Interstudies School Select Programme 2016/17

InterStudies School Select Programme 2016/17

Introduction The School Select Programme allows students to choose which school in either England or Ireland they would like to be placed in.

Having decided on their programme country, students should select 3 schools from the InterStudies School Select list, in order of preference. Students will be placed (according to availability) in one of their selected choices from the school list.

Although every care is taken in order to fulfil the student’s request, please note that schools may run out of places, particularly in case of a late application, so the choice cannot be guaranteed. In the unlikely event of all 3 schools requested being full, the student will be offered the choice of a different school from the above list or a place on the regular InterStudies programme.

Included in the programme  School placement  Host family accommodation (full‐board)  Optional accommodation during school holidays (excluding the summer break)  local support  24 hour emergency line  Airport pick‐up and drop‐off (at beginning and end of stay only)  Orientation Meeting after arrival  Progress reports  Optional tours

Students cannot take time off during school time, but will be allowed to return home during school holidays, providing they supply a signed Travel Release form in advance.

Application Criteria Students must apply for a full academic year. Applicants must have strong academic ability –A grade results are expected, with the odd B being acceptable. Applicants must be aged 16 to 18 at the start of the academic year (1st September). They must also have a high level of English and demonstrate good health, mentally as well as physically.

Application deadline: 1st May.

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Bedfordshire Bedford Academy

Bedford Academy has recently expanded and moved into its new state of the art facility. The Academy offers a high level of education with wide range of subjects and particular strengths in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and maths). The academy aims to provide an inspiring and safe learning environment that combines with countless enrichment activities to help young people achieve their full potential.

Size: 743 pupils / Sixth Form: 142 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Bristol Downend School

Situated in the historic city of Bristol the school provides a nurturing yet academically challenging environment for its students to not only learn in, but also to develop themselves as young people. This is achieved through its focus on academic achievement, combined with many opportunities to take part in the local community. All of this means that Downend School helps to prepare students for the challenges that lay ahead, in whatever path they choose to take.

Size: 1371 pupils, Sixth Form: 174 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Bristol Hanham Woods Academy

Hanham Woods Academy has a successful and expanding Sixth Form with exciting programme of enrichment and extra‐curricular activities. The college is basedintheUK’s8thmostpopularcityofBristol‐ a popular student location rich in history. Facilities at the Hanham Woods include excellent ICT provision, a Performance Hall, aStudio, a Com2munity Dance Hall, a Technology Block, a £2.5m Sports Hall and upgraded post 16 Centre.

Size: 1100 pupils, Sixth Form 160 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Devon Newton Abbot College

Newton Abbott College is based in England’s beautiful South West of the country, 17 miles south of Exeter. Newton Abbott is a classic English market town, with an old fashioned feel but also with modern shops and facilities. The college prides itself in offering students the courses they want to study in a College with a great reputation for supporting them to succeed and has a good selection of facilities and wide range of course available.

Size: 1000 pupils, Sixth Form: 240 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Dorset Avonbourne College

Avonbourne College is situated in the well known English resort of Bournemouth and is equipped with high quality facilities to support and enhance learning. This includes high spec ICT facilities, library, lecture theatres and a new purpose made 6th Form block. Avonbourne has a range of social areas to help students settle and enjoy their time as well as sporting opportunities including access to a gym and a new climbing wall.

Size: 1000 pupils, Sixth Form: 160 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Dorset Budmouth Technology College

Budmouth College is based on the south coast of the UK in Weymouth a popular English seaside resort known for its sailing history. The college ensures that students achieve at the highest levels, in all areas of the curriculum and develop to their full potential as independent learners. They offer a broad range of curriculum choices, linked to the highest quality of teaching, in an inspiring environment.

Size: 1766 pupils, Sixth Form: 473) Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Essex Oaks Park High School Oaks Park High School approx. 12 miles to the east of London. With a new, modern sixth form centre, the school creates an inviting and well equipped space that students are able to use for independent study as well as for socialising over lunch. The school strives to ever increase the opportunities available to its students and ensures that its students receive the highest possible standard of education to feel prepared for the next step.

Size: 1541 pupils, Sixth Form: 322 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Essex Philip Morant College The Philip Morant College in Colchester places a strong emphasis on students achieving the highest possible academic aspirations, along with many opportunities for extra‐curricular activities . The college also prides itself in the excellent relationship students have with their teachers, and expects all students to immerse themselves fully in the life of the school. Philip Morant strives to provide students with the best experiences possible appropriate to their needs .

Size: 1643 pupils, Sixth Form: 234 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Hampshire Oaklands Catholic School

Situated in Waterlooville, not far from the vibrant city of Portsmouth, the school provides an environment that seeks to constantly improve students academic, personal and social development, regardless of the subjects they choose to study. Oaklands prides itself in its smaller teaching groups and caring atmosphere and ensures that all students have the opportunity to go onto greater success whether through university, work or apprenticeships.

