Dates and Fees: 2023

Courses

Courses in Bristol 2023

  2-6 weeks 7-12 weeks 13-24 weeks 25+ weeks

General English 20 Lessons (15 hours)

£271 / week £259 / week £247 / week £225 / week

General English 30 Lessons (22.5 hours)

£308 / week £296 / week £284 / week £262 / week

General English + IELTS (22.5 hours)

£308 / week £296 / week £284 / week £262 / week

General English + Cambridge (22.5 hours)

£308 / week £296 / week £284 / week £262 / week
Book a course in Bristol
  • A £48 registration fee applies to all courses
  • For courses of 2+ weeks a coursebook fee applies - see details in 'Other fees and prices' below
  • For 2023 supplement of £17 per week will be added in High Season (19th June - 18th August 2023) to the courses above. 
  • Minimum age for adult General English / Exam preparation courses = 16
 Junior English Winter (9 January - 3 February 2023) £295 / week n/a n/a n/a
Junior English Spring
(10 - 21 April 2023)
£295 / week n/a n/a n/a
Junior English Summer (19 June - 18 August 2023) £314 / week n/a n/a n/a
10-Week ** B1 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency Cambridge English exam course 2023See dates below £2,968 (includes coursebooks and exam fee)
9-Week ** C2 Proficiency Cambridge English exam course 2023( 3 January- 3 March 2023) £2,646 (includes coursebooks and exam fee)
Intensive Cambridge Exam course ( 31 July  - 25 August 2023, preparing for Cambridge B2, and Cambridge C1 exams) £1,498 (includes coursebooks and exam fee)
First (B2) dates - 10 week course Advanced (C1) dates - 10 week course Proficiency dates (C2) - 9/10 week course
3 Jan - 10  Mar 2023 / exam date 10 Mar 2023 9 Jan - 17  Mar 2023 / exam date 18 Mar 2023 3 Jan - 3  Mar 2023 / exam date 4 Mar 2023
3 April - 9 June 2023 / exam date 6 June 2023 3 Apr - 9 June 2023 / exam date 7 June 2023 3 Apr - 9 June 2023 / exam date 9 June 2023
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25 Sep- 1 Dec 2023 / exam date 28 Nov 2023 25 Sep - 1 Dec 2023 / exam date 29 Nov 2023 25 Sep -  1 Dec 2023 / exam date 30 Nov 2023
One-to-One English £81 per hour, £720 for 10 hours
Gold, Silver and Bronze One-to-one packages TBC
Best of Bristol 45+ course 2 weeks £1052
OET Preparation course £397

Foreign Teachers of English Course

24th July - 4th August 2023

£722

CELTA Course

£1653 + VAT (2023), £1,377.50 + VAT **includes Cambridge exam fee (August 11th – September 8th and September 18th – October 13th)
CELTA Introductory course £163 (*If taking the CELTA course at IH Bristol within 3 months of the Introductory course, students will have the Introductory course cost deducted from their CELTA course fees)
Specialist courses Prices on request
  • A £48 registration fee applies to all courses
  • For adult courses of 2+ weeks a coursebook fee applies - see details in 'Other fees and prices' below
  • For 2023 supplement of £17 per week will be added in High Season (19th June - 18th August 2023) to the adult courses above.

All courses above subject to sufficient numbers

Offers cannot be combined

**students can enrol for fewer than 10 weeks if less preparation is required. Minimum numbers may apply.

 

Homestay Accommodation

2023

 
Accommodation Placement Fee Half Board Self Catering
2023 Homestay family, adult students £48 £198 / week £164 / week
2023 Homestay family, 16 & 17 year olds on adult courses £48 £209 / week -
2023 Homestay

family, junior students (14-17 years old*)

£48

Full board: £259/week in summer (incl. bus travel and sandwich lunch)

*minimum booking duration for homestay if you're not travelling with a group: 2 weeks

2023 Homestay

family, junior students (12-13 years old)

 

Homestay for students under 14 may be offered if the student is travelling with a group leader, or staying with an older 14 years+ sibling, or is a family member of a former IH Bristol student, please enquire.

 

Additional Information, Supplements and Fees
  • All prices are per person; there is no difference in price for double occupancy of the same room
  • Students arriving at their homestay after 11pm/ before 6am incur a late arrival/ early departure fee of £22 
  • Single week bookings (adults courses): rate is based on Sunday arrival & Saturday departure (6 nights/13 nights/20/nights/27 nights etc)
  • Additional nights 2023: Adult Half Board: £37 Adult Self-Catering: £34, Junior Full Board: £41
  • Weekly supplement for Halal or gluten free food: £50
  • If you want to change accommodation during your course, a new accommodation finding fee of £48 will be charged. We will charge an additional fee of up to £48 if you decide to extend your stay with your host family for more than the original number of weeks.
  • There is an additional transaction fee of £5 if you pay for your accommodation in several small amounts. We will ask for £5 each time you make an additional payment.
  • If you wish to stay in your accommodation during the two-week Christmas holiday, you will need to a pay a supplement of £48 per week on top of the normal cost of your accommodation.
  • If you wish to stay elsewhere but keep your belongings at your accommodation during the two-week Christmas holiday and return to the same family afterwards, you will need to a pay a Christmas retainer fee (50% of the usual weekly price)
  • Junior homestay price based on a shared twin bedroom, single rooms may be available on a request basis.

