Churchill House has specialised in examination courses for over 30 years and knows exactly what is required to ensure our students pass their exams. This is why we have a first-class record of academic achievement.

The University of Cambridge Examinations are recognised worldwide. Churchill House is a Cambridge Exam Centre so you can sit the exams here in Ramsgate. Our Cambridge Examination Courses: FCE, CAE and Proficiency are 25 hours per week. They are run completely independently of other courses which means you are studying all day only with students taking the same examination as yourself.

(Some of our other examination courses can be taken as Electives if you are doing an Intensive Course with General English in the morning, e.g. the The TOEFL ® test , The TOEIC ® test and IELTS tests and the LCCI English for Tourism and English for Business examinations.)

Cambridge First Certificate

The most popular Cambridge Examination, this tests English at a Higher Intermediate level. The examinations are held three times a year in March, June and December. Churchill House runs a 9 or 10 week course starting in January then 11 or 12 week courses starting in March and September. We also offer a 12 or 13 week First Certificate Preparation Course during the summer time for those who require the intense Exam preparation we can offer but who wish to take the exam in their own country or at a later date.

Cambridge Advanced

The Certificate in Advanced English offers a high-level qualification to those students who wish to use English in their jobs and whose level is in between First Certificate and Proficiency. The emphasis of the exam is very much directed towards real-world tasks so that you develop those language skills that are most useful to you in your work. Churchill House runs courses twice a year. Our Cambridge Advanced courses are highly successful, backed by the professional expertise that we have applied to our other Cambridge courses in the last 20 years.

Cambridge Proficiency

The Proficiency is the highest non-specialist Cambridge Examination and is the English language qualification most widely accepted by British Universities. In a number of countries a pass at Proficiency level qualifies you to teach English in the school system.

Cambridge Lead Up Courses:
First Certificate and Advanced

The Lead Up Courses are specially designed to improve your English to the level required to join the main Cambridge examination courses. They are available as part of the Elective system (see Main and Intensive Courses) and consist of 4 weeks x 15 hours General English plus a 5 hours per week elective course specialising in the exam skills necessary to achieve success in the examination course itself.