British Study Centres is an award winning group of English language schools with established year-round study centres in London, Oxford, Brighton & Bournemouth and junior vacation centres in England, Scotland and the United States. We offer general English, business English and exam preparation courses as well as English programmes for young learners and TEFL teacher training courses. Close to famous Oxford Street and the Bond Street and Baker Street tube stations, our partner school has all the modern facilities you need to make progress in English. Apart from the 16 bright and spacious classrooms (23 during the high season), students have access to a resource centre with a library, audio and CD-rom material, a computer room with flat-screen computers where they can access the Internet and make use of computerised language-learning methods. The school also has a WiFi network. There is a study centre where students can take university-type courses in Business, Computers, Hotel Management and Tourism, as well as a Job Club.

Focus of Study :
Ideal for those students wishing to have more spare time in the afternoon to join in the social activities programme and to discover life in the UK.

 

We work with a coursebook during the first 3 lessons of the day from 9:15 to 12:05, Monday to Friday, concentrating on the four main skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing. As well as these four main
skills we will also work on other key areas to help develop your fluency and accuracy - pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, idioms. Speaking & Listening lessons are an extra opportunity for fluency practice. Sessions are designed to help students improve their spoken English and gain confidence for day-to-day communication. Lessons typically include role play, listening and group discussions.

 

Lessons per week: 20 (16.6 hours)
Timetable: Mon – Fri, 9:15 – 12:05: Coursebook 
12:25 – 13:10: Speaking & Listening

Homestay
Living in homestay accommodation can be one of the most interesting parts of the visit to England. You will have the chance to live in a home environment and experience the culture first hand. All of our hosts have been visited and interviewed in their home and they must meet British Council standards. They have been selected because of the comfort of the home and the warm welcome they will be able to give you.

Standard Homestay
You will have the chance to live in a home environment and experience the culture first hand. Good and friendly homes within good access to the city centre and the school.
Executive Homestay
High-standard homestay accommodation conveniently located in zone 2 with fantastic access to the city centre and the school.

Student House
Available all year round, student houses are ideal for students who wish to live in independent accommodation and are an excellent way to make friends with other students. In the student house you share kitchen, living room and bathroom facilities.

Superior Student House
Our superior student house is located in Kentish Town in zone 2. It is 30 minutes from the school by tube and a short bus ride from Camden Town and its famous market. The house comprises of 4 single and 4 twin rooms all of them furnished to a very high standard.
Standard Student House
Student houses offer very good value for money and are fantastic for students who want more independence. In the student house you share kitchen, living room and bathroom facilities with other students from British Study Centres.

Don Gratton House Residence
The residence is located in Zone 1 and provides easy access to Central London and the school. All rooms are modern, with your own private bathroom and internet access. In addition, there are excellent shared common rooms and kitchen facilities.

Bright Attractive Classrooms
Our school is housed on 5 floors and has 24 spacious, comfortable classrooms. In our busier times we have the use of up to 33 classrooms at our main building, Hannah House, and provide up to 9 teaching rooms at our additional centre, the School of Economic Science, located 5 minutes on foot from our main building.

Library & Study Centre
The school is equipped with a university-style library and a Self-Access Centre which has a wide range of self-study material and exam practice books together with 14 computers which all have self-study programs. There is also an expanding collection of nearly 300 'graded readers' and novels along with a large selection of English language DVDs, all of which you can borrow. An experienced teacher is always there to help you with any questions you have about the books or your studies

In-House Café
The school benefits from its own 70-seater café with sofa area and wide-screen plasma TV, where students can relax, have lunch and socialise with friends during breaks and after lessons. Please see the menu for further details.Facilities are shared with our Business school, West London College, which provides career training to Bachelor's and Master's Degree level (Business Studies, Computer Training, Travel & Tourism and more). We are very proud of the number of nationalities we have entering our school each year. We taught 2600 students from over 90 countries in 2011. 

Free Internet Zone
The computer area is fitted with 40 computers, many with headphones and webcams for an enhanced online experience, and offers free high-speed internet connection. Laptop users can also enjoy free Wi-Fi connection in the café and library. 

Discovering London

Some say London is the centre of the world! The city has so much history, heritage and culture and so much to see and do with world-famous landmarks such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye. Enjoy London’s nightlife, fine restaurants and the wide-open spaces of Europe’s ‘greenest’ city. London also enjoys an eclectic mix of people and cultures making it a truly cosmopolitan city.

Weekly social programme

The school runs an exciting weekly social programme. A typical month may include trips to the cinema, a boat party on the River Thames, a visit to the Houses of Parliament, the BBC studios or a picnic or sports afternoon in Regent’s Park. In addition, there are weekend trips to places of interest, such as Bath and Stonehenge, Cambridge, Oxford and even Paris, Scotland or Amsterdam. A small charge (£3 – £15) is made for some activities, others are free of charge. Prices for full-day and weekend trips around the UK & Europe range from £30-£250.

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