A supplement of £17 per week will be added to all homestay accommodation for students on the Adult’s course in High Season.

Summer residence en-suite rooms (18 years+ students)

SUMMER RESIDENCE 2023 Description Rate

 

17th June - 2nd September 2023

Unite House (Unite) is a modern, comfortable university residence, in close walking distance of the school. 

IH Bristol rents 'IH Bristol-only' flats for IH Bristol students each summer. Students from other schools will also be in the same building, but in seperate flats.

Flats have en-suite bedrooms with shared kitchen facilities. Each flat has 6 or 7 bedrooms. 

Other great features are:

  • Single rooms with private ensuite bathrooms (shower, wet-room)
  • 3/4 bed (this is larger than a single bed) with additional storage space under the matress
  • Bedding, with 2 towels included
  • Self-catering, shared kitchen (shared between the approximately 7 IH Bristol students in each flat)
  • Kitchen equipment included (pots, pans, cutlery, glasses, cups, plates, bowls and utensils)
  • Shared communal areas - includes table tennis, table football, American pool, cinema room and access to PS4 & Netflix, quiet study space
  • Laundry facilities available on site (students pay for this on site each time, or use a local laundrette)
  • Students clean their own rooms during their stay; communal areas are cleaned by IH Bristol cleaning team once per week (we replace the kitchen tea towels with clean ones each week also)
  • Reception service + 24/7 access to Unite residence emergency contact centre
  • Free Wi-Fi
£227 per week + £48 accommodation placement fee

 

Apartment Accommodation (independent living, 18 years+)

Apartments 2023 Description  
Clifton Short Lets

If you want an independent option, Clifton Short Lets offer flexible accommodation within a 10-minute walk in the heart of Clifton.  International House students are able to receive a 10% discount on their rates which include WiFi, bills, council tax and VAT by using the code 'INTHOUSE'.

Just click on the Clifton Short Lets link to visit their website and choose the option which is best for you. If you have any problems with your booking, let us know and we can contact them to help you.

Only available to students aged 18 years and over. Students book direct with Clifton Short Lets because this is not IH Bristol's accommodation.

 

 

 

Other fees & prices 2023

 

Description Price
Course registration fee £48
Materials fee

2023: £35 for full-time adult courses  of 2-12 weeks. £22 supplement each for exam courses (excluding 10/4 week Cambridge Preparation courses) and courses 13+ weeks long. This fee includes coursebook and all other course materials. For 1 week adult courses, a coursebook is optional; photocopied/scanned materials can be provided instead.

Accommodation finding fee £48
Airport transfer from Bristol (one way)

£64 for adults, price for under-18s escorted transfer £83

Airport transfer from Heathrow (one way)

£256 for adults, price for under-18s escorted transfer £269

Airport transfer from Gatwick (one way)

£298 for adults, price for under-18s escorted transfer £303

Unaccompanied minor service £22 one way
Insurance £6.80 per week

Further information is detailed below

Low season, high season and UK holidays

 

2023

  •  Low Season: 3 January to 16 June and 21 August to 22 December 2023
  •  High season: 19 June to 18 August 2023

The school will be closed on the following days:

  • (Friday 7th April Bank Holiday, open only for English language student classes until 1pm).
  • 10th April. (Please note: our Spring Junior 2-week English programme starts this day and will be a full day excursion, instead of classes).
  • 1st May Monday Bank Holiday - school closed. Please note, for Adults 16yrs+ English courses: we will schedule 2.25 hours of extra lessons on Friday afternoon 28th April, plus 2.25 hours on Friday 5th May (to make up the missed 4.5 hours of Monday 1st classes).
  • 8th May additional Monday Bank Holiday (for King’s Coronation!) – school closed. Please note, for Adults 16yrs+ English courses: we will schedule 2.25 hours of extra lessons on Friday afternoon 12th May, plus 2.25 hours on Friday 18th May (to make up the missed 4.5 hours of Monday 8th classes). 
  • May 29th Bank Holiday – school closed.
  • 28th August 2023, 25th December 2023- 2nd January 2024
  • Note: no refunds will be given for the days when the school is closed for bank holidays.