Development of Assessment

Assessments are an essential part of your learning journey, designed to support your progress and build your confidence in using English. We focus on all key CEFR skills – listening, reading, writing, and speaking – providing a balanced approach to language learning. This ensures students develop well-rounded proficiency while identifying areas for improvement.

Our assessment method is low stakes, meaning the focus is on your learning and growth rather than pressure. By emphasising participation and feedback, we create a motivating environment where you feel empowered to take ownership of your learning.

Students are initially assessed pre-arrival to determine their proficiency level through are online assessment which is aligned with the CEFR.

Our students are then assessed through our formative and summative assessment systems which ensure validity, reliability, and fairness in evaluating student performance across language skills.

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment is an ongoing process that helps measure students’ progress and provide constructive feedback throughout their stay. It includes classroom observations, interactive activities, quizzes, and weekly projects. Other examples of formative assessment would be learners’ engagement in activities and learners’ ability to overcome language obstacles. These are recorded and used as a basis for comments on regarding assessment on our students exit report.

Summative Assessment

Summative assessments are conducted at the end of each week to measure the students’ learning based on the core course book unit they have studied. These tests are standardised to ensure consistency and fairness and are listed in the students’ syllabus to help them prepare effectively.