Size: 1338 pupils, Sixth Form: 220 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Kent Astor College

Astor College is located in Dover, famous for it’s white cliffs. It is a specialist Arts College which achieves excellent results and many students of Astor College go on to Universities, Colleges of Art and Architecture and Agricultural Colleges. As one of the countries leading arts colleges, the school prides itself on the strength and quality of its sixth form and also offers a wide range of enrichment activities including a young enterprise business scheme.

Size: 1000 pupils, Sixth Form: 200 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Northamptonshire Campion School & Language College Campion School is based in the county of Northamptonshire, approx. 70 miles from London. The sixth form at Campion is an exciting and vibrant place to study which places strong emphasis on their extended curriculum to enhance and support student development. The overwhelming majority of sixth form students go on to study at top universities.

Size: 1400 pupils, Sixth Form: 250 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Nottinghamshire Quarrydale School Quarrydale Academy is located in central England, close to the market town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. The school offers a happy and hard working environment, with high expectations of its students in both learning and behaviour. Their aim is to provide an environment where all students achieve success through the help and encouragement of committed staff. Quarrydale Academy is a warm and friendly place where all individuals are valued.

Size: 1000 pupils, Sixth Form: 110 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Nottinghamshire Brunts Academy

Situated in the Mansfield The Brunts Academy offers a safe and supportive environment for its students. The academy has excellent facilities for both learning as well as enrichment activities. They also have an all weather multi‐ purpose sports field which can be used by the community at evenings and weekends and offers many sporting options. The college offers a wide range of courses and aims to help students achieve their best possible academic results.

Size: 1500 pupils , Sixth Form: 220 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Shropshire The Holy Trinity Academy

The Holy Trinity Academy is situated in Priorslee near Telford, Shropshire and is a new school, aiming to set high standards. The college community is enriched by the presence of students from all faith backgrounds and is proud to offer a special learning community for all their students. The new modern buildings provide excellent sports facilities including a community theater, as well as other state of the art modern facilities.

Size: 900 pupils, Sixth Form: 150 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Shropshire Handsworth Wood Girls’ Handsworth Wood Girls’ College offers a huge range of courses alongside an excellent enrichment program to provide its students with the best sixth form experience possible. One thing that sets the school apart from other institutions is combining the flexibility of college life with the opportunities available at a school. The school excels at supporting its students through their studies while still allowing them the opportunity to grow and develop as individuals.

Size: 790 pupils, Sixth Form: 160 Type: Girls only

Shropshire Joseph Chamberlin Sixth form college Joseph Chamberlin Sixth Form College offers one of the leading sixth form experiences in Birmingham, with its excellent teaching across a range of subjects. The college combines all the advantages of a modern sixth form college in a large, modern city such as Birmingham with a thriving sense of community that gives its students the best of both worlds. Students can also expect a huge range of enrichment activities, both through the college itself and in the city .

Size: 2400 pupils, Sixth Form: 2400 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Shropshire Thomas Adams College

Thomas Adams College offers a perfect balance in terms of educational experience: the range of courses of a college and the personalised learning of a traditional sixth form. The College is a mix of traditional architecture and modern facilities such as purpose built IT suite . They have an excellent reputation both locally and nationally with regard to creative media and performing arts particularly film and music and also have a myriad of sporting opportunities.

Size: 1400 pupils, Sixth Form: 360 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Somerset Weston Sixth Form College

Weston College is officially the top‐performing college in the South West of England. Their fantastic pass rates and exam results, high quality teaching, range of courses, clear progression routes and state‐of‐the‐art facilities enable students to develop skills and create a brighter future for themselves, whether goingontouniversityorintowork.Weston‐Super‐Mare is a charming seaside town not far from Bristol and nearby Cardiff.

Size: 4000 pupils, Sixth Form: 4000 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Surrey Edenham High School Edenham High School is based in the Shirley area of the London Borough of Croydon. The sixth form at Edenham is an exciting place to study, offering a wide range of subjects at A level. Life as a sixth form student at Edenham is both stimulating and challenging. There is a wide range of extra curriculum and leadership responsibilities which provide students with an exceptional basis for University applications.

