Standard or Intensive

Our General English language course allows you to improve all areas of your English language: grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, pronunciation, reading and writing. All our courses also integrate 21st Century Skills into their curriculum.

• Each of our lessons is 50 minutes.
• Standard courses consist of 24 lessons per week or 20 hours per week.
• An intensive course consists of 28 lessons per week or 23 hours and 20 minutes per week.
• You can make a standard course into an intensive course by adding-on one of our Options courses, which are an extra 4 afternoon lessons a week.

Our Options courses for 2023 are: 

• Basic Effective Communication
• Effective Communication
• Grammar and Writing Workshop
• IELTS Preparation
• 1-to-1 lessons*

When booking your standard course you can select these as add-on courses in the booking menu. You can book each course from 2 - 12 weeks*

*1-to-1 lessons also require an extra supplement depending on how many lessons you book.

On both the Standard and Intensive courses, you will:

• Learn ‘real’ English using the latest course books and materials.
• Learn, review and put into practice new language every day.
• Be able to develop your communication skills by working with other students doing activities such as role-plays, pair work and group discussions.
• Explore new techniques to help you improve your listening and reading.
• Practise and improve your writing skills by analysing and producing documents such as emails, formal and informal letters and reports.
• Have regular tutorials with your teacher to discuss your progress.
• Get up to 2 hours of homework each evening.

Holiday Dates 2023

All students can start their course on any Monday throughout the year. Please note that some public holidays in the UK fall on a Monday in which case students will start their course on the Tuesday. 

Below is a full list of UK public holidays:

• Monday 2nd January 2023
• Friday 7th April 2023 
• Monday 10th April 2023
• Monday 1st May 2023
• Monday 8th May 2023*
• Monday 29th May 2023
• Monday 28th August 2023

Wimbledon School of English will close for the Christmas and New Year holidays on Friday 15th December 2023 and reopens on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. 

Classes missed as a result of a public holiday will not be refunded or made up.

*As this is an extraordinary public holiday for the King's coronation, our normal policy does not apply.  For this holiday only:

• The School will be open in the morning with a small number of special classes running for those who still wish to study.
• The School will close at 13.00.  We will give a credit for all students taking afternoon option classes for the two lessons they will miss.