Ratcliffe College International Summer School

Four programmes run side by side on the same campus. The Intensive English Language Programme is the core of the summer school: over thirty hours of structured English and multi-activity lessons a week, built to raise both fluency and accuracy, and open for stays of one to four weeks. The Steinway & Sons Grand Piano Masterclass is a single specialist week for young pianists, run with Steinway & Sons, ending in performance. The Summer Tennis Academy gives structured coaching with LTA-accredited coaches, for beginners and for competitive players alike. All lessons are taught by Ratcliffe College's own teaching staff.

The programme fee is charged per student per week and covers tuition, full-board accommodation in the College's boarding houses, the afternoon multi-activity and sports programme, and the twice-weekly cultural and educational trips. Arrival and departure are on Sundays, so a family can book the number of weeks that suits their travel plans. A non-residential option exists for families staying locally.

Students live on the College's secure, enclosed Leicestershire campus in its two boarding houses, one for boys and one for girls. The houses sit a few minutes' walk from classrooms, study areas, sports facilities and dining and social spaces. Boarding staff supervise students outside lesson hours.

Full board is included for residential students: meals are taken in the College dining hall across the day, with supper in the early evening.

Every afternoon is given over to multi-activities and sport, shared with Ratcliffe College day students rather than run separately for international groups. Twice a week the whole summer school travels out to historic towns and cultural sites in the surrounding region and further afield. Tennis players on the specialist academy train on the College's own courts.

The campus offers extensive grounds, tennis courts and sports facilities, classrooms and study areas, dining and social spaces, and two boarding houses, all within one secure site. The College is roughly fifteen minutes from Leicester station, and within reach of both East Midlands and Birmingham International airports.

Ratcliffe College has taught boarders for more than a hundred and seventy-five years and draws students of over twenty nationalities. The summer school is built so that international students are not held apart from the school: they share afternoons, activities and meals with British students, which is where most of the English actually gets spoken. Pastoral care is the College's own, and the campus is enclosed and supervised.