Bradfield College
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Summer Course
English and Football
Bradfield College
Partnered with Tottenham Hotspur
Key Facts
9 – 17 years
Individuals
Boarding house
50 max beds per week
12 hours of football coaching per week
Highlights
- Traditional boarding school campus in the English countryside
- 12 hours of football coaching per week with FA and UEFA qualified football coaches from Tottenham Hotspur
- Tottenham Hotspur replica football kit sent on return home
About the programme
- English levels: Elementary – Proficiency (programme can be adjusted to lower English levels)
- Young learners’ syllabus available for students aged 9-11*
- Maximum class size: 18
- Incredible facilities for sports and activities
- Full Group Leader Programme included. Download here.
*subject to demand and minimum student numbers required
ACADEMIC CHOICE
- Trinity GESE exam*
- World of Work (ASL) syllabus: Available for students aged 14+ with minimum English level B1
*subject to demand and minimum student numbers required
ACTIVITY CHOICE
Sign up in advance required. Spaces limited.
- Free tennis and golf lessons, with horse riding lessons available for a supplement all taking place during on-site activities
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.
View FactsheetDates
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Turn 1
1 July – 15 July2
Turn 2
15 July – 29 AugustBradfield College
FACILITIES
Sports: Extensive outdoor pitches, all weather astro-turf, indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, indoor tennis dome, golf course, sports hall and dance studio.
Other: Indoor social spaces include Old Gym, Music Schools, Faulkner’s dining room and common rooms.
ACCOMMODATION
- Unique boarding house accommodation with a range of room configurations; choose from multi-bedded en-suite rooms or single standard accommodation.
- Spacious common rooms with great facilities to relax and unwind in the evenings.
- All boarding houses are spread throughout the school surrounded by beautiful Berkshire countryside, all within walking distance of main campus meeting points.
LOCAL TRANSPORT
Airports:
Heathrow: 40min
Gatwick: 1hr 20min
Stansted: 2hrs
Groups/individuals are met at the airport by an Activity Leader who will welcome you and escort you to the campus.
Nearest town: Reading
Bus: 1hr 20min to central London
Rail: 25 min to central London from Reading station
View GuidebookBradfield College
Bradfield College, Bradfield, Reading RG7, UK
Reading Train Station
Reading, Station Approach, Reading RG1 1LZ, UK
Central London
Charing Cross Underground Station, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DR, UK
Oxford
100 Market St, Oxford OX1 3DY, UK
London Heathrow Airport
Condor Way, Longford, Hounslow TW6, UK
London Gatwick
North Terminal, Departures Rd, Horley, Gatwick RH6 0NP, UK
Stansted Airport
Stansted Airport, Bassingbourn Rd, Stansted CM24 1QW, UK
Location guide
Bradfield College
Reading Train Station
Central London
Oxford
London Heathrow Airport
London Gatwick
Stansted Airport
Sample Programme
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Arrivals | Arrivals | Campus tour and ice-breaker activities |
| Day 2 | Football Coaching | Placement Test and Lesson 1 | Welcome Disco |
| Day 3 | Football Coaching | Lesson 2 | On-site Activities |
| Day 4 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | On-site Activities |
| Day 5 | Half day excursion to Windsor with entrance to Windsor Castle | Football Coaching | Football Seminar |
| Day 6 | Football Coaching | Lesson 5 | On-site Activities |
| Day 7 | Full day excursion to London with Politics and Royalty walking tour | Entrance to Wembley Stadium** | On-site Activities |
| Day 8 | Lesson 6 | Football Coaching | On-site Activities |
| Day 9 | Lesson 7 | Football Coaching | Disco |
| Day 10 | Full day excursion to London with Politics and Royalty walking tour | Full day excursion to London with entrance to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium** | Evening in London with late return to campus |
| Day 11 | Lesson 8 | Football Coaching | Football Seminar |
| Day 12 | Lesson 9 | Lesson 10 | Talent Show |
| Day 13 | Full day excursion to Brighton by coach | Unlimited Rides Wristband to use at Brighton Pier | Farewell Disco |
| Day 14 | Full day excursion to Thorpe Park | Full day excursion to Thorpe Park | On-site Activities |
| Day 15 | Departures | Departures | Departures |
Activities
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