Our courses

Find out more about our:

• Academic courses (A-level, GCSE, International Baccalaureate and more...)
• Creative courses (Art, Graphic Design, Fashion, Illustration, Drama, Music and more...)
• English Language courses
• Vacation studies

Academic courses

For full details of the Colleges, and the study programmes they offer, please visit the dedicated websites for CATS Cambridge and CATS Canterbury. We also offer courses on University campuses through our FoundationCampus programme. Alternatively, you can download pdfs of our prospectuses.

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Creative courses

Art Foundation - Drama Foundation - BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration -        BA (Hons) Fashion - Art Portfolio - Year Zero - Master's Qualifying - Diploma -     Pre-Foundation - Music Foundation - Summer Schools

If you have a passion to create - be it through art, drama, fashion, design or music - there are so many questions you could be asking about where to direct your imagination.

Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts offers a huge range of courses taught by professional artists, designers and performers, dedicated to developing your individual talents.

We will help you identify your strengths and make good decisions. We will also inspire you to look at opportunities you hadn’t known about. To experiment, explore, keep your options open and make creative connections – in a place where you can stretch yourself and take creative risks in safety - that's what our courses are all about.

For full details of the courses we offer visit the Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts website.

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English Language Courses

Stafford House School of English, based in Canterbury, offers English language courses at any level, at any time of the year:

• study English language full-time or part-time
• gain work experience in the UK while studying
• take a paid job in the hotel industry while studying.

Stafford House Study Holidays allow you to study English during your summer vacation, at a huge variety of centres throughout the UK.

Academic English courses are also available at both CATS Canterbury and CATS Cambridge.

For more information on any of these courses, please visit our dedicated websites using the links above.

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Vacation studies

Whether you are an overseas student looking for an opportunity to explore the UK and improve your English, or a GCSE student looking for some structured Easter revision before your exams, we can provide exactly what you need.

• Want to learn English and have fun? Build your English language skills and experience the British way of life while enjoying excursions and activities with Stafford House Study Holidays at centres throughout the UK.

• Want to be creative? Study Art & Design, Music or Drama at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts during July and August.

• Want to train with Manchester United? Train with coaches from England’s world renowned football club and brush up your English at the same time, at our Manchester United Soccer School (boys only).

• Want to improve your English for academic study? Develop your English language for academic purposes at CATS Cambridge or at CATS Canterbury. 

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