Any adult learners (16+) at A2–B2+ level can join.

The standard fee is from £35, but varies depending on the number of lessons and course length. You can join for free if you are; a refugee, asylum seeker, receiving unemployment benefits or over 65 years old.

There are daytime or evening lessons depending on the course:

• Monday-Friday (13:30 -15:30)*
• Mondays & Wednesdays (18:30-20:30)*
• Tuesdays & Thursdays (18.30 -20.30)

*If there is a bank holiday in your booking, your class will be on the Friday and not the Monday.

You will get an email the day before your course starts with details of your classroom and teacher.  

The lessons are taught by trainee teachers. The trainee teachers are not professional teachers. They are learning to teach and have not qualified yet. They are supervised by an experienced teacher trainer. There are usually 5 trainee teachers in each class. 

There is a maximum of 14 students in both face-to-face classes and online classes. Class sizes vary depending on the level.  

There are online lessons with trainee teachers on Zoom and face-to-face lessons at our school in Covent Garden in London.

Yes, you can move between courses depending on availability. Please contact english.lessons@ihlondon.com.

Before you can book a course, you need to take a test at https://testmylevel.com/ and send your result to english.lessons@ihlondon.com.

Yes, once you have your test result, we will invite you to a short speaking test over Zoom. After that, we will recommend a course, and you can book it on this webpage.

Yes, there is a waiting list for all courses which are full. Please email english.lessons@ihlondon.com if you want to join the waiting list or complete the form at the bottom of this page.

The courses are non-refundable. If you cannot attend your lessons, you may be given a credit for a future course.