Plymouth College, CENTRE HANDBOOK 2016

UK Language Courses

CENTRE HANDBOOK 2016 Thank you very much for your interest in our Plymouth, Plymouth College. We hope you find everything you need in the following pages but if you have any questions or specific requests then please get in touch with us at Head Office on +44 (0)1244 577995 / fax +44 (0)1244 579136).

We look forward to a successful summer 2016 at Plymouth College.

SUMMARY

PLYMOUTH AMAZING CITY COLLEGE, CENTRE LOCATION PLYMOUTH, PL4 6RN

SWIMMING POOL EXCELLENT SPORTS FACILITIES

BOARDING SCHOOL DANCE

DRAMA TENNIS

ADVANCED ENGLISH (MASTERS)

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CENTRE DESCRIPTION Plymouth College is one of the South West’s leading independent schools and is based in the bustling historic maritime city of Plymouth. It is a closed urban campus 22 minutes’ walk from the city centre. It is a closed site with high security. CCTV on campus, the buildings have coded doors for access, and an on-site duty officer available 24/7.

There are a total of 142 beds in 5 separate houses. In each house there is a common room and at least 1 kitchen that can be accessed. On campus there are grass areas where students can take part in sports and activities.

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LOCATION PLYMOUTH COLLEGE, PLYMOUTH, PL4 6RN Telephone Number - +44 (0)1752 505100 City centre location- Plymouth, Population- 256, 400 Distance to town centre- 1.0 Miles (22 minutes’ walk) Plymouth’s close proximity to Dartmoor National Park, magnificent countryside and the coastal landscapes of Devon and makes it the perfect destination for groups wanting to enjoy the beauty of the south coast.

Nearest Post Office - Mutley Plain, Seaton Ave, Plymouth, PL4 6LL (0.2 miles / 4 minutes’ walk) Nearest ATM - Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6LP (0.2 miles / 3 minutes’ walk) Nearest Chemist - Boots Chemist, 59 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JH (0.4 miles / 7 minutes’ walk)

Nearest Hospital / Doctors - Mount Gould Hospital, Mount Gould Road Plymouth, PL4 7QD (1.4 miles)

Hyde Park Surgery, 2 Hyde Park Road, Mutley Plymouth, Devon PL3 4RJ Telephone – 01752 224437 (0.5 miles / 3 minutes’ walk)

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Nearest Dentist - Mainstone Dental Centre, 312 Colwill Road, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8RP Telephone – 0844 8401672 (3.8 miles)

Note- If a student is ill and requires a doctor, then a group leader and a UKLC staff member will take the student to the NHS medical centre at Mount Gould Hospital. The student will be required to fill out a temporary patient form and will be seen on the same day.

Nearest Bus Stops - Turn right out of the school and they are approx. 150 meters away. There are frequent busses that run to the and neighbouring towns.

Nearest Train Stations - Plymouth Railway Station, North Road, Plymouth, PL4 6AB (0.6 miles / 13 minutes’ walk) There are frequent trains to Leeds and London.

Local Taxi Companies - Need-A-Cab – 01752 666222 Tower Cabs Ltd – 01752 252525

Local Coffee Shops - Yay! Koffee A perfect choice for breakfast, a lunch time sandwich or baked potato. Address: 40 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LE Walking distance from Plymouth College: 420ft (2 minutes’ walk)

Goodbody’s The place to enjoy a Great British Fry Up. Also with British Pub Classics, Steaks & Grills, Burgers & sandwiches on offer 24 hours a day. Address: 49 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JG Walking distance from Plymouth College: 0.3 miles (6 minutes’ walk)

Local Restaurants - Fortescue Hotel A local pub restaurant offering a great range of traditional meals and Sunday roasts. Address: 37 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JQ Walking distance from Plymouth College: 0.3 miles (5 minutes’ walk)

Positano An Italian restaurant serving great food and wines. Address: 36-38 Mayflower St, Plymouth PL1 1QX Walking distance from Plymouth College: 0.9 miles (18 minutes’ walk)

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Perillas Fish & Chips A classic fish ‘n’ chip shop with a sit-down restaurant. Address: 1A Ford Park, Plymouth, PL4 6QY Walking distance from Plymouth College: 1.1 miles (24 minutes’ walk)

ACCOMMODATION Description- The college has five residential houses with single, twin, triple and quad rooms and shared shower and toilet facilities. Each house has its own common room and at least one kitchen. The houses are called Mannamead, Thompson, Colson, Rovilee, The Haven.

Mannamead has a total of 54 beds made up of 3 single rooms, 13 twins, 5 triples and 1 quad room. There are shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There are 2 kitchens and 5 common rooms in this house.

Thompson has a total of 9 beds made up of 9 single rooms with shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There is 1 kitchen and 1 common room in this house.

