Course Structure

The lessons will take place with students over 18 years old.
If you are more than 10 minutes late for your lessons, you will be contacted via our emergency phone number. If no contact can be made, your parent/guardian will be contacted.
You will not be supervised between lessons, during lunchtime and after your lessons.
You will also not be supervised while returning to your homestay or independently arranged accommodation.

You must be back in the onsite residence by 22:00 and sign your name at reception.
The Live-In Residence Supervisor will check that you are back in the onsite residence by 22:00 every evening. If you have not returned by 22:00, you will be contacted via our emergency phone number. If no contact can be made, your parent/guardian will be contacted.
If you are planning to stay the night outside of the onsite residence, you must inform the Live-in Residence Supervisor or Accommodation Manager 24 hours in advance with full details of where you are staying. The school has the right to refuse overnight stay requests that are deemed unnecessary or unsafe.
Please note, the onsite residence is shared with students aged 18 and over, where possible on separate floors. Students will share a room with other students under 18 and of the same gender. If you have not booked an en-suite room, you will use the shared bathroom facilities with other under-18s of the same gender.

You must book Half Board.
You can go out on your own, but you must be home by 22:00. This is non-negotiable, so please do not ask your homestay if you can come back any later.
If you arrive home late, the school will be informed, and action will be taken.
If you need to take public transport to get back to your homestay or onsite residence, please allow plenty of time for travelling to avoid being late.

You are advised to book airport transfers to avoid any problems upon arrival or departure.
If you are travelling with a named relative, we need to be provided with this information in advance on the school Consent Form.

Meal plans depend on the type of accommodation you have booked.
If you are using the onsite residence, breakfast and lunch or dinner (occasionally packed) will be provided Monday to Friday. Only breakfast is provided on Saturdays and Sundays.
If you have booked Homestay Half Board, breakfast and dinner will be provided.
You should ensure that you have sufficient pocket money to pay for additional meals, as required.

Social Programme

The school’s Social Programme is not compulsory on the Adult Programme.
Burlington School runs weekly Social Programme activities in the afternoons or weekends (occasionally by third party companies with additional costs). Some Social Programme activities will be for over 18s only, so you will not be allowed to join.
All school activities are supervised by school staff. However, it should be understood that students attending evening social events are expected to arrange their own travel home. We strongly advise you to return to your accommodation with a friend, or preferably take a taxi when it is dark.

If given permission on your Consent Form, you are allowed to leave the premises or accommodation unsupervised, but you must be back in the onsite residence by 22:00.
Whilst we welcome students aged 16-17 on our Adult Courses, it should be understood that we do not provide 24-hour supervision and therefore it is very important that your parents and guardians consider whether you are sufficiently emotionally mature to act responsibly during your stay on our Adult Programme.
Burlington School endeavours to liaise with parents, guardians and registered ETO’s (agents) whenever there are concerns about a student under 18.