Ages 14-17 (*)
All levels of English
Winchester 28 June – 26 July 2026
Min. 1 week
Our English & Football programme offers you an exciting combination of professional football coaching, English lessons, trips, stadium visits and other activities. Each week you will have football training sessions, an interactive seminar on sports science and a friendly match against either a mixed nationality team or local British school teams.
* The age range is 11-17. However, we may occasionally accept a younger or older student from the same school year as someone else in the group.
15 hours of lessons per week
Max 18 students per class
Lessons are enjoyable and fast-paced, and are designed to build your confidence with spoken English. Our syllabus is specially designed for students aged 11-17. Topics and language points change on a weekly basis, meaning you can start and finish your course any week. Classwork also links with trips and other cultural activities on your programme. Lessons alternate between morning and afternoon on a weekly basis.
Students’ Course Objectives
To develop your confidence in communicating in English,
To improve your skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
To learn about British culture, particularly in relation to trips and other events on your activities programme
To develop your soft skills such as problem-solving, leadership and teamwork
To showcase what you have learnt through weekly projects
9 hours of sports activities/coaching per week
Technical football coaching, fitness and game strategies sessions.
1 weekly match with local British teams
Optional Southampton Stadium visit
The programme is delivered by a professional coach.
During the training sessions, you will develop your understanding of the game and improve your performance through fitness work, structured exercises and matches. Each week includes a friendly match, with a focus on tactics that you can apply in real play. Sessions are fun and engaging, designed to enhance your technique and overall performance, with opportunities to compete against mixed-nationality and local British teams.
To develop your football skills
To improve your tactical awareness
To develop your football vocabulary in English
To build your knowledge of sports strategies, fitness and fair play.
To play a match against a local British or mixed-nationality team
I feel very privileged to be leading this football programme for Lewis School of English. I’ve had amazing coaching experiences in the past whilst working abroad, so it’s great to be able to offer this in my local city of Winchester to students from other countries.
I work for a semi-professional club as Head of Youth Development. This allows me to monitor players’ pathways into men’s football and give assistance when needed. I also work as a grassroots scout for Southampton Football Club. My qualifications are in both coaching and talent identification, which allows me to communicate many different factors of the game. I believe this program will offer a fantastic experience for students to understand how we coach, study and play football in England.
1 full-day & 1 half-day trip per week
Local visits
On our fun-filled activities programme you will discover some of the top tourist destinations in the UK, such as London, Oxford and Bath (see your centre timetable for trip destinations). You will also take part in a wide variety of other activities such as discos, parties, sports and creative workshops. Many have a learning element and all are designed to help you make friends and activate your English.
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