Julia spent 6 weeks on work experience with us at our main residential centre Grittleton House during the summer of 2017. Her main objectives were to gain work experience in the travel and hospitality industry and also to experience working abroad and speaking English. Here is her story. “I pretty quickly got used to speaking English…

Bath City is truly unique.  A designated UNESCO world heritage site that offers history, culture and stunning Georgian architecture.  Here are just a few highlights of 2017 in Bath; The Bath Festival – 19–28 May 2017. The Bath festival is a 10 day event celebrating words music and literature.  Events are staged at multiple venues across…

You’ll be challenged. Most students who travel abroad and stay with a host family will find themselves at some point in a situation that challenges them.  Being outside your comfort zone can help you learn a lot not just about the language but about yourself too. “Staying in the heart of a British family will…

Travel is an opportunity to read the world.  On each page, you might find a new, taste, flavour, scent, vision or sound that will make your world a richer place. On each page, you might meet new people, form new relationships, find and discover new languages. Of course, you will enjoy some ‘pages’ more than…