Colson has a total of 59 beds made up of 13 single rooms, 11 twins, 3 triples and 2 quad rooms. There are shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There are 2 kitchens and 8 common rooms in this house.

Rovilee has a total of 8 beds made up of 2 single rooms and 3 twin rooms. There are shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There is 1 kitchen and 1 common room in this house.

The Haven has a total of 12 beds made up of 4 single rooms and 4 twin rooms. There are shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There is 1 kitchen and 1 common room in this house.

All bedding is provided but students need to bring their own towels.

Room Allocation- We divide the students up according to their age, sex and group. We take into consideration any specific requests, i.e. friends who want to share. Group leaders will stay in the same house as their students. Room allocation is normally done on arrival. If you would like any further information on this, please contact us.

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UKLC STATISTICS

Average Nationality Mix Plymouth 2014 - 2015

Italian Russian French

Acerage Age Range Plymouth 2014 - 2015

9 Years Old 10 Years Old 11 Years Old 12 Years Old 13 Years Old 14 Years Old 15 Years Old 16 Years Old

HOUSEKEEPING A Full clean will take place once a week along with a bedding change. Daily Bedroom and bathroom checks will take place 5 times a week. There is a weekly laundry service provided on a weekday. Deposits- We will ask each student for a deposit of €25/£25 on arrival. We will check their rooms before they arrive and before they leave, and return the money if everything is in order. If there is damage to the houses and nobody owns up, we will ask everyone in the house to share the cost. The Centre manager will have access to a safe if it is required.

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MEALS When the students are on campus they will eat their meals in the dining hall on site. When they are out on excursions, they will be provided with packed lunches.

There is the option of having a cooked breakfast every day.

Meal times- Breakfast: 8:00 until 8:45 Lunch: 12:30 until 13:30 Dinner: 18:30 until 19:30

If we are aware in advance, we can advise the catering staff of any dietary requirements and the canteen staff can cater to these.

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Plymouth College Sample Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Breakfast Selection of Cereals, Selection of Cereals, Selection of Cereals, Selection of Cereals, Selection of Cereals, Selection of Cereals, Selection of Cereals, Homemade Yoghurt, Fresh Homemade Yoghurt, Homemade Yoghurt, Fresh Homemade Yoghurt, Homemade Yoghurt, Homemade Yoghurt, Homemade Yoghurt, Fruit Platters, Pastries, Toast Fresh Fruit Platters, Fruit Platters, Pastries, Fresh Fruit Platters, Fresh Fruit Platters, Fresh Fruit Platters, Fresh Fruit Platters, & Preserves Pastries, Toast & Toast & Preserves Pastries, Toast & Pastries, Toast & Pastries, Toast & Pastries, Toast & Preserves Preserves Preserves Preserves Preserves

Full English Breakfast Full English Breakfast Full English Breakfast Full English Breakfast Full English Breakfast Full English Breakfast Full English Breakfast Lunch Breaded Fish Fillets Chicken Breast Goujons Pizza Slices Burger in a Bun Italian Style Lasagne Crofters Cottage Pie Poached Hoki Fillets *(V) Vegetarian option Or Or (Chicken, Beef or spicy Or Or with Onion Sauce available Mediterranean Vegetable Goats Cheese Filo Tarts Chips Vegetable) Homemade Quorn and Cheddar and Pepper Or Pasta Grilled Tomatoes Vegetable Pie Frittata Mixed Bean Lasagne Roast New Potatoes Garlic Mushrooms Chips New Potatoes with butter Roasted Tomatoes Mixed Salad Bowls Coleslaw Boiled New New or Jacket Potatoes Lyonnaise Potatoes Garden Peas Corn on the Cob Breads & Dressings Mixed Salad Potatoes Stir Fried Leek with Mange Tout with Baby Mixed Salad Bowls Various Salad Bowls Garden Peas Courgette Corn Bread & Dressings French Stick Slices and Mixed Salad Bowls Mixed Salad Bowls Mixed Salad Bowls Dressings Breads & Dressings Breads & Dressings Breads & Dressings Pudding Selection of Cold Sweets Rice Pudding and Jam Selection of Cold Sweets Selection of Cold Sweets Selection of Cold Selection of Cold Sweets Selection of Cold Traditional Flapjack Sauce Choux Buns Lemon Tart Sweets Fresh Cream Trifle Sweets Iced Chocolate Chocolate Shortbread Coconut Cookies Doughnuts Cheese & Biscuits Fresh Fruit Dinner Roast Beef with Yorkshire Hunters Chicken Beef Chilli Chicken Pasta Bake Beer Battered Cod Roast Chicken Bbq Supper *(V) Vegetarian option Pudding Or Or Or Or Or Chicken Breast available Or Macaroni cheese Mexican Vegetable Pasta Provencale Leek and mushroom Butternut Squash Salmon Parcel Southern Fried Quorn Enchiladas Taglietelle Risotto Beef Burgers Escalope Oven Baked Potato Baked Cheese Potatoes Wedges Boiled Rice Roasted Mediterranean Sauté Potatoes Dauphinoise Potatoes Jacket Potatoes Traditional Roast Potatoes Cauliflower and Broccoli Various Salad Bowls Chunky Vegetables Butter Tossed Cauliflower Mornay Mixed Salad Cauliflower Mornay Homemade Bread Tortilla Crisps and Dips Sweetcorn Coleslaw Broccoli Florets Various Salad Bowls, Various Salad Bowls Various Salad Bowls Various Salad Bowls, Various Salad Bowls Mozzarella Bread, Breads, Dressings Herb & Olive Bread, French Stick Slices, Dressings & Dressings Dressings Dressings Pudding Rice Pudding & Jam Sauce Dairy Cream Sponge Fruit Crumble & Custard Rhubarb Crumble & Bakewell Tart & Apple Cake and Custard Chocolate Gateau Mixed Doughnuts Slice Ice-cream Tubs Custard Custard Jam Doughnuts Cheese & Biscuits Cheese & Biscuits Cheese & Biscuits Cheese & Biscuits Arctic Roll Cheese & Biscuits Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit

