Wimbledon School of English is an approved English language school for Bildungsurlaub 'Educational Leave' courses.
Educational Leave is time off to undertake a course of full-time studies for a minimum of two weeks. Applications for this through Wimbledon School of English would mean a full-time course to improve your English language skills in all areas from speaking, writing, reading and listening; to pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary.
Participants are required to be aged 18+.
These courses can be taken by students from the following German states:
Participants are required to have a minimum B1 intermediate level of English.
The course is intensive and consists of 30 lessons per week, including a minimum of 100 minutes of guided self-study.
The weekly course fee for all states is £403; for two weeks it is £806.
All students will be required to pay a one-off £60 registration fee and a one-off £40 materials fee.
Wimbledon School of English is a Top Performing Centre of Excellence and is ranked as the Joint Number 1 English language school in the UK according to EL Gazette Magazine Rankings (based on British Council inspection results), therefore quality is at the forefront of everything we do.
Whether you are interested in sports, museums, galleries or the theatre, we have a great range of social events and activities for you to take part in and lots of these activities are free or discounted for our students.
We also have a wide range of accommodation options near to the school and we are located in Wimbledon - one of the most beautiful locations in London.
If this all sounds appealing, then WSE is the perfect option for you!
To find out more, please email support@wimbledon-school.ac.uk, or contact us on +44 (0) 208 947 1921
The course consists of 30 lessons per week in total. Each lesson is 50 minutes.
It follows our regular 28-lesson intensive timetable (above) plus there is an extra 2 lessons (100 minutes) of guided self-study.
Students can choose one of our Standard courses (24 lessons) + an options course (4 lessons)
All students can start their course on any Monday throughout the year. Please note that some public holidays in the UK fall on a Monday in which case students will start their course on the Tuesday.
Wimbledon School of English will close for the Christmas and New Year holidays on Friday 15th December 2023 and reopens on Tuesday 2nd January 2024.
Below is a full list of UK public holidays:
The school closes for Christmas and New Year on Friday 20 December 2024 and re-opens on Monday 6th January 2025.
Please note that there is no reduction in the course fees where a course includes a public holiday.