About Us

St. Clare’s, Oxford is unique in so many ways. It is an educational charity, set up over 60 years ago, with a mission to advance international education and understanding.

The International College at St. Clare’s has courses for students at every stage of adult life: from gap-year students to more mature students.

This part of St. Clare’s occupies 4 large buildings located in elegant north Oxford, within easy reach of the centre of Oxford. It has its own well-equipped teaching rooms, residential accommodation, dining room and a host of communal facilities.

When you join St. Clare’s:

  • you become a member of a vibrant international community, where native speakers mix with students from more than 20 countries
  • you can be sure of a first-class educational experience and the opportunity to make significant progress – in life skills, in grades and examinations, in entrance to university, in career development and
  • you receive advice and support with a whole range of welfare issues from visa applications and accommodation options, to examination choices and university.
Key contacts
Chair of Governors - Richard Dick
Principal - Paula Holloway BSc (Hons) London School of Economics, University of London, Dip PM London School of Economics, PGCE University of Sussex, MSc Educational Studies Jesus College, University of Oxford
Email: principal@stclares.ac.uk
Course Director - Ines Molinaro BA (Concordia) MA PhD (Notre Dame)
Email: ines.molinaro@stclares.ac.uk
Director of English Language Courses - Lawrie Coupland MA (Cambridge) PGCE (Oxford) CELTA (UCLES)
Email: lawrie.coupland@stclares.ac.uk
Admissions Registrar - Manuela Williams BA (Reading)
Email: manuela.williams@stclares.ac.uk

The International College at St. Clare’s is accredited and inspected by:

Accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English1. The British Council Inspection: with the focus on teaching and course design for English Language classes in October 2014. Read the Report here.

Accredited by the British Accreditation Council St Clares Oxford2. The British Accreditation Council: with the focus on teaching and course design for Academic Subject classes in November 2014. Read the Report here.

 

 

ISI Educational Oversight3. The Independent Schools Inspectorate (Private Further Education): with the focus on teaching and course design for both English Language and Academic Subject classes.

Read the Monitoring Report from February 2015. Read the Full Report here

We have worked in partnership with the University of San Diego for over 30 years and have an association with Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford

St Clares Oxford - in partnership with University of San Diego USA     St Clares Oxford - in partnership with Blackfriars Hall University of Oxford

The International College works in partnership with:

International Association of Language Centres   St Clares Oxford - member of English UK 

 St Clares Oxford - in partnership with Kazakh British Technical University