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TECHNOLOGY Wifi/ Internet access- Wifi is available campus wide and is password protected. We normally only give this password out to group leaders / adults. Being a College the internet access is firewalled as per the College regulations. However, it is at the group leader’s discretion whether they give these details to their students.Wifi will be switched off between 24:00 and 07:00.

There is an internet café on campus and you will have access to this 2-3 times per week on a timetabled basis.

There are no public phones on site. The nearest are located outside of the Manneamed pub, 61-63 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6JH (0.2 miles / 4 minutes’ walk).

GENERAL TEACHING At UKLC we know how important it is for each individual student to find their own path in language learning. Thanks to our long experience in this sector we provide a wide range of methods that are able to engage our students effectively, by stimulating their motivation.

According to their age and needs, students’ motivation must be triggered differently, and this is why we have designed a tailored programme that will satisfy all students who study with us, from the young learners who want to have fun playing in English, to the most expert users who want to prepare for an exam or to apply for a university here in the UK. This programme is called You Can Learn 4, or as we like to call it UKL4.

To support this, UKLC also offer optional Conversation Clubs in the evenings, as well as “Off to See Grammar” and sessions on “Funetics and Funology”. UKLC also offers CLIL lessons on request.

UKL4 FUN This is the programme dedicated to our young learners, and it is designed especially to trigger motivation in children aged 8-10. Our UKL4 FUN lessons are highly communicative, and they offer a wide range of tailored material and activities that make games into lessons and lessons into games. Children will be guided through the English language and culture by some very special teachers, who might just have come out of a fairy tale book.

Age: 8-10 Keyword: FUN Sample activities/lessons: The Mad Tea Party, The Lost Slipper, Olaf’s Holiday, Inside Out. CEFR: A1/A2

UKL4 CONNECTION This is the programme dedicated to our junior learners (11-14) and it aims at increasing the students’ motivation to use English in order to connect with other people. Our UKL4 CONNECTION lessons are very interactive and use a variety of methods and media to encourage students to

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establish a connection, not only with their peers, but also with the English language and British culture.

Age: 11-14 Keyword: CONNECT Sample activities/lessons: Real-life Facebook, Kill Your Teacher, Crazy Inventions, Dragons’ Den CEFR: A1 > B1

UKL4 ACTION Our UKL4 ACTION programme is designed especially for teenagers who want to use their English and activate what they know. This does not mean that students will not learn anything new, on the contrary, they will be pushed out of their comfort zone in order to enhance their abilities and to get their English into some real action. These lessons are highly multimedial and make use of a wide range of authentic materials.

Age: 15-17 Keyword: ACTION Sample activities/lessons: He Had It Coming, Catch Me If You Can, We Will Rock You CEFR: A1 > B2

UKL4 MASTERS We know how good some of our students’ English is, and we are ready for it. We have designed a brand new programme that explores the English language in depth: UKL4 MASTERS. In these lessons you will be looking at different aspects of the English language from a more technical point of view, concentrating of structures, phonology, idiomatic expressions, linguistic features and more. This programme aims at empowering our students’ skills thanks to a thorough work on all language systems (grammar, phonology, lexis, discourse) as well as to take an exam in English (PET, FCE, TOEFL, IELTS).

