Spending time with your child choosing a summer school is good fun. However, there is a big choice of schools and it is easy to get confused. In this series of articles, we give parents the information they need to choose the right summer school for their child.
How to choose a summer school
- Is the summer school designed for groups or individuals?
- What is the staff to student ratio?
- What’s included? What’s not included?
- How does the school make sure that students are happy and safe?
- How many hours of learning are included a week? Is a week 6 days or 7 days?
- What experience and qualifications do the staff and management have?
- How does the school make sure that students from different countries mix together and speak English all day long? Do British students do activities with international students?
- Apart from English, what extra study options are included?
- What makes this summer school special and different from the other summer schools?
- What is the maximum number of students from each country? What is the maximum number of students who speak the same language?
