Terms and Conditions
1. Definitions and Interpretations in these conditions.
(a) The "College" shall mean Purley Language College Ltd, 34 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3AD, United Kingdom
(b) The "student" or "students" shall mean the person in whose name the booking is made and shall include the person or persons on whose behalf the same is made
(c) "Lessons", "classes" and "course" shall include face-to-face as well as online teaching
These terms and conditions apply to all services provided by Purley Language College Ltd.
2. Enrolment / Registration
(a) Application forms must be fully completed
(b) Emergency contact numbers, home and UK addresses must be current and obtainable. It is the student's responsibility to inform the College of any changes to these
(c) A copy of your passport must be sent to info@purleyschool.co.uk
(d) Parents/Guardians of students aged 17 and under must send a completed parental consent form
3. Payment
(a) A place at the College is only guaranteed once we have received your full payment
(b) A non-refundable £80 registration fee is payable by all students
(c) Students requiring a Letter of Sponsorship (for their visa application) from the College must pay a non-refundable £80 registration fee and a non-refundable £50 visa letter fee. They must also pay at least half of their tuition and accommodation fees (if applicable) when booking
(d) For courses of less than 6 months, full fees are payable in advance
(e) The balance of tuition fees and accommodation fees (if applicable), must be paid at least 4 weeks in advance of the commencement date of the course or accommodation
(f) If making a booking with less than 4 weeks before the commencement date of the course or accommodation, the full fees are payable immediately
(g) Tuition fees do not include books, external exam fees and some social programme activities
(h) All fees are payable in pounds sterling
4. Cancellations and Refunds
(a)Refunds for cancellations by students will only be issued if written notice is given to the College at least two weeks (14 days) prior to original course commencement date and in the following circumstances:
- Visa rejection. The Embassy Letter of Refusal must be sent to the College to apply for the refund. Please allow up to 8 weeks for processing visa refunds. The registration fee, visa letter fee and accommodation finding fee (if applicable) are NOT refundable
- Exceptional personal circumstances at the discretion of the College Principal
(b) The College will retain £200 for processing refunds and all bank charges must be paid by the student. In all cases contact the College at the earliest opportunity as we may be able to help in other ways such as deferred start dates
(c) Refund requests will not be accepted more than 3 months after payment has been received by the College
(d) If you miss a class you will not get a refund
(e) If you miss a class you cannot carry the class forward to a future date
(f) In the case of private lessons, if you need to change the time of a class or cancel a class for any reason, you must give 48 hours notice or we will charge you the full amount
(g) Payments made by a student cannot be transferred to another student or another course
(h) If you decide to leave your course early, your tuition fees and accommodation fees are non-refundable under any circumstances
(i) In the case of misconduct, eg persistently breaking the College rules, or criminal offences, the College reserves the right to discipline or expel any student. No refund of fees will be made. The disciplinary procedure is available in full in our policies
(j) The student has the right to cancel within 14 days of the initial online application and a full refund (minus the non-refundable fees) will be issued - on the basis that the course is not in commencement.
5. Visas
(a) Attendance: Students having been granted a student visa must report to College on the due date and then attend at least 15 hours tuition per week, be punctual, show effort by completing homework and classwork tasks on time and make satisfactory progress
(b) Students failing to comply with Visa Regulations will be expelled and reported to the UK Border Agency
(c) In the event of breach of immigration rules and expulsion no certificate will be awarded
(d) It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they have the correct visa type to study in the UK
6. Accommodation
(a) Accommodation is arranged by the College
(b) A non-refundable £50 finding fee applies
(c) All accommodation payments must be made through the College
(d) Accommodation fees must be paid in full at least 4 weeks prior to the commencement date
(e) Accommodation will be confirmed when full payment is made
(f) Cancellation of accommodation: At least 2 weeks advance notice must be given to cancel accommodation either prior to arrival or when in residence. If less than 2 weeks notice is given then you will be liable for paying up to 2 weeks of the accommodation fees
(g) Students are expected to abide by the Rules and Regulations Governing Homestay Accommodation. A copy of these will be given to the student on arrival
(h) If you decide to take a holiday during your stay, you will still be charged the full rate
(i) If you book your own accommodation, you must provide the College with the address and contact telephone number
(j) Unaccompanied students aged 17 and under must choose full board homestay accommodation
(k) Shared room prices are only available for two students travelling together. Shared room prices are not available to individual / single student applicants
7. College Policies
(a) The current and most up-to-date version of the College policies can be found via College Policies [PDF]
