• TypeLanguage schools
• LocationDerry, The United Kingdom
• Taught inEnglish
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The NW Academy of English (North West Academy of English) is an English language school in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, based at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James Street. In 2023 the British Council awarded the school seven strengths, including academic management, premises and student administration. It teaches English at all levels and also runs teacher training and international mobility projects.

• General English, intensive and one-to-one courses
• Business English and English for specific purposes
• Summer and winter schools with excursions and activities
• English with a work placement in a local company
• Irish history and culture course
• Trinity CertTESOL and CLIL teacher training
• Erasmus+ and other EU-funded mobility programmes

The school prepares students for Cambridge exams and hosts an IELTS test centre run with SERC. Students can stay in full-board homestays or in shared self-catering houses near the city centre (minimum age 18). Other services include airport transfers, local transport, cultural and social activities and a placement test before the course.

• Philology, Languages, Literature
  • Language Courses
  • Language Courses and Cultural Immersion Programs
  • English Language and Literature (in Universities)
  • English Academic Writing
  • English
  • Language and Culture
  • English Courses
  • English for Executives
  • English for Tourism Business
  • English for Hospitality Business

Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James St, Derry, Northern Ireland, The United Kingdom, BT48 7DF

British Council and ISO 9001 quality assurance schemes

• General English, intensive and one-to-one courses
• Business English and English for specific purposes
• Exam preparation, including Cambridge exams
• Summer and winter schools combining English with excursions, sports and activities
• English plus work placement in a local company in Derry
• Irish history and culture (15 hours per week, intermediate level and above)
• Trinity CertTESOL, with a part-time hybrid course from October 2026 to January 2027
• CLIL teacher training

Minimum enrolment age is 16; classes have at most 15 students (average 8-12).

The academy arranges furnished accommodation for its students and inspects it regularly.

• Full-board homestay, with daily opportunities to practise English
• Self-catering shared house for academy students close to the city centre (minimum age 18)