The London School of English at Holland Park

Business and Professional Courses at Holland Park Gardens

Our clients are busy, demanding people. They have no time to waste, and need the best. Our courses have been developed in response to their needs. We offer highly practical training with immediately usable results — Timothy Blake, Managing Director.

London School of English Professional English courses

Established in 1912 we have unrivaled experience in training international business and professional people.

We offer a great location. By studying with us you will be able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Holland Park – one of London s most exclusive residential areas, only 20 minutes from the heart of the city.

We have a superb building – classical in design and full of character, but completely modernized and air-conditioned. The centre is open from 08.00 to 20.00 Monday to Friday, giving you plenty of opportunity to use our study facilities.

A good mix of nationalities is important. On average we have over 50 nationalities each year studying with us in our Holland Park Gardens Centre.

Our trainers are mature, experienced and qualified. In addition, many of them have a relevant business or professional background. The average age of our trainers is 44 so you can be confident that you will be working with professionals – and because we offer excellent conditions and a wide range of interesting courses to teach, we attract outstanding trainers.

The average age of our clients at Holland Park Gardens is 36. This gives a good indication of the professional environment you will be working in.

School Location

We are located in Holland Park – one of the best residential areas of London close to fashionable Notting Hill and the exclusive shops of Kensington.

Some of our homestay families are in this area, which is also close to the centre of London – you can travel by underground from Holland Park station to Oxford street in just 10 minutes.

Studying with us
Your will come to us with high expectations. Our aim is to exceed them.

Whether you are just starting out in your chosen career, or at the top of your profession, we have the experience and staff to help you improve your English in the shortest possible time.

There are three course formats:

Group Courses
Individual Courses
Combination Courses

When we state the full number of hours per course, remember that our hours are a full 60 minutes, rather than the 45 or 50 minutes typically quoted by many schools.

The actual contact time at the school can be considerably greater than that quoted for the course. In addition to the scheduled programme you will have plenty of opportunity to speak English during your stay, so you may easily find yourself speaking English for 40 hours per week – even more if you participate in our social programme and spend time talking with a homestay family.

Course Benefits

The key to the value of our courses is what you can do after you leave us. All our courses are very practical. We help you to use the language more effectively. So after a course here you will:

Communicate more effectively
Speak more accurately and fluently
Participate more successfully in meetings
Improve your writing English including e-mails
Expand your professional vocabulary
Improve your understanding of grammar
Socialize and network with greater confidence
Work successfully in a cross cultural environment

Evening and Weekend Programme

As our courses are intensive, it is important that you also take the time to relax and enjoy yourself – and make the most of this exciting city which offers something for everyone.

We organize events some evenings in the week. Typical events include:

Walking tours
English pub tour
Visits to galleries and museums
Boat trips on the River Thames
Restaurant evenings

We dont charge extra for these events – you just pay for your own entrance tickets, food and drink if you want them. We can also help you organize your own evening programme and book tickets for you. Just are our Social Programme Co-ordinator.

Services and facilities

We offer a full range of services and facilities – including:

Restaurant – all clients enjoy unlimited free hot drinks throughout the day.

We offer drinks and snacks during the morning break, and a good lunch prepared daily by our own chef including a choice of main dishes, always including a vegetarian option, salads, cheeses, desserts, fruit and fresh fruit juice.

Most people who come to our school choose to take our restaurant pass which includes everything for a modest weekly fee, but you can also pay daily for your food if you prefer.

Technical facilities – We recommend that you bring your own laptop. Wireless internet is available free throughout the building and our technical staff are available to give you all the reasonable help to get your connected.

Our dedicated business centre is open 08:00 – 20:00 Monday – Friday and offers the following facilities free of charge:

Computers with high speed broadband Internet access
Script support in all major non-European languages
Use of the photocopier, printer and fax
Journals and reference books

Other services – Our client services team can provide you with the following optional services:

Airport pick-up and drop-off service
Currency exchange
Information about insurance
Leisure programme advisor and ticket booking at no extra cost

We also have welfare service including Japanese, Korean and Chinese advisors.

Accommodation

For most people, the choice of accommodation is extremely important. We understand this and offer a full range including homestay, hotels, university residences and apartments.

Most people choose homestay because it offers:

A comfortable and relaxing living environment
An opportunity to ue your English with friendly hosts
Outstanding value for money
Accommodation in excellent residential areas close to the school and the centre of London.
A chance to experience British culture in the home

Most of our homestay is in transport zone 2 – the same as the school – so its never far away. Its always a short, simple journey and a good proportion of our homestays is within walking distance.

We choose our homestay hosts very carefully, as our clients expect the same high standards from their accommodation as they do from the school. If you are bringing your own laptop we can offer you homestay with wireless Internet access at no extra charge.

There are three types of homestay accommodation:

Silver Homestay

A high standard of accommodation in clean, comfortable homes
Friendly, welcoming hosts
Accommodation within easy reach of the school – either by public transport or a walk
A choice of meal options

Gold Homestay

In addition to the above, Gold homestay offers a private bathroom. The availability of Gold homestay is limited, with preference given to short stay guests.

Platinum Homestay

Ideal for people who require the same high standards as Gold, but with more flexible meal arrangements, guaranteed contact time and evening/weekend events included.

Other accommodation options

We know that homestay accommodation does not suit everyone, so we also offer a placement service for:

Hotels
General residences
Apartments
Serviced Apartments
University residences (in the summer)

Area Introduction

London hardly needs any introduction, but it really is a wonderfully exciting, diverse city with something for everyone. Although it is very big, you may be surprised at how green it is – the air quality is far better than many other large cities around the world.

These are just some of the things you can do here:

Visit our world-class galleries and museums – most of them are free
Choose from thousands of excellent restaurants offering every cuisine imaginable
Enjoy an evening at a musical, concert, theater or club
Walk through our huge an beautiful parks

.. or just sit in a cafe or in one of London s many famous pubs and watch people going about their business – after all, this is one of the worlds most fascinating and culturally diverse cities. Whatever you want to do in your free time, we will be happy to book tickets or a restaurant for you, or tell you about our favorite parts of London.

Courses

School Facilities

Cafe/Restaurant
Computer room

This school offers wireless internet access to students with their own portable computers.

Professional Memberships

The London School of English at Holland Park is a member of the following professional organizations:

IALC
Quality English
British Council
English UK

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