Adult Course Information

Adult Home Tuition course fees include:

• Pre-course 30-minute online Meet your Tutor session
• One-to-one tuition (or closed group two-to-one tuition on request)
• Full-board homestay accommodation in the host tutor’s home
• A comfortable, private study bedroom
• Two accompanied excursions or activities per week (Monday – Friday)
• Fully personalised study materials
• Online pre-course assessment (English courses only)
• End of Course Report and Certificate
• WiFi access
• Transfer from local train or bus station
• 24-hour student helpline

Fees exclude:

• Airport transfers: an optional pick-up ‘meet and greet’ service is available. Please see Transfer Information.
• Host tutor time for excursions is included, but not the price of any transport or entry fees. Students must cover their own costs and their host’s.
• Travel and course cancellation insurance is available for supplement (price depends on country of study)
• Carbon offset fee

Dates: Standard arrival is on Sunday afternoon / evening and departure on a Saturday morning. The first lesson is on Monday, unless otherwise requested.

Meet Your Tutor: All students receive a 30-minute online session with their tutor before the start of their home tuition course. This acts as part of the needs analysis and also enables tutor and student to get to know each other. If a course is split between two or more tutors, the student may have a session with each tutor.

Two-to-one Courses: These are offered at 20% discount on the one-to-one price per person. Students must have similar language levels. A separate rooms supplement of £90 / €115 / $110 per week applies should separate rooms be requested.

Family English: Ideal for families who wish to study together. Depending on student levels, lessons can either be shared or taken 1:1 in parallel. Where separate 1:1 lessons are required, we aim to host students in two-teacher families or will arrange for a visiting tutor to teach either student as
required. Each student is charged the 2:1 rate for the relevant number of hours to be studied. This programme is only open to families – not friends or colleagues.

Excursions Focus: An ideal programme for students who want less formal tuition and more time spent discovering their country of study via cultural excursions. Courses include 10h tuition and four excursions per week (Monday - Friday).

Lifestyle Programme: A great choice for participants who want to experience living with a host family, with four cultural excursions per week included (Monday - Friday). The programme does not include formal tuition hours.

Exam Preparation Courses: We provide intensive preparation for the following language examinations:

• Cambridge Assessment English suite
• IELTS
• Trinity GESE / ISE
• Cambridge LinguaSkill
• ETS TOEFL
• ETS TOEIC
• DILF / DELF / DALF
• Many others available on request

Language for Work: A generalised business language course, with a focus on developing the language required for the modern office workplace. Students requiring content tailored to a particular industry or job role should take a Professional Language course.

Professional Language: Our executive programme for businesspeople and professionals with specific needs related to their job. Students are matched with host tutors with a professional knowledge of their industry.

Academic Language: Designed for Academic and Higher Education students who need to study in a foreign language. The course develops the special skills and formal language required to achieve academic success.

Super Short Courses: A highly intensive choice for busy students. Courses can start any day of the week (including weekends). Fees are set for all locations – no City or Prestige Homestay supplement applies.

Language Plus: Students may exchange tuition hours for additional excursion / activity hours with their host tutor. Activity materials are not included in the standard price and are quoted after needs assessment.

English for Teachers: Designed for EFL or ESL teachers. The course focuses on developing tuition skills and knowledge, as well as building communication skills and classroom English. Students are matched with a host tutor who is experienced in delivering teacher trainer programmes. Flexibility of location is required.

Tuition Only: 1:1 or closed-group 2:1 tuition offered without full-board accommodation. Courses are offered in minimum blocks of 15 hours which can be taken in shorter sessions.

Edinburgh Festival: All courses taken in Edinburgh during the Festival period (30 Jul – 02 Sept) are charged a supplement of £170 per week.

Christmas / New Year: All courses starting between 19 Dec – 29 Dec 2024 are charged a one-off (not weekly) supplement.

Dietary Requirements: We always do our best to accommodate special dietary requirements. However, we reserve the right to ask for a contribution of £60 / €70 / $80 from the student if this involves the host tutor purchasing special ingredients (e.g. gluten-free products).

Unsocial Arrival / Departure Times: Students arriving at or departing from a host tutor’s home between 22h00 and 06h00 will be charged a supplement of £30 / €30 / $45.

Accompanying Adult / Child: Accompanying persons receive room and board only. Fees exclude the cost of childcare (if applicable).

