Tailor-Made English Experience

for international students

aged 8-17

  • Tailor-Made English Experience for international children

Just as you like it

If you are booking for a group of 15 or more children, why not choose our Tailor-Made English Experience?  We can help you create the exact trip to suit your group.

You can choose any duration you like to fit your group’s wishes. You can even come any time of year.

Your group can stay at one centre or tour around, staying at different PGL centres. They can even visit the UK and France!

And of course, you can arrange any combination of activities your group will love; from cultural trips and sightseeing to thrilling adventure activities; from classroom-based learning to pursuing special interests.  Anything is possible with PGL.

Talk to us about what you have in mind – we’re here to help fulfil your group’s wishes!

How does it work?

We work with you before your trip to arrange the perfect itinerary for your students. Choose one of the following courses or any combination:

  • Multi-Activity adventure - Bring out the best in your students with PGL adventure activity sessions promoting teamwork, communication and leadership skills
  • Excursions to places of interest in the UK - The perfect introduction to the history and culture of Britain to inspire and motivate your students. Optional PGL tour leader available
  • Study courses – Modular courses in Field Studies, Maths, Science and Computing
  • English language - Classroom-based lessons

There are plenty of facilities to keep your group occupied during free time, plus fun-packed evening entertainment programmes, run by the PGL centre team, to keep your group happy and busy until bedtime.

A PGL trip has all the benefits of staying at a residential centre, including the support of our centre teams plus a free adult place for every eight students.

Activities

Select an activity for a full description

A typical itinerary for this course

Sample programme for a 7 day Tailor Made English Experience for International Groups
  Morning Afternoon Evening
Day 1 Travelling Arrival on centre
Free time to settle in

Welcome Session - Ice Breakers/Team Challenge
Day 2
Half day excursion

Adventure Activity: Raft Building

Splash
Day 3
Full day excursion

Full day excursion

PGL Sports Night
Day 4
Adventure Activities: Orienteering & Climbing

2 sessions of English lessons

Campfire
Day 5
Adventure Activities: Zip Wire & Giant Swing

Half day excursion

Ambush
Day 6
Full day excursion

Full day excursion

Disco
Day 7 Departure Day - -

Learning outcomes

Your Tailor-Made course can focus on any aspect of the English experience so that learning outcomes include:

  • Improvements in spoken and written English from formal lessons
  • Improvements in confidence and enjoyment of English from using it daily in a fun and exciting environment – as well as in real-life situations such as shopping and sightseeing
  • Soft integration with English-speaking children during meal times and free time
  • Direct experience and understanding of Britain’s historical and cultural heritage
  • Personal organisation and taking responsibility
  • Supporting and encouraging each other
Barton Hall

Barton Hall

London Heathrow airport - 3½ hours
Bristol airport - 1¼ hours

Bawdsey Manor

Bawdsey Manor

London Heathrow airport - 2 hours
Ashford International - 2¼ hours

Beam House

Beam House

Bristol airport - 2 hours
Heathrow airport - 3½ hours

Boreatton Park

Boreatton Park

Birmingham airport - 1½ hours
Manchester airport - 1½ hours

Caythorpe Court

Caythorpe Court

London Heathrow airport - 2 hours
Birmingham airport - 2 hours

Dalguise

Dalguise

Glasgow airport - 1½ hours
Edinburgh airport - 1 hour

Ford Castle

Ford Castle

Opening in March 2023! Near Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Liddington

Liddington

Gatwick Airport - 1¾ hours
Heathrow Airport - 1¼ hours
Bristol Airport - 1¼ hours
St Pancras (Eurostar) - 1½ hours

Little Canada

Little Canada

Gatwick airport - 2½ hours
London Heathrow airport - 4 hours

Marchants Hill

Marchants Hill

London Heathrow airport - 1 hour
Gatwick airport - 1½ hours
Ashford International - 1½ hours

Newby Wiske Hall

Newby Wiske Hall

NEW! Opened in March 2023, a new PGL adventure camp in the North of England.

Osmington Bay

Osmington Bay

London Heathrow airport - 2 hours
Gatwick airport - 2½ hours

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill

Gatwick airport - 1 hour
Ashford International - 1 hour

Winmarleigh Hall

Winmarleigh Hall

Manchester airport - 1 hour
Birmingham airport - 2 hours