The new college year has not quite begun, yet our Cambridge campus is already coming to life. Each August, international students arrive to join our pre-sessional programme, a head start that helps them settle in, sharpen their English and feel at home long before the autumn term begins. To everyone arriving this week, a very warm welcome to Cardiff Sixth Form College.
A warm welcome to Cambridge
Arriving in a new country is a big step, and we want it to feel like an exciting one. Our team is on hand from the moment students land, with a complimentary airport pick-up and a friendly face to help them find their way. From the very first day, new arrivals are looked after by experienced staff who understand exactly what it is like to travel far from home to study in the UK.
Our Cambridge campus offers a calm, supportive setting in which to begin. Students move into safe, comfortable accommodation, meet others who have arrived early, and start to build the friendships that make college life so rewarding.
What the pre-sessional programme offers
The pre-sessional programme is designed to give international students a genuine head start. In the weeks before term, students focus on developing their academic English, building the study skills that UK teaching relies on, catching up with any subject information they have missed and growing familiar with the way lessons are taught here. It is a chance to arrive ready, confident and one step ahead.
Just as importantly, the programme helps students settle in socially. By the time the wider college returns for the autumn term, our pre-sessional students already know their way around, have made friends are more confident academically and feel part of the community.
Settling into boarding life
For many students, this is their first experience of boarding, and it quickly becomes one of the best parts of college life. Our boarding houses are warm and welcoming, with house staff available around the clock to make sure every student feels safe and at home. Living alongside young people from all over the world, new arrivals find a ready-made community from day one.
The Cambridge advantage
There is nowhere quite like Cambridge in which to begin a UK education. As one of the world’s most famous university cities, it is a place of ideas, history and inspiration, and studying here is both a privilege and a motivation. Our Cambridge campus gives students the perfect environment in which to aim high from the very start.
Here for every step
Beginning college abroad takes courage, and we never take for granted the trust that families around the world place in us. From academic guidance to pastoral care, our team is dedicated to helping every student thrive, and the pre-sessional programme is simply the first chapter of that support.
To all our students arriving in Cambridge this August, welcome. This is the beginning of an exciting journey, and we cannot wait to see all that you achieve. If you would like to learn more about joining Cardiff Sixth Form College, explore our Cambridge campus and get in touch with our admissions team at any time.
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