Size: 1000 pupils, Sixth Form: 80 Type: Mixed (Co Ed)

Surrey Warlingham School Warlingham School is located south of London in the county of Surrey. It has a relaxed, caring and friendly atmosphere while still encouraging the upmost importance of academic success. The sixth form building is newly refurbished, with new facilities including study rooms and ICT suites for use in independent study. The school has a number of exciting extra‐curricular activities, including the Young Enterprise Scheme and Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Size: 1500 pupils, Sixth Form: 315 Type: Mixed (Co‐Ed)

Co Cavan Bailieborough Community School

Bailieborough Community School strives towards, and is committed to, improving the school community by fostering academic and personal development in an inclusive and caring environment, through enhancing the quality of learning. The school regards the needs of every student in the community as being of equal importance. Bailieborough Community School is a welcoming school with a warm and friendly atmosphere throughout.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Cavan St Clare’s College

St Clare’s College caters for 550 students. The school offers a wide range of programmes including an optional Transition Year (TY) . Music is available as an optional subject in almost all curricular programmes but is a mandatory component in TY. The college seeks to provide quality teaching and learning within a caring climate of mutual respect and in accordance with the teachings and values of the Catholic church.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full or part year

Co Cavan Virginia College

The aim of Virginia College is to prepare students for work, for further education and for life. In general The motto of the school is “ Tús Feasa Fiafraí”, meaning knowledge begins with questions. They college expects and encourages the highest academic standards as well as placing a strong emphasis on developing the whole person. This excellent school also provides many extra‐curricular activities.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full or part year

Co Cork Christ King Girls Secondary School

Christ King is an all girls school located in Cork City. Christ King School was founded in 1965. The school has approx. 1000 students and 60 staff. There is a wide range of subjects to choose from including Irish, maths, modern languages, science, business, music, drama and many more. The school also provides a wide range of extra curricular activities such as basketball, athletics, hockey, self defence, choir, orchestra, debate clubs and much more.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full or part year

Co Cork Coláiste Chríost Rí

Coláiste Chríost Rí is an evolving Christian community committed to the ministry of Catholic Education. The school seeks to promote full participation in all aspects of school life, bringing about the balanced development of each person. They pursue academic and sporting excellence within a unique Gaelic culture and tradition. The school tries to maintain a creative balance between preparation for the workplace and the development of the person

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Cork Colaiste Muire

Colaiste Muire is located in Crosshaven near Cork. The school’s name translates "Our Lady Star of the Sea" and reflects the close proximity to the sea. The school offers a wide range of subjects and extra‐curricular activities. They believe that education involves the development of the whole person and their educational service is directed towards the intellectual, emotional, moral, spiritual, aesthetic, physical and vocational development of students in a Christian content.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Cork St. Angela’s College

St. Angela’s College was founded in 1887 at the request of the Bishop of the day, Bishop O’Callaghan, who wanted a day school for girls in the city. St Angela’s College has educated young women in Cork for over 125 years and the Ursuline values, beliefs and ethos makes St Angela’s a special place for students learn. Their new campus opened in September 2013, which nowboasts fantastic new facilities.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full year only

Co Cork Christ King Girls Secondary School

Ursuline Secondary School was founded in 1771 and offers a wide range of subjects. The school strongly encourages participation in extra curricular activities. Students can choose from a variety of activity such as hockey, tennis, drama, music, dance, and debating. Among Ursuline School's excellent facilities are the language room, computer room, multi media room, full size PE hall, and flood lit astro‐turf hockey pitch.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full year only

Dublin Ardscoil La Salle

Ardscoil La Salle was established in 1968. Originally an all‐boys school, it became co‐educational in 1978. The school functions within the Irish Education system, as a Voluntary Catholic Secondary School. It is a school in the De La Salle tradition sharing the mission of human and Christian education. Ardscoil La Salle provides a wide range of activities to help develop the talents of students in various activities including Sports, Clubs, Debating, Drama, Portfolio Club.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Dublin Colaiste Eoin

Coláiste Eoin was established in 1964 by City of Dublin Educational Training Board to provide second level education for young boys in Finglas. Over the years the school developed into a vibrant co‐educational school catering for the educational needs of young people in Finglas and surrounding areas.Coláiste Eoin offer the widest possible selection of activities and sports. Students are regularly given the opportunities to compete in many extra‐curricular competitions including athletics, hockey, swimming and football.

Type: Boys only Caters for: Full or part year

Dublin Mercy College

Mercy College, Coolock, is a voluntary, Catholic secondary school endeavouring to build a Christian community, in an atmosphere of respect for the dignity of all. The staff work to foster the academic and personal development of the students by creating a caring, safe and ordered environment.Extra curricula activities available include basketball, hockey, Gaelic football, hip‐hop dance and the school choir.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Dublin Riversdale Community College

Riversdale Community College moved to its present building in September 1987. The college provides a comprehensive curriculum of academic and practical subjects catering for a wide range of abilities in its student population. The college boasts a wide range of extra curricular activities including cultural and artistic, debating, drama, sport (Gaelic and Soccer), canoeing and hill walking.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Dublin St. David’s

St. David’s, a Catholic school for boys, provides opportunities for every student to achieve his full potential in academic, artistic, social and sporting spheres in an atmosphere that promotes responsibility, tolerance and respect for others. Originally built in 1966, the school building was extensively renovated between 1998 ‐ 2000. Facilities include all weather pitch, full size sports hall. fully equipped weights and exercise room and 2 climbing walls.

