{"id":11980,"date":"2024-05-24T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/existing-lookandfeel.hullschool.ch\/?page_id=11980"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:02:43","slug":"methodology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11980\" class=\"elementor elementor-11980\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e129cd e-con-full pad-tb-l-first e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61e129cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f79b45 c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f79b45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce3ece1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ce3ece1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a13dd3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53a13dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first college in Switzerland to offer an Eng&shy;lish Year 10 pro&shy;gramme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad1dac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" 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tabindex=\"-1\">Curriculum Statement<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18023\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/curriculum-statement\/academic-programme\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Academic Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18059\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/subjects\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Subjects<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11936\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/history\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/methodology\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-11999\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/management\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Management<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12012\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/management\/chairman\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Chairman: Robin Hull<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/management\/principal\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Principal: James Cunningham<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12080\"><a 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(VDS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12639\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/about-us\/campuses\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Campuses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c548b8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c548b8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67555326 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67555326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f8e184 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"17f8e184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3efe8 titleafterstrich elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3efe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methodology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236a2093 linkmediumblue pad-t-s elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236a2093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Some of the reasons for this are that&#8230;<\/p><ul><li>English is very popular as a language of instruction<\/li><li>the British curriculum enables them to discover and focus on their strengths and to succeed academically<\/li><li>difficult subjects frequently become less daunting when they are taught in English, as teachers make linguistic allowances for students who are not native speakers of English<\/li><li>the curriculum engenders independent thought and encourages teamwork<\/li><li>students are introduced to different cultures and study two modern languages in addition to English<\/li><li>the British curriculum enables students to succeed in Swiss universities and top universities abroad<\/li><li>the teachers are English speakers<\/li><li>students receive free coaching in the subjects they find difficult<\/li><li>students are given extensive pastoral support<\/li><li>there is a wide range of exciting optional courses and extracurricular activities<\/li><li>laptops and iPads are only allowed to be used in lessons if the student has been approved to do so by our Examination boards, Foundations for Learning or if they have a medical certificate.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e4f652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57e4f652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/hullschool_students-in-class_pro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/hullschool_students-in-class_pro.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/hullschool_students-in-class_pro-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/hullschool_students-in-class_pro-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/hullschool_students-in-class_pro-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lessons in class<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abea2fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1abea2fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first college in Switzerland to offer an Eng&shy;lish Year 10 pro&shy;gramme. 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