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Stafford House School of English

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Country of origin Saudi Arabia

"The School was recommended to me by my uncle because it has good teachers and a good study atmosphere. All the staff are helpful and you feel that you are in safe hands.My English has really improved here and I hope to do well in the FCE and IELTS exams. My plan is to go to university in England."


Summer Vacation studies

We offer specially devised summer programmes for juniors combining English language lessons with excursions and activities. This provides the ideal opportunity to get to know English life and culture whilst improving language skills, in a fun and entertaining way. We accept bookings from individual students age 14+ and from groups of students, accompanied by a leader, age 12+.

Summer Vacation course for juniors (age 12+)
  • 20 lessons per week (15 hours over five days) in international groups at assessed levels.
  • Maximum class sizes of 15.
  • Five half days of excursions, sports or activities each week.
  • Four evenings of activities per week.
  • One full-day excursion per week.
Junior Intensive course (age 14+)
  • 33 lessons per week (22.5 hours over five days) in international groups at assessed levels.
  • Maximum class size of 14.
  • Varied afternoon options include Drama, Video making, Communication skills, Movies and media.
  • One sports activity or local visit per week.
  • Four evening activities per week.
  • One full-day excursion. 

Course fees for both courses include:

  • all tuition and course materials
  • all meals
  • excursions, sports and activities
  • personal laundry facilities (homestay), coin operated laundry (residential)
  • bus service to/from homestay areas
  • full welfare support.

Courses outside Summer

For the rest of the year we offer group courses for juniors and adults.

Junior course (age 12 +)
  • 20 lessons per week in closed groups.
  • One afternoon of project work.
  • One guided walking tour of Canterbury, including visit to Cathedral.
  • One sports afternoon or further project afternoon.
  • One half-day excursion to Dover Castle.
  • One full-day excursion to London, Cambridge or Brighton.

Course fees include:

  • shared room homestay accommodation
  • classes and learning materials
  • activities and entrances as detailed above
  • full board with cooked lunch and dinner on weekdays in the College cafeteria.

We are happy to tailor a Junior course to meet different requests.

Bespoke group programmes (1-4 weeks)
We also run a number of bespoke group programmes:

  • English for Cambridge examinations (age 16+)
  • Academic Preparation course (age 15+)
  • English for Professionals (age 18+)
  • English and Culture (age 30+)
  • Teacher Training (age 18+)

Please contact us for further information on any of these programmes.



Stafford House School of English is a subsidiary company of Cambridge Education Group Limited, Registered in England 06020370. Registered Office: Third Floor, Sidney House, Sussex Street, Cambridge CB1 1PE UK. © 2008 Cambridge Education Group Limited. All rights reserved.