Oliver had been learning English informally for many years, mainly through watching TV and films. This had served him well until he progressed in his career to a point where he had to re-evaluate his approach to learning English.

Oliver’s employer expects him to have a confident level of English because his new role involves giving presentations in English, moderating conferences and events, and teaching change management to international clients, including clients from English-speaking countries. At this point, Oliver realised that he needed formal English training to feel more confident performing in these situations.

After researching English language schools, he decided to come to The London School of English for three reasons:

• Firstly, having spent time looking through our website, he felt he could trust us.
• Secondly, he was impressed with the service he received from our customer relationships team. 
• Thirdly, the location of the school in beautiful Holland Park and being close to Notting Hill appealed to him.

Oliver spent a total of seven weeks at The London School of English; six weeks learning Business and Professional English, and one week of specialised English for Human Resources training. The two aspects of the training that most impressed Oliver were the small class sizes and the excellent quality of the teaching.

Oliver enjoyed learning outside the classroom with us too, highlighting the social events where he had the opportunity to practise speaking skills in social situations, learn about British culture, and meet people from other groups.

By the end of his stay in London, Oliver felt that he had successfully achieved his goals.