Who we are?
Overview of our centre and Cambridge ESOL
The Organisation
Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) is a department of Cambridge University and part of the Cambridge University Local Examinations Syndicate. It is a not-for-profit organisation with more than 150 years' experience developing and organising the highest quality English exams and Teaching Awards in the world.
Cambridge ESOL exams and Teaching Awards are the world's leading range of qualifications with over 3 million candidates a year in 130 countries.
The Cambridge ESOL team includes over 300 specialist staff and more than 30 dedicated researchers. Cambridge Exams and Teaching Awards are recognised by over 8500 employers, universities and government bodies worldwide and they are based in quality and fairness including rigorous security, quality control and assessment procedures
Our Centre
Founded in 1985 The Lewis School is a Cambridge ESOL Exam Centre and CELTA Teacher Training centre fully dedicated to the organisation, administration and promotion of Cambridge ESOL Teaching Awards and Examinations in Barcelona and the surrounding area. We also organise educational seminars for teachers , informative sessions, award ceremonies and support for both teachers and students.
We are not a language school although, due to our exam work, we have close links to the Barcelona school and language academy sectors. In fact many of our CELTA trainees find teaching work at one of our many exam supplier schools who come to us when they need to recruit new teachers.
Cambridge ESOL Centre ES439
Barcelona |
Centre Exams Manager: Caroline Lewis (since 1997)
General Manager: Fran Astigarraga
Exams & Teaching Awards Services Manager: Erin Van de Hey
Administration & Candidate Support: Roser Silvente
Teacher Training: Authorised Centre for Teaching Awards (CELTA), Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT).
Exams offered: Young Learners English Tests (YLE - Starters, Movers, Flyers), Key English Test (KET), KET for Schools, Preliminary English Test (PET), PET for Schools, First Certificate in English (FCE), Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), Business English Certificates (BEC - Preliminary, Vantage, Higher), International Legal English Certificate (ILEC), International Certificate for Financial English (ICFE), Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT).
Staff: Approx. 60 oral examiners/supervisors/invigilators/CELTA Trainers.
Annual candidature: 5,000 approx |
Our Teacher Training Venue
The Lewis School CELTA course is held at Babylon Idiomas in the centre of Barcelona.
The school is on three floors in a charming traditional Barcelona building with high ceilings and mosaic tiled floors. The classrooms are spacious and light and have air conditioning for the hot Summer months.
There is a beautiful terrace where you can sit in the sun between classes and there are vending machines in the school for drinks and snacks. There is also a small kitchen with a microwave that trainees can use.
The school has WiFi Internet and CELTA trainees will have access to printing and photocopying facilities.
As a leading English language chain in Spain, Babylon Idiomas will directly recruit teachers from the candidate pool to fill English teaching vacancies in its centres in Barcelona, Madrid, Seville and Valencia.
Babylon Idiomas – Barcelona
C/ Bruc 65
08009 Barcelona.
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