Working at Stafford House

Stafford House Study Holidays currently run 20 centres throughout the UK and these are either based at University campuses or private boarding schools. Our clients (language travel agents, schools and colleges worldwide) place equal emphasis on both the academic and leisure parts of the programme and especially the integration of British culture into both.

Life at a summer school is very different to life in a year-round school. Students and staff share accommodation blocks and spend a large part of their day in each other's company. This demands a high standard of personal conduct, and also means that you have responsibility for those around you, responsibility not only for their well-being, but also a responsibility to make their stay in this country as rewarding as possible.

While at our schools, students have a mixture of English lessons, activities and excursions, but they also meet people from a wide range of different countries and backgrounds. We are here to make sure they learn a lot, have a good time, learn a little bit about Britain, and above all, are well looked after.

On each of the courses, every effort is made to create an environment where English is the natural language of communication. Children are grouped partly by age and partly by attainment. Particular attention is given, throughout the course, to converting a passive knowledge into an active one. This is achieved by taking into account the student's level of English, while at the same time appealing to their interests, knowledge and intellectual ability, and special emphasis is placed on listening and speaking.

Locations

Bath - Kingswood School
Kingswood School is located in a beautiful campus and overlooks the city of Bath. It is situated 15 minutes walk from Bath city centre, or a 5 minute bus ride away. The main buildings are built from the local stone and there are views over Bath and the surrounding countryside from the terraces.

Cambridge - CATS Cambridge
Cambridge Arts & Sciences (CATS) is conveniently situated in the historic centre of Cambridge, next to the Round Church. CATS, founded in 1985, has an excellent academic record, and its facilities include science labs, design workshops, libraries and a games room.

Cheltenham - Hartpury College
Hartpury College is a modern agricultural college, situated in beautiful countryside 12miles from the centre of Cheltenham. The college boasts superb sports facilities, including golf course and swimming pool, and is used as the permanent training base of Gloucester Rugby Club. We offer the Arsenal Soccer School programme here.

Devon - Bicton College
Bicton College lies just outside the village of East Budleigh, birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh, about 5 kilometres from Budleigh Salterton and 15 kilometres from Exeter, the lovely seaside county town of Devon. The college offers modern facilities including spacious classrooms, a swimming pool and extensive grounds.

Edinburgh - St Margaret's School
St Margaret's School is located in the southern part of the city, about 10 minutes on the frequent bus service to the city centre. The school buildings are situated amidst the Victorian residences of the Newington area and consists of the accommodation blocks, classroom blocks and the school hall/gymnasium.

Felsted School - near Braintree
Felsted School is a co-educational boarding and day school for 400 pupils, founded in 1564. Recent development has included modern classroom blocks, a new dining hall, a swimming pool and sports facilities. Felsted is close to Chelmsford and Cambridge and within easy reach of London. Stansted airport is 15 kilometres away.

London - Bankside
Bankside House is the largest residence of the London School of Economics and is located south of the River Thames, adjacent to the Tate Gallery of Modern Art, near Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and many Millennium sites. Covent Garden and the West End, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and St. Paul's are all within a 10 minute journey.

London - Brunel University Campus
Brunel University is a modern campus set in landscaped grounds. All the university facilities are located close to one another on a compact campus which is 15 minutes' walk from Uxbridge underground station. Uxbridge is a lively town, very convenient for Heathrow airport and located close to the motorway.

London - Imperial College
New for this summer we have Imperial College in the heart of London City. Set in the prestigious Imperial College in Kensington, close to famous shops such as Harvey Nichols and Harrods and close to the Natural History and Science museums.

London - Whitelands College
Whitelands moved to its new 5 hectare site overlooking Richmond Park in 2005. The main building is a Georgian manor house designed by Sir William Chambers in the early 1760s. The state of the art lecture halls, classrooms and accommodation are all located very compactly in the securely enclosed campus.

Oakham - Oakham School
Oakham is the county town of Rutland. The train station, with frequent services to Leicester and Nottingham, and connections to London and other cities, is just five minutes' walk from the school. All the school buildings are located in very attractive surroundings around the town centre. The teaching areas are equipped to an exceptionally high standard.

Reading - Wantage Hall
Wantage Hall, in Upper Redlands Road, is a short walk from the main campus and a mile from the town centre. The university accommodation is all single rooms.The classrooms are located a short walk away at the main campus.

Swansea - University of Swansea
Located in the South of Wales, Swansea's beautiful seaside campus is also close to the heart of one of the country's biggest cities. With an excellent range of sports facilities, this campus has something for both city and country lovers.

Wimborne - Canford School
Canford School is set in beautiful parkland beside the River Stour. Canford Manor dates back to Saxon times whereas the main building was designed by Edward Blore who also designed the eastern front of Buckingham Palace. The funds from the discovery of an Assyrian frieze in the school sweet shop meant that there was money available for spacious teaching areas, a swimming pool and excellent sports facilities.

Wokingham - Bearwood College
Bearwood College is located between Reading and Wokingham in the Royal County of Berkshire. It is just a 15-minute walk away from the rail station at Winnersh which provides fast and easy access to Reading and London by train. The college is situated on 5000 acres of landscape grounds and facilities include a large indoor pool, tennis courts and extensive playing fields.

York - Queen Ethelburga's College
Queen Ethelburga's College is a splendid baronial hall located about 15 minutes' drive from York. The school has been furnished and equipped to a very high standard and is more reminiscent of a country house hotel than a school. The campus covers more than 100 acres and includes an enclosed, walled 'secret' garden.