If I don’t want to book airport transfer through the school, how else can I reach Canterbury?
There are many ways to reach Canterbury, depending on how you travel. Please visit our “How to Get to Canterbury” page.
There are many ways to reach Canterbury, depending on how you travel. Please visit our “How to Get to Canterbury” page.
Some host families have big houses with more than one bathroom. Others live in smaller places and might only have one bathroom. Depending on the homestay accommodation you will be assigned to, you might have to share the bathroom with your host(s). Our families are selected by us and for quality reasons, we inspect all of them on a regular basis and check that all rooms are kept to a high standard of cleanliness.
No, toiletries, towels, food are not provided. Bed linen, pillows and blankets are provided.
Usually, our accommodation runs from Sunday to Sunday. We might be able to accommodate you from Saturday to Saturday. Please check with our Sales & Marketing team.
If there is availability you can. However, if you leave during the week (e.g. on Wednesday), you will still be charged for the entire extra week.
Yes. Group Leaders are accommodated in the same area as their students, so that they can support them if needed. Group Leaders usually have a single room each.
For adult students staying in our residence, check-in time is 2pm and check-out time is 11am. If you check in after 8pm, this is considered “late check-in” and you might be charged an extra fee. If you check out before 5 am, this is considered “early check-out” and you might be charged an extra fee.
If you have booked a short course (e.g. one or two weeks), you will usually be sent a deposit invoice (to be paid within 5 business days from receipt) and then a second invoice to pay off the rest of the amount (the deadline for the payment will be specified on the invoice). If you have booked more than 8 weeks, you can ask to pay in instalments.
Prices vary according to the number of pupils attending and their requirements. These courses are for school groups or closed groups of 10 plus. If you are a school or agent, please contact us and we will be able to assist you with this.
No. If your course if short (under 8 weeks), you need to have completed your payment before you arrive in Canterbury. If your course is of 8 or more weeks, you can pay in instalments. This means that you will pay for part of your course before arriving in Canterbury and for another part when you are already there.
If your lessons start at 09:00, please make sure you are at the school at 8:45
If your lessons start at 09:30, please make sure you are at the school at 09:15
If your lessons start at 14:00, please make sure you are at the school at 13:45
Most courses at LanguageUK can start 7 days after having received the relevant payment.
All our online courses are 1-1, except for our Conversation Clubs.
If students are in a “closed-group”, they will have lessons in their own group, not with students of other nationalities. If students come in a group but want to be with other nationalities, adult students will have lessons with other adult students and minors will be together. We can have different groups studying at the same time (one for adults and one for minors).
Usually group courses have a maximum number of 15 participants.
Parents cannot join their children’s lessons, so as not to disrupt the course. However, they can walk past their children’s classrooms and see a little of what’s going on.
No. Students from 5 to 11 have activities appropriate to their age. 12 to 17 year-old students have a slightly different programme which is more suitable to their age. Please ask our Sales & Marketing team for more information on this point.
If students are in a “closed-group”, they will have activities in their own group, not with students of other nationalities. If students come in a group but want to be with other nationalities, adult students will have activities with other adult students and minors will be together. We can have 2 sets of activities (one for adults and one for minors) at the same time. The activities can also be different, depending on the age group and the type of activity.
On your day trip to London, you will be taken on a walking guided tour. You will see many famous monuments and places while walking. You will not visit the inside of any monument as a group, however, during your free time you can decide to visit a place and then join the rest of your group when they are ready to leave.
Yes. Students are accompanied by our staff if their activities take place outside the school (e.g. bowling). Staff members will always be around for support and will always let students know where they are. During activities inside the school, staff are present to monitor and help.
Parents can be present during their children’s activities and also join them on request. Please ask our Sales & Marketing team for more information on this point.
To guarantee your place on our course/programme, you need to have paid a deposit. Without the deposit, no course or programme can be 100% guaranteed.
Once you have contacted us and explained exactly what you want to book, our Sales & Marketing Team will send you a booking form, which you must complete and return. At that point, the official booking process can start. Other documents and the final payment will be needed later on.
No. It’s better to wait for confirmation that you have your place in accommodation if you have booked this through us. Please ask our Sales & Marketing for information on this point.
Yes. We need the consent of both parents.
If you are accepted on one of our courses last-minute, we will send you just one invoice, which you will have to fully pay by the date that is on it.
If you need a visa, you must pay a 20% deposit of all course costs. When LanguageUK receives the payment, you will be sent a letter which you can use for your visa application in your country. If you are refused your visa, you must send us proof of refusal and LanguageUK will refund you all the money, except the registration/ accommodation fees. These fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
Visas take a long time to get, depending on countries. In some place, visas can take up to 3 months, so make sure you book your course for the suitable time.
Yes, for a small extra fee, we allow parents who are studying as well to have lunch in our school canteen. Times for Junior lunches are 12:30-13:30 and times for adult lunches are 13:00-14:00. The school canteen is the same for Juniors and adults, so you will be able to be with your children for some time.
No, students aged 12 to 17 will need a Parental Consent Form to be signed by their parents so that they can take buses or transfer their commute. They usually travel in company fo their friends/schoolmates and their journey is usually short and simple.
Please inform us as soon as possible. If you can let us know 24 hours in advance, we might still be able to reschedule your lesson (depending on availability). Any later than that, you will miss your lesson and you will not be refunded for it or have it rescheduled.
If you are a minor, no. If you are an adult, you cannot smoke inside the school. However, please ask our staff to let you know where you can smoke outside.