bedstone College • Beechwood Sacred Heart School • Berkhamsted School • Bethany School • Bishop's Stortford School • Bloxham School • Blundell's School • Bootham School • Boundary Oak School • Bosworth Independent College • Box Hill School • Bredon School • Brentwood School • Brockenhurst College • Bromsgrove School • Bruton School for Girls • Bryanston School • Buckswood School • Burgess Hill Girls School • Cambridge Tutor's College • Caterham School • CATS College • Chase Grammar School • Chelsea Independent College • Cheltenham College • Cheltenham College Preparatory School • Chigwell School • Christ College Brecon • Christ's Hospital School • Clifton College • Clifton High School • Cothill House • Copthorne Preparatory School • Cranleigh School • Croydon High School • Copthorne Preparatory School • Culford School • Dauntsey's School • Dean Close Preparatory School • Dean Close School • Denstone College • DLD College London • Dollar Academy • D'Overbroecks • Dover College • Downside School • Dulwich College • Durham School • Earlscliffe • Ellesmere College • Farringtons School • Fettes College • Fulneck School • Glenalmond College • Godolphin School • Gordonstoun • Gresham's School • Haileybury • Handcross Park School • Harrogate Ladies College • Headington School • Hereford Cathedral School • Hockerill School • Hurtwood House • Hymers College • Ipswich School • Kent College Canterbury • Kent College, Pembury • Kent School Worthing • King Edward VI School • King Edward's Witley • Kingham Hill School • King's, Canterbury International College • King's College Taunton • King's Ely • King's Rochester • Kingsley School • Kingsley School, Bideford • Kingswood School • Lancing College • Leighton Park School • Leweston School • Lime House School • Lincoln Minster School • Lomond School • Lord Wandsworth College • Loretto School • Loughborough Grammar School • Luckley House School • Lucton School • LVS Ascot • Malvern College Prep • Malvern St James Girls' School • Mayfield School • Merchiston Castle School • Mill Hill School • Milton Abbey School • Monkton Combe School • Monmouth School for Boys • Mount Kelly • Mount St Mary's • New Hall School • Norwich School • Oakham School • Ockbrook School • Oundle School • Pangbourne College • Papplewick School • PHC College, Hitchin • Pocklington School • Plymouth College • Prior Park College • Prior's Field School •Queen Anne's School Caversham • Queen Ethelburga's • Queen Margaret's School York • Queen's College Taunton • Queenswood School • Ratcliffe College • Rendcomb College • Repton School • Rishworth School • Roedean School • Roedean Moira House School • Rossall School • Royal Hospital School • Royal Russell School • Rugby School • Rydal Penrhos School • Ryde School • Rye St Anthony • Sedbergh School • Sevenoaks School • Sherborne International College• Shiplake College • Shrewsbury School • Sidcot School • Stamford Endowed Schools • St Anthony's Prep School • St Catherine's School, Bramley • St Clare's Oxford • St Edmund's College, Ware • St Edmund's School • St Francis College Letchworth • St George's School Ascot • St John's College Southsea • St John's International School Exeter • St Lawrence College • St Leonard's Fife • St John's Senior School • St Margaret's School Bushey • St Mary's School Cambridge • Stonar School • Stonyhurst College • Stover School • Strathallan School • St Teresa's School Effingham • Sutton Valence School • Taunton International School • Tettenhall College • The King's School Canterbury • The Leys School • The Mount School York • The Park School • The Royal High School Bath • The Royal Masonic School for Girls • The Royal School Haslemere • The Royal School Wolverhampton • Thornton College • Trent College • Trinity School Teignmouth • Truro High School • Truro School • Warminster School • Warwick School • Wellington School • Wells Cathedral School • West Buckland School • Westonbirt School • Woldingham School • Woodbridge School • Woodhouse Grove School • Worksop College & Ranby House • Wrekin College • Wycliffe College •

Figures are indicative — contact us for the latest results.

Boarding

Boarding at Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses

Day-to-day boarding life and pastoral care at Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses.

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — pupils in their boarding house

Participating in Etherton Education courses gives a very authentic introduction to boarding in British schools. Students are housed in single-sex accommodation on the school campus, and are looked after by House Parents. The role of our House Parents is to ensure the welfare of all students in their care each summer.

