Programme Information
Travel, Visa Information, On Arrival and Around Cambridge
The Leys School, Cambridge
Before You Arrive
Travel, Immigration, and Visa Information
Please consult the latest visa requirements from the official UK Border Agency Website, Apply for UK Visa.
If a visa is required, Cambridge Programmes will supply all the necessary supporting documents and ensure the application forms are filled in correctly. There will be an administration charge of £100 for this particular service.
On Arrival
Students from participating schools should follow their teachers’ advice.
Private participants should contact us by email for advice on which flights to book as it is important to co-ordinate arrival times for everyone for pickup at Heathrow Airport.
Cambridge is a wonderful centre of learning with 145,000 inhabitants, 18,000 students and over 4 million visitors every year. The blend of the old, stretching back 2,000 years to the Romans, followed by the founding of the first College in 1284, up to the present day ultra-modern architectural buildings, housing the Law Faculty and the new Cavendish Laboratory, is the backdrop to this inspirational place of learning.
Cambridge has a rich literary history too. So we take full advantage of this within our Academic English Programme, including a visit to the famous tea garden at The Orchard in Grantchester, beloved by the famous poet Rupert Brooke.
The magnificent Law Faculty building designed by Norman Foster and the historical Cambridge University teaching hospital, Addenbrookes, are focal points of our Law Induction and Medicine Programmes.
Cambridge Programmes is based in The Leys School, a prestigious boarding school founded in 1875 and located in the centre of Cambridge.
Arrival Orientation
- On arrival, your mentor will take you to your bedroom and show you the dining hall, classrooms, supervision room, and common room for evening events and activities.
Accommodation
- You are all accommodated in student bedrooms at The Leys School.
- Boys and girls are in separate Houses. It’s strictly forbidden for boys to go into girls’ area or vice versa.
- A mentor will stay in the same block as you.
Meals
- All meals will be provided in the dining hall except when we go out on trips.
- All tap water is very safe for drinking so bring along a water bottle to refill for outings.
Laundry
- A laundry service is provided.
Other things to bring
- Laptop, tablet or smartphone. Wifi is available in school.
- Personal toiletries e.g. shower gel, shampoo.
- Lesson materials e.g. notebook, pencil case, colour pens and pencils.
- Buy some small souvenirs for your Mentors.
Mentoring system
- Students are divided into mentor groups.
- The average is one mentor per six students.
- Mentors are undergraduates or graduates of Cambridge University.
- They will look after you 24/7, as well as organising activities and providing assistance to teachers.