Type: Boys only Caters for: Full or part year

Co Galway Presentation College

Presentation college in Tuam accommodates up to 500 girls and offers an all embracing well balanced. They have a caring ethos allowing students to develop a love for learning and helps prepare them for both further education and life. In addition the school also offers a wide range of extra‐curricular Activities that include drama, debating and public speaking, music, IT and sport including volleyball, hockey, badminton, athletics, hockey, gymnastics and dance.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full or part year

Co Galway Salerno Jesus and Mary Secondary School

Salerno Jesus and Mary Secondary School for Girls has an enrolment of over 600 students. Salerno is what it is today because of the excellence of care, teaching and learning that has been part of the fabric of the school community since 1962. The friendly and caring atmosphere of the school encourages and motivates students in developing good interpersonal relationships which promotes self‐esteem, mutual respect and consideration for others.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full year only

Co Galway Seamount College

Seamount College is a voluntary, co‐educational Catholic secondary school under the patronage of the Bishop of Galway. Seamount College is located in the west of Ireland overlooking Kinvara Bay. Our aim is to provide, with the support of parents, a holistic, Christian education in a caring, respectful environment where teaching and learning lead to the development of the full potential of each individual in the school community.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Galway St. Enda’s College

St Enda's College aims to create and maintain an atmosphere within the school in which each student can fulfil his/her potential. As education should be for the whole person, the school is concerned not only with academic success but also with the social, physical and moral development of the individual. Students are encouraged to be respectful, caring and concerned about the needs of others, a sense of responsibility that is reflected in the school's code of behaviour.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Meath Eureka Secondary School

Eureka Secondary School is a Catholic all girls school which aims to provide the highest quality education possible to meet the needs of all students, within the limits of available resources, and within an environment and ethos that promotes Christian values, mutual respect and responsible citizenship. Eureka is currently ranked in the top twenty highest performing schools in Leinster and provides a broad range of extracurricular activities for students.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full year only

Co Meath St Ciarans Community School

St Ciarans Community School originated from the amalgamation of two schools ‐ Christian Brothers Secondary School and Kells Vocational School. St Ciaran’s has excellent facilities in technology, construction, science, engineering, information technology and physical education. The sports ethos of St. Ciarán’s Community School is to make available as many sports as possible for as many students as possible, including Gaelic football, soccer and basketball.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Monaghan St. Macartan’s School

St Macartan’s is a multi‐denominational, democratically administered second level College. Under the tutelage of a widely experienced staff, students participate in a comprehensive course of study incorporating both formal and informal curricular activities designed to challenge, engage, stimulate and promote the physical, intellectual, moral, emotional and spiritual development of the student as they proceed from adolescence to adulthood.

Type: Boys only Caters for: Full or part year

Co Monaghan Castleblayney College

Castleblayney College is a medium sized, multi‐denominational school .Their motto “Saothar le Sonas” or “Working Together in Happiness” encapsulates the ethos of the school's mission statement. The school has an excellent track record in academic achievement across a wide range of subjects as well as a proud record of achievement in sport, music and drama. The school recognises the importance of partnership in helping the students to achieve their potential.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full year only

Co Monaghan Largy college

Largy College in Clones is a new built co‐educational school accommodating approximately 500 students in a modern educational environment. The school is committed to high quality learning, and students can choose from a wide range of subjects including English, Gaelic, maths and natural science. The school also boasts great many leisure activities including a drama group and various sports activities.

Type: Mixed (Co Ed) Caters for: Full or part year

Co Monaghan St Louis Secondary School for Girls

St Louis Secondary School for Girls in Monaghan was established in 1859.They are very proud of consistently excellent exam results and offer a curriculum that is balanced, integrated and stimulating and also offer a wide range of extra curricula activities.Activities include debating, public speaking, drama, several of dance including Irish, Jazz and Ballroom, music concerts, basketball, athletics, badminton and volleyball.

Type: Girls only Caters for: Full year only

Co Monaghan Beech Hill College

Situated in North Monaghan, on the edge of Monaghan town, St. Macartan's College is a post‐primary school for boys. The school offers high quality education, and caters for boys from 12 to 18 years old. St. Macartan's has a long and proud academic tradition with past pupils to be found in every walk of life in Ireland and abroad. St. Macartan's has traditionally offered a wide and varied curriculum.

Type: Boys only Caters for: Full or part year