Summer Young Learner Course For Teenagers

We are proud that so many teenagers come to study at Loxdale English Centre, many who come completely alone without knowing anyone here. We know that part of the reason is that their parents understand that we do all we can to protect their children whilst they are studying with us and that their welfare is taken very seriously. We take the register regularly to make sure that everyone is at the right place at the right time and all the activities and trips are supervised by our staff.

For those students who come independently, we also have special staff who meet with them every day, Monday to Friday, to make sure they are settling in, making friends and understand their timetable. All students have the Principal’s phone number, the school emergency phone number and the Accommodation & Welfare Officers mobile numbers. We are here to support your child every step of the way during their stay at Loxdale.

With teenagers, it is also important that they have an element of free time so they can learn about independence, make friends with our other international students and try using their English in the real world. At Loxdale, we think carefully about the best/safest time to allow some free time and parents also give their permission for this. After their afternoon lessons or activities is the time that we feel is safest for students to have this free time. So at this point all our teenagers have 3 choices about what they can do in their spare time:

• stay at school and continue to use the school facilities (sport hall, garden, computer room, social rooms, classrooms)
• go home to their hosts or the residential common room
• if they have permission from their parents (Safeguarding form) and stay in groups of 3 or more, they can go off-site to different areas of Portslade, Hove or Brighton centres. During this period they can be with their friends, sightsee or go shopping. They are not allowed to go to the beach or in the sea or to be by themselves.