Level 1 Foundation English ESOL

This subject may be offered at more than one Southern Consortium school site. The teaching of this subject may be at any one of the sites listed below.

The information on this webpage is a guide only. Topics, units and course content may vary from those listed below.

Level 1 Foundation English ESOL @DP

(ESOL) English for speaker of other languages.

ESOL Course The ESOL course is aimed at 16+ students who have no or very little English. The course is based on skills for life and is taught towards the Cambridge Certificate. 

The students learn all the language arts:

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Listening
  • Speaking

It is a one year course that involves ten periods a week. The students are offered additional GCSE maths.

At the end of the year the students are entered for the Cambridge exam, this then progresses to Level 1 and BTEC National courses.

Requirements are a good attendance record.