The CES junior syllabus aims to help young learners build confidence in their English abilities by activating their existing knowledge and developing their language skills. The CES junior programme uses different categories of topics to make learning fun and useful. The main topics are:

• All about me

• Out and about

• The world around us

The course also includes other key features to develop students’ skills to communicate and understand the world outside of the classroom. These include:

• Scottish culture

• 21st Century skills e.g. teambuilding and life skills

• Project work and presentation skills

• Study skills

Lessons looking at the places students visit as part of their social programme and language for interacting with their host families also form part of the course to connect all areas of the students’ time with CES.

Speaking is the main focus in the lessons, supported by activities that develop grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. Students also practise listening, reading and writing skills.