Parent & Child Courses

Bede's Eastbourne centre is located on the coast, in the seaside town of Eastbourne and safely connected to the beach. This compact centre, founded as the first Bede’s School in 1895, has the feel of a family home and offers a safe and welcoming environment for our youngest students. The academic, social and cultural programme is carefully designed to educate and inspire our youngest learners.

The Little Explorers course is full of lessons, activities, events and excursions that give students a great introduction to the UK. Lessons are in small classes with a syllabus and materials perfect for young learners. Activities make use of our outstanding facilities and are designed around the interests of younger students.

The evening entertainment programme provides an opportunity for recreation and fun and is designed to immerse students in the English language and culture in a stimulating and innovative way.

Excursions enable students to visit places of interest, students will go on a half-day trip on Wednesday afternoons and full-day trips on Saturdays and Sundays to our exciting range of historic, cultural and fun attractions and destinations.

Please note that a non-residential option is also available for children coming to Eastbourne with their parents on a family holiday. Please ask for details. 

Collingham is a family centre located in Kensington, central London. Classes are held in an impressive building on six floors, 5 minutes’ walk from Gloucester Road and Earl’s Court Underground Stations. It is in a safe residential area.

Why choose this programme?

· Designed for families visiting London. Parents can study or enjoy free time.

· Family members of different ages can study on different courses

· Juniors aged 7+ go on 1 study visit per week to one of the local Kensington museums

· Juniors: Max 12 students per class

· Adults: Max 10 students per class

· 15 hours’ English tuition in the mornings (09:00-12:30) or the afternoons (13:30 – 17:00 – subject to demand).

· Full Day programmes for students aged 8-12 or 13-17 (09:00-17:00).

Duration and fees:  

o Classes Mondays-Fridays. Students can join on any Monday and study from 1-7 weeks.

o Juniors Half Day: £460/week

o Adults Half Day: £495/week

Level of English requiered: 

o Juniors: Beginner A1 – Advanced C1. Beginner classes for under 10 years’ only.

o Adults: Elementary A2 – Advanced C1

SKOLA's English Summer School at Gloucester Gate by Regent's Park, London is perfect for younger students taking their first steps in English.

Students learn English in the morning, have lunch, and then follow an afternoon programme of sports, arts, excursions, and leadership. Each week has a theme, and students present their projects to their peers in English every Friday afternoon. Many students join our coach out of London on Saturday, to visit historic places like Oxford, Windsor or Brighton.

They visit the best sights and museums in London once a week and can join the Discover England excursion on Saturday if a parent accompanies them on the trip.

£50 Registration fee  £25 Visa letters    5 full days £650 per week    5 half days - Monday - Friday - £450 per week

TWO courses are offered:  Intensive English Language and Advanced English.  The course is run alongside the school's day camps for local children, and all activities are shared between British and international children, resulting in total immersion in the English language.  Having run for ten years, the summer school is delivered and staffed by Bromsgrove School employees and ex-pupils, providing a safe and comfortable experience. Pastoral care is second to none, with the summer school adhering to the same high standards as Bromsgrove's year-round programme. 

Course fees are fully inclusive and cover  airport transfers, accommodation, meals and snacks, laundry service, all lessons and activities, two day trips and one evening excursion per week, and transfers to/from Birmingham or Heathrow airport. The activities sessions are also attended by local day pupils so that the international pupils have the chance to practise their English naturally. Activities on offer include a massive selection – sports, creative arts and technology, dance, fitness, cookery, team games and just about anything else you can think of! Full day excursions are included to destinations such as Alton Towers, Drayton Manor, Shakespeare’s Stratford, Oxford and London.

Bromsgrove is one of the top ten day and boarding schools in the UK but also excels at sports - they have featured as a top six school for sport, across 26 different sports for many years. 

Age groups are 8-11 and 12 -15 (parents are welcome to accompany children aged 5-7).  

For 2024, there is a choice of multi activities with local British children attending the day camps, STEM, or Performing arts.   STEM Course Juniors (8 – 11) and Seniors (12-15)

The course price is fully inclusive of:

1. Transfers to/from airports* LHR and Birmingham only
2. All food, snacks and packed lunches on trips
3. Laundry service twice weekly
4. 15 hours’ English tuition per week from International House Bristol
5. Two full-day excursions per week
6. One evening excursion per course
7. Evening activities
8. Ensuite bedrooms
9. Onsite medical facilities

This summer school is managed and operated entirely by Bromsgrove School and its staff, maintaining the same high standards as the year-round school programme with outstanding pastoral care.  Many of the newyear round students attend the summer school before enroling in the main school.