Age: 15-17 Keyword: EXAMS Sample activities/lessons: Academic reading/writing, Presentations, Discourse, Complex Grammar CEFR: B1 > C2

Placement tests - We offer classes at four levels from Elementary to Upper Intermediate. Students are given a placement test on their first day of classes to ensure they are placed at the correct level. Once the tests have been marked students won’t be told their score unless they specifically ask for it but will be placed into a class from level from A1-C1 based on these results.

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If students are not happy with their level, they can speak with the course director who can decide if it is necessary for the student to change levels.

We always try to split groups into different classes to mix nationalities but this does depend on their levels and the numbers of students that we have on site. We will provide all course materials, including an exercise book and a pen.

SECURITY There is CCTV coverage on campus and on site duty officer available 24/7. Emergency contacts - During your stay each student will be given a wrist band upon arrival, this will have the following emergency telephone number printed on it: 00 44 1244 567695. If you need to contact the centre in the event of an emergency please call this number and follow the options for the relevant centre, this will then put you through to the person on duty. Certain basic guidelines are common to all centres and all students. You should advise them to:

 Never to go off alone!  Always make sure that you know where they are!  Never to leave the residence without permission in the evening!  Always make sure they have understood when and where the meeting point is whilst out on excursions!  Always wear their Identification Lanyard and their UKLC wristband!

And remind them:  That there is a 24hour emergency telephone number on the wristband (0044 1244 567695) and that the number for the emergency services (Ambulance/Police/Fire) in is 999, or the single emergency number for the EU including the UK is 112 or they can call 101 to report a crime where you do not need an emergency response  That the police are there to help and protect and can be asked for assistance!  Never to respond to someone if they feel threatened, simply walk away!  To give you their money to put in the safe and never to carry large amounts of cash around  To be careful crossing the road. Remember that in the UK we drive on the left!!  If they are ill or need a doctor, to tell you or a member of UKLC staff immediately!  To keep all windows closed when not in their bedrooms!

Insurance and valuables – It is suggested that students try to avoid bringing very expensive items with them. If they are bringing valuables with them, it essential that they have sufficient insurance to cover any loss of damage as neither the centre nor the company can be held responsible if anything goes missing.

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PROGRAMME These are summaries of UKLC programmes for Summer 2016 at Plymouth College (based on minimum numbers); English Plus Multi-Activity 15 hours of English and a minimum of 1 Full Day and 1 Half Day excursion with remaining sessions on fully coached multi-activity and sports instruction. For ages 11-17.

“English Plus” Dance, Drama, Tennis 15 hours of English and 12 hours per week of specialist instruction. 1 Full Day and 1 Half Day excursion per week (with their group where relevant). For ages 11-17.

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PROGRAMME FACILITIES AND USE A typical day for students - Sports Facilities on site 08:00 – 08:45 – Breakfast  Sportshall (4 badminton courts, 2 09:00 – 10:30 – Lesson 1 basketball courts, 5 a-side football, 10:30 – 11:00 – Break indoor hockey)  Astroturf Pitch (3 tennis courts, 1 11:00 – 12:30 – Lesson 2 football pitch, 1 hockey pitch) 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch  1 x marked grass football pitches including goals 14:00 – 17:00 – Afternoon Activities  1 x marked grass volleyball pitch 18:30 – 19:30 – Dinner  1 x marked grass rounders pitch 20:00 – 22:00 – Evening Activities  Swimming pool 22:00 – Bedtime! Drama will be held in the Meade King Hall and dance lessons in the old gymnasium. Tennis

lessons will be held on the tennis courts.

Evening entertainment - The UK Language Course staff plan fantastic activities to make sure the students enjoy their evenings: Discos, Quizzes, Fashion shows, Blind Date, Sports tournaments etc. We ask Group Leaders to encourage students to participate as much as possible and to communicate any special ideas or requests from students.

Here are a few brief descriptions of just some of our activities for students to join in on.

Around the World Around the World consists of a number of activity stations. Each activity station represents a country and will involve an activity (related to the given country). All students will be split into groups and be given a set time for each station. They will move around each station until all stations have been completed.

Oscars Night Oscars Night involves students watching a number of scenes from selected films in which they will have chance to re-enact the selected scene. Creating their own script & costumes (out of trash). Oscars will be awarded at the end of the evening after each group has re-enacted their scene.

Speed Dating Speed dating enables students from mixed nationalities to socialise and get to know each other whilst improving their spoken English. Students will have a short period of time to have a conversation on their interests, hobbies etc. Once the given time is up they will move to another student and begin the same process again.

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Talent Show Talent Show enables students to perform talents of singing, dancing, acrobatics, acting, playing an instrument or other activities to showcase skills.

Trashion Show Trashion Show consists of students designing, creating and modelling two outfits out of trash which relates to their given theme.

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