Terms and Conditions
1) A Registration Charge of GBP65 is payable once per course in addition to your weekly course and accommodation fees. This covers local meeting on arrival, local transfer at the end of your course, drinks during your breaks, school course materials, and other expenses connected with your course and accommodation.
2) You must pay a deposit of GBP200 with your application form (deducted from your invoice total).
3) You must pay the balance 3 weeks before your course begins.
4) If your course begins in less than 3 weeks you must pay 100% in advance.
5) If you need a visa to enter the UK you must pay 100% of your total fees in advance. If you do not receive your visa we will refund all of your money, less any bank and postal (DHL) charges.
6) Currently there is no VAT tax on English language courses or accommodation.
7) Lessons take place from 09h00 - 16h30 Monday - Thursday, and 09h00 - 12h15 on Friday.
8) Friday Restaurant takes place from 12h15 - 15h15 on Friday. Your meal is included in the course fees. There is no refund if you miss the meal for any reason.
9) Social breaks take place at 10h30 and 15h00 daily.
10) The minimum age of students is 21 years. There is no maximum. The typical age range is 25 - 60 years.
11) Complete beginners are only accepted on One-to-One courses.
12) Courses begin every Monday and are subject to availability.
13) Insurance cover is provided for school premises and vehicles. We recommend that you arrange your own insurance for your possessions or medical expenses.
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14) PLEASE NOTE : Students who have not paid, or sent a company purchase order, before the start of their course will not be permitted to join their class until this has been received. Chasing unpaid invoices is very expensive and time consuming. We think you would prefer that we put our energy into giving you a great experience rather than chasing money for those services. We really enjoy giving you the service you have booked and we think it is fair that paying us on time is a reasonable request in return.
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Public Holidays & Christmas 2013
1) Public Holidays 2013 : On Friday 29th March (Good Friday), Monday 6th May (May Day) the school will be open and there will be lessons as normal.
2) Public holidays 2013 : On Monday 1st April (Easter Monday), Monday 27th May (Late May Holiday) and Monday 26th August the school will be closed and there will be no lessons . For these 3 weeks we will be offering a 20% reduction in tuition fees.
3) Public Holidays 2013 : On the above 3 Mondays there will be an optional full-day trip excursion available at a cost of GBP50 per person, payable at time of booking. Places will be limited and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. If you do not want to go on the trip you can arrange your own activities for that day.
4) Christmas 2013 : The school will be closed for 2 weeks from Saturday 21st December 2013 to Sunday 5th January 2014 inclusive. No courses will be running. Courses will re-start on Monday 6th January 2014.
Public Holidays & Christmas 2014
1) Public Holidays 2014 : On Friday 18th April (Good Friday), Monday 5th May (May Day) the school will be open and there will be lessons as normal.
2) Public holidays 2014 : On Monday 21st April (Easter Monday), Monday 26th May (Late May Holiday) and Monday 25th August the school will be closed and there will be no lessons . For these 3 weeks we will be offering a 20% reduction in tuition fees.
3) Public Holidays 2014 : On the above 3 Mondays there will be an optional full-day trip excursion available at a cost of GBP50 per person, payable at time of booking. Places will be limited and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. If you do not want to go on the trip you can arrange your own activities for that day.
4) Christmas 2014 : The school will be closed for 2 weeks from Saturday 20th December 2014 to Sunday 4th January 2015 inclusive. No courses will be running. Courses will re-start on Monday 5th January 2015.
Weekend Course Accommodation
- Because the Weekend Courses "Power Pack" programme takes place over the weekend there are some special rules regarding your accommodation and how it is charged :
- 1) If you take the Power Pack with a regular Kingsway course your homestay accommodation is added to your normal course – extra days are charged “pro-rata”.
- 2) If you take a Power Pack course by itself there is a minimum homestay accommodation charge equivalent to 4 nights at the appropriate rate. This covers the weekend, from arrival on a Friday to departure on a Monday.
- 3) If you choose to stay in a hotel you just pay for the appropriate number of nights in the hotel.
- 4) Kingsway Apartments - if you choose to stay in a Kingsway apartment for a weekend course there is a minimum charge of 4 nights of the current weekly rate (pro-rata).
Cancellations
- 1) Before your course begins we will refund all of the money we have received from you less any expenses incurred by us. We always try to minimise these expenses.
- 2) After your course has started we do not refund any money however we may offer you a credit against a future booking in the case of your critical illness or a family critical illness or death. In this case any credit is at the discretion of the school.
- 3) Accommodation : Homestay : If you cancel your course 1 week or less before it starts we will automatically pay the homestay family one week in compensation
- 4) Accommodation : Homestay : If you want to change homestay we require 1 whole week's notice from the following weekend (or payment instead)
- 5) Accommodation : Kingsway Serviced Apartments : If you cancel your booking less than 3 weeks before your course begins we will not refund any accommodation money to you unless we can sell the apartment to another person.
- 6) Accommodation : Hotel : if you want to change or cancel your hotel reservation the contract is between you and the hotel so you will have to observe the hotel's cancellation policy.
