English & Football with Tottenham Hotspur
Summer Course
Royal Holloway School
English & Football with Tottenham Hotspur
Partnered with Tottenham Hotspur
Key Facts
10 – 17 years
15 contact hours per week
12 hours of professional football coaching weekly
Stadium tours of the iconic Wembley Stadium and state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Complete boarding school experience
Full day excursions to Brighton and Thorpe Park to ride the rollercoasters
Full Tottenham Hotspur replica kit for all players
Highlights
Tottenham Hotspur, a globally renowned football club, has exclusively collaborated with Oxford International since 2017 to deliver this unique English plus football programme. Over this period, we’ve welcomed over 400 students from 20 different nationalities.
Programme Outcomes:
- Train with Tottenham Hotspur’s professional coaches to enhance technical ability
- Improve English skills with Oxford International’s highly qualified academics
- Enrich your experience with excursions to Canterbury, Brighton, and other popular destinations
- Interact with students from around the globe and stay at a world-class facility
What's Included:
- English levels: Elementary – Proficiency
- Maximum class size: 20^
- Return shared transfers from LHR airport
- Full board accommodation in traditional boarding houses
- 15 hours of General English lessons per week
- 12 hours per week of professional football coaching
- Trips to London with stadium tours
- Thorpe Park amusement park visit
- Brighton trip with a visit to the funfair on Brighton Pier
- Canterbury trip with a river cruise
- Full Tottenham Hotspur replica kit
- 24/7 supervision by trained residential staff
^ in exceptional circumstances, this maximum may be exceeded
Oxford International Junior Programmes understands that occasionally slightly young/older siblings or friends may wish to come in a group. Oxford International Junior Programmes reserves the right to accept students who are slightly younger or older than the advertised minimum/maximum age. These exceptional requests must be approved by our admissions team in advance. Appropriate welfare and safety provisions will apply.
Dates
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01 July – 15 July 20262
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15 July – 29 July 2026English & Football with Tottenham Hotspur at Royal Holloway School
About Royal Holloway: Founded in 1879 by the Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway, officially opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria. The campus is still best known for its original 600-bed building, known as the Founder’s Building, inspired by the Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley, France.
Facilities:
- Sports include badminton, basketball and table tennis.
- The sports hall is used as part of the activity programme and must be supervised by an Activity Leader.
- A stunning picture gallery and historic chapel are housed within the world-famous Founder’s Building.
Meals:
- Continental with tea, coffee and fruit juice. Full English breakfast on Sunday with tea, coffee and fruit juice.
- Hot lunch with two choices/vegetarian option and salad bar/dessert.
- Hot dinner with two choices/vegetarian option and salad bar/dessert.
Local Transport:
- Nearest town: Egham
- Rail: 40min to central London.
- Travelcards: Included on excursions to London.
Safety and Security: The university has a 24-hour on-site security team, who maintain a patrol. There is also campus-wide CCTV. All rooms have secure keycard entry. Damage deposits of £25 or €30 will be collected.
Royal Holloway School
Royal Holloway
Egham Rail Station
Egham Rail Station
Central London
Covent Garden
London Heathrow Airport
Condor Way, Longford, Hounslow TW6, UK
London Gatwick
North Terminal, Departures Rd, Horley, Gatwick RH6 0NP, UK
Stansted Airport
Terminal, Enterprise House, Bassingbourn Rd, Stansted CM24 1QW, UK
Location guide
Royal Holloway School
Egham Rail Station
Central London
London Heathrow Airport
London Gatwick
Stansted Airport
Sample Programme
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Arrivals | Arrivals | Campus Tour |
| Day 2 | Football Coaching | Student Induction & Lesson 1 | Welcome Disco |
| Day 3 | Football Coaching | Lesson 2 | Football Seminar |
| Day 4 | Football Coaching | Lesson 3 | Onsite Activities |
| Day 5 | Full-day Excursion, London with Politics & Royalty Walking Tour | Entrance to Wembley Stadium | Karaoke Night |
| Day 6 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Onsite Activities |
| Day 7 | Football Coaching | Half-day Excursion, Windsor Castle | Disco Night |
| Day 8 | Full-day Excursion, Thorpe Park | Full-day Excursion, Thorpe Park | Interational Evening |
| Day 9 | Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 | British Quiz Night |
| Day 10 | Lesson 8 | Full-day Excursion, London with entrance to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Sunset Boat Disco, River Thames |
| Day 11 | Lesson 9 | Football Coaching | Football Seminar |
| Day 12 | Lesson 10 | Football Coaching | Onsite Activities |
| Day 13 | Full-day Excursion, Brighton | Unlimited Rides Wristband, Brighton | Farewell Party |
| Day 14 | Football Coaching | Football Coaching | Onsite Activities |
| Day 15 | Departures | Departures | Departures |
Activities
Sample Nationalities
Accreditation
