Leisure And Cultural Activities

The School organises a range of afternoon and evening activities accompanied by staff members. Activities include: pub nights, video evenings and parties, which encourage students to socialise in English. Various other events provide unique opportunities for students to learn about other cultures, while trips to London’s West End shows keep students in touch with the British way of life. We also organise sports activities. Our leisure programme changes monthly to cater for students' interests and requirements.

Day Trips

The School offers trips and favourite destinations in London include Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and The Victoria and Albert Museum. Further afield, students visit locations such as Oxford, Cambridge, Stonehenge and Brighton. Weekend trips abroad are also arranged from time to time to places such as Amsterdam and Paris. All excursions are accompanied to provide language support and to guide the students around places of interest.

Can I work whilst I am in the UK?
(GENERAL) STUDENT

You are allowed to do work placement provided this is an assessed part of your course. The work is restricted to no more than 50% of the full course length, unless you are enrolled on a course of study where there is a statutory requirement for that course to contain a specific period of work placement. Any employment is restricted to part-time work during term time of not more than 20 hours per week and full-time work during vacations. The work you do must not fill a full-time permanent vacancy (other than on a recognised Foundation Programme). Work as a postgraduate doctor or dentist must be on a recognised Foundation Programme. You must not be self-employed, employed as a doctor in training (other than on a recognised Foundation Programme) or work as a professional sportsperson (including a sports coach) or as an entertainer. You may only hold a Student Union Sabbatical Officer position for up to two years.
However during vacations, you may fill a full time vacancy provided this is not a permanent full-time vacancy (other than a permanent full-time vacancy as a Doctor in Training on a recognised Foundation Programme).

Locations and School

London - The Burlington School

Bournemouth, Dorset - BEET Language Centre

Glasgow - Glasgow School of English