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How to Write your Personal Statement in 5 Steps
Hello, my name’s Hal! As an ESL teacher here at MCSE, I’ve helped a few students out with their personal statements. Applying for university can be an intimidating process and the personal statement is one of the trickiest things to get right. Here are some quick...
EVENTS THIS SPRING IN MANCHESTER
The weather in Manchester has been beautiful over the last few weeks and the February sunshine looks set to continue! On Piccadilly Gardens, the food market is back after a winter break and, as usual, there are loads of great cultural and social offerings all over the...
Summer 2018 at MCSE!
MCSE’s all set for the summer We’ve added a new teaching area on our second floor, allowing us to welcome over 100 new students! We now have a total of twenty classrooms spread across two floors. The new area includes a spacious reception and four...
Five great places, five minutes from MCSE
1.Nexus Art Café **2 Dale Street, M1 1JW A welcoming café that serves great soup, sandwiches and salads until 7pm on most days. Although it’s right in the heart of Manchester’s lively Northern Quarter, its tucked away location means that it’s always a calm and cosy...
On the spot: We chat to Audrey, a student at MCSE about her new life in Manchester
Why do you want to improve your English? “I am going to University next year in Geneva, Switzerland, to study International Business and Management. I need to learn English for my course, but also I have always been interested in the English Language as it is...
Diary of a CELTA Trainee
Day 2 on the CELTA course/ My First teaching practice: 7.30AM – Alarm goes off, wake up, get dressed, have breakfast 8.15AM – Leave the house and scurry down the road to the bus stop 8.50AM – Arrive in Piccadilly Gardens and head to MCSE 8.55AM – Collect my lanyard...
Manchester’s music scene – Monumental, masterful and mad
"This is the place in the North West of England It’s ace, it’s the best and the songs that we sing From the stands, from our bands set the whole planet shaking Our inventions are legends! There’s nowt we can’t make and So we make brilliant music. We make brilliant...
Studying English has never been easier!
Our teachers are often asked by students for any helpful tips or advice on improving their English outside the classroom. With the rise of smartphones and apps you can practice anywhere, anytime. There has never been so much information readily available at the touch...
What makes Manchester buzzin’? Top 8 things to do in our great city!
What makes Manchester buzzin’? Top 8 things to do in our great city! Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Manchester has a rich industrial history and this excellent museum combines the past and the present to create an action-packed day out for all the family. Based...
FOOD BUZZWORDS: FOOD AROUND THE WORLD
The UK food industry has gone through massive changes in the past few decades. Italian-style cooking is now widespread, Indian curries are a staple of our weekend takeaway orders, and supermarket shelves are filled with groceries from every corner of the globe. In...