Young Learners Course Information

Young Learners Home Tuition course fees include:

• Pre-course 30-minute online ‘Meet your Tutor’ session
• One-to-one, two-to-one or family group tuition (excludes Lifestyle Programme)
• Full-board homestay accommodation in the host tutor’s home
• A comfortable, private study bedroom
• Personally checked and police checked host tutor families
• Standard programme:  three accompanied excursions per week (Monday – Friday)
• Excursions Focus: four accompanied excursions per week (Monday - Friday)
• Activities Focus: up to four specific activities per week (Monday - Friday); students can exchange activity sessions for excursions if they wish
• A whole-day excursion at each weekend (courses two weeks or longer in duration only)
• Fully personalised study materials
• Online pre-course assessment (English courses only)
• End of Course Report and Certificate
• WiFi access
• Transfer from local train or bus station
• Comprehensive travel and course cancellation insurance cover
• Student ID card
• 24-hour multilingual student helpline

Fees exclude:

• Airport transfers: Please see Transfer Information
• Carbon Offset surcharge

Dates: Standard arrival is on Sunday afternoon / evening and departure on a Saturday morning. The first lesson is on Monday, unless otherwise requested.

Age Restrictions: Students aged 10-17 are welcome to apply for our Young Learner programmes. Students aged 10-13 are required to choose a Fast Track (25 hours per week) programme. They receive 15 hours’ formal lessons and 10 hours’ crafts, games and other activity-based learning, as well as standard afternoon and weekend excursions. Students aged 14-17 may choose any programme.

Meet your Tutor session: All students receive a 30-minute online session with their tutor before the start of their home tuition course. This acts as part of the needs analysis and also enables tutor and student to get to know each other. If a course is split between two or more tutors, the student may have a session with each tutor.

Two-to-one Courses: These are offered at 20% discount on the one-to-one price per person. Students must have similar language levels. A separate rooms supplement of £90 / €115 / $110 per week applies should separate rooms be requested.

J2J Programme: Our very popular two-to-one summer programme, where students are matched with a partner of a different nationality and first language, carefully selected to match ages, interests and language levels. The J2J programme is for 14 to 17 year-olds with a level from Elementary to Upper Intermediate. Students must be flexible on location. Students enjoy complete immersion and make friends from across the world at the same time!

Family Language: Ideal for families who wish to study together. Depending on student levels, lessons can either be shared or taken 1:1 in parallel. Where separate 1:1 lessons are required, we aim to host students in two-teacher families or will arrange for a visiting tutor to teach either student as required. Each student is charged the Adult 2:1 rate for the relevant number of hours to be studied. This programme is only open to families – not friends or colleagues.

Exam Preparation Courses: We provide intensive preparation for the following language examinations:

• Cambridge Assessment English suite
• IELTS
• Trinity GESE / ISE
• Cambridge LinguaSkill
• ETS TOEFL
• ETS TOEIC
• DILF / DELF / DALF
• Many others available on request

Academic Language: Designed for Academic and Higher Education students who need to study in a foreign language. The course develops the special skills and formal language required to achieve academic success.

Academic Subjects: Tuition for GCSE, A-level or IB students in selected subjects:

• Sciences
• Mathematics
• Business and Economics
• Humanities
• Arts and Music

Super Short Courses: A highly intensive choice for busy students. Courses can start any day of the week (including weekends). Fees are set for all locations – no City or Prestige Homestay supplement applies.

Language Plus: Students may exchange tuition hours for additional excursion / activity hours with their host tutor. Activity materials are not included in the standard price and are quoted after needs assessment.

Tuition Only: 1:1 or closed-group 2:1 tuition offered without full-board accommodation. Courses areoffered in minimum blocks of 15 hours which can be taken in shorter sessions.

Edinburgh Festival: All courses taken in Edinburgh during the Festival period (30 Jul – 02 Sept) are charged a supplement of £160 per week.

Christmas / New Year: All courses starting between 19 Dec – 29 Dec 2024 are charged a one-off (not weekly) supplement.

Dietary Requirements: We always do our best to accommodate special dietary requirements. However, we reserve the right to ask for a contribution of £60 / €70 / $80 from the student if this involves the host tutor purchasing special ingredients (e.g. gluten-free products).

Airport Transfers: Airport transfers are obligatory for all under-16s unless they are accompanied by a responsible adult. 16 and 17 year olds may travel unaccompanied if a Domestic Travel Consent form is completed. If an Unaccompanied Minor service is required on departure a supplement of £85 / €85 /$95 applies. If two students share a transfer (for example, for a J2J programme), then a 25% discount is offered on the standard fee. See Transfer Information for more details.

Unsocial Arrival / Departure Times: Students arriving at or departing from a host tutor’s home between 22h00 and 06h00 will be charged a supplement of £30 / €30 / $45.

Accompanying Adult / Child: Accompanying persons receive room and board only. Fees exclude the cost of childcare (if applicable).