Everyone at Etherton Education takes pride in our pastoral care, our staffing ratio throughout the summer rarely exceeds three students to one member of staff. All bedding is provided, but students do need to bring their own (named) towels and personal toiletries.

Pastoral care

A genuine home away from home

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — everyday boarding life

Our boarding house accommodation is an excellent preparation for life in a British Boarding school. The environment is supportive, disciplined and busy. Our House Parents are experienced, caring people who look after the welfare and happiness of the students in their care.

The host school campus is located in a rural environment. Girls and boys live in separate accommodation to the teaching buildings. Most of the rooms are twins but there are some larger multi-bedded rooms usually allocated to younger students.

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We can arrange trusted UK guardianship for international families.

Admissions

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses admissions

How children join Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses, and how we make it simple.

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Tell us about your child

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We shortlist & introduce

We match you to the right schools and make the introductions to their admissions teams.

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Assessment, offer & enrolment

We guide you through entrance assessments and interviews, and handle visas and guardianship if needed.

What you'll typically need

  • Recent school reports or transcript
  • Passport copy
  • English-language evidence (if applicable)
  • Completed registration form
  • A reference from the current school
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — around the school

Courses operate during July and August for stays of between 2 and 8 weeks Please contact our Admissions Team on: info@ethertoneducation. com We look forward to hearing from you. Special notes to agents about entry to the school Please contact our Admissions Team, for full details of the commission we offer our agents and for an agency agreement to work with Etherton Education.

If you have any questions about any of our courses please do not hesitate to contact us, we would love to hear from you on: info@ethertoneducation. com Application procedure and entrance tests To apply for an Etherton Education Summer Course, we require our Application Pack completed in full, with a parental signature, sent to us along with a good quality, colour copy of the student's passport.

As your advisors we manage the application end-to-end at no cost.

Fees

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses fees & funding

What Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses costs, what's included, and how we help with funding.

On request
Boarding / term
Guardian required
Available
Scholarships & bursaries

What termly boarding fees include

  • Tuition
  • Boarding accommodation
  • All meals
  • Pastoral & house care
  • Most academic materials

Funding & scholarships

Registration deposits, EAL tuition, uniform and trips are usually charged separately. Many schools offer academic, sport, music and art scholarships plus means-tested bursaries — ask us and we'll send a full, current breakdown for Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses.

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — school buildings and grounds

Fees change year to year and by entry point. As your independent advisors we hold up-to-date figures and can compare Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses against similar schools so you know exactly what to budget.

Figures shown are the latest we hold — we'll confirm current fees on enquiry.

Location

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses location & travel

Where Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses is, and how to get there.

Wellington
Location
Setting
Somerset
Region
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — campus and grounds

Travel details Address Head Office (please note that our Summer School is NOT located here):, Marlands, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9QU, England Airport transfer Etherton Education provides complimentary arrival and departure transfers from / to London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, at specified times, ONLY on the first and last day of our published course - terms and conditions apply.

Please contact our admissions office on info@ethertoneducation. com for more information. Telephone +44 (0)1823 672388 Website https://www. ethertoneducation. com Most convenient airports Airport Distance (miles) Drive time (minutes) 1. London Heathrow 170 180 2.

FAQs

Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses — frequently asked questions

Where is Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses?
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses is located in Wellington, Somerset, England. The full address is Head Office (please note that our Summer School is NOT located here): Marlands, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset TA21 9QU.
Is Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses co-educational?
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses is a co-ed boarding and day school.
What qualifications does Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses offer?
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses prepares pupils for GCSE and A-level examinations, with strong EAL support for international students.
How do I apply to Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses?
Applications to Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses run through its admissions team. As your advisors we handle the introduction, paperwork and references for you — at no cost.
Does Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses accept international students?
Yes — Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses welcomes international boarders. We guide families through entry assessments, English requirements, guardianship and visas.
What's included in Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses's fees?
Termly boarding fees usually cover tuition, accommodation and meals. Registration fees, deposits, uniform, EAL support and some activities are charged separately — we'll send you a full breakdown.
Are scholarships or bursaries available?
Many UK boarding schools offer academic, sport, music and art scholarships, plus means-tested bursaries. Ask us and we'll check what Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses currently offers.
Where exactly is Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses?
Etherton Education - Academic Residential Summer Courses is in Wellington, Somerset. Address: Head Office (please note that our Summer School is NOT located here): Marlands, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset TA21 9QU.
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