Individual Training
One-to-one English Language Training for Professionals
You can benefit the most from our complete course customisation in one-to-one training. A dedicated ‘programming teacher’ is assigned to build your course content including elements which help you reach your goals efficiently and effectively. Up to three additional teachers help you concentrate on different linguistic areas and to expose you to different teaching styles and nuances of English.
The teaching day is divided into 8 lessons of 45 minutes each (see ‘Your Daily Timetable’ below) and you can select the intensity of your study by varying the number of taught classes and guided self-study sessions:
| Course | No. of Taught Lessons per Day | No. of Taught Hours per Day | No. of Taught Hours per Week |
| Super-Intensive | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| Intensive | 7 | 5.25 | 26.25 |
| Dynamic | 6 | 4.5 | 22.5 |
| Flexible | 5 | 3.75 | 18.75 |
Communication activities and lesson-time excursions are also offered as a way to practise your English with fellow students. These are in place of one-to-one classes and are optional.
Total Customisation
We have taught our students everything from basic communications skills, negotiating leveraged buy-outs and conducting shipping deals, to even religious philosophy. Anything you need we can create. We can accommodate almost any learning requirement you may have. From one-week intensive refresher courses up to long-term English development plans with blended on-line learning.
Your Fellow Students
Our students are senior business executives, civil servants, politicians, academics, VIPs and private individuals. Even when booked for one-to-one classes, you can also organise optional “open group sessions” with other students of a similar ability where you take part in interactive case studies to help you practise your communication skills in a simulated business setting.
We have space for ten individual students per week, which guarantees the quality of your highly personalised training. Our business depends on providing complete satisfaction and exceeding the expectations of every single one of our individual students and corporate clients.
A Dedicated Teaching Team
Riversdown has built its reputation on the strength and experience of its teachers. Many of them have worked with us for over a decade and we continue to select and employ the best and brightest for our clients.
You will have one main ‘programming teacher’ throughout your stay who works with you to design your programme and coordinates with your other teachers to ensure maximum and efficient progress. Our teachers meet at the end of each day to discuss your progress and design your learning strategy and materials for the coming days.
Our teachers have extensive experience in building personalised courses for professionals with the highest expectations every single week, so we will help you to make sure you get the most out of your time with us.
Your Daily Timetable
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Breakfast with fellow course participants and read the British newspapers |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Some self-study at our widescreen computers |
| 09:00 – 09:45 | Training session 1 |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Training session 2 |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Tea / coffee break |
| 10:50 – 11:35 | Training session 3 |
| 11:35 – 12:20 | Training session 4 |
| 12:20 – 13:05 | Training session 5 |
| 13:05 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 15:15 | Training session 6 |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Training session 7 |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Tea / coffee break |
| 16:20 – 17:05 | Training session 8 |
| 17:05 – 19:00 | Consolidate the day’s learning / Leisure time |
| 19:00 – 20:15 | Dinner with participants and staff |
| 20:30 – 21:45 | Unwind during our evening activity programme |
The meal times and coffee breaks are utilised together with structured sessions as part of your learning. We will make sure that you are practising every moment of the day.
Your courses run weekly from Monday to Friday, with a variety of intensity options from five instructor-led sessions per day to a total of eight. Further sessions and weekend courses are also available.
*On Tuesdays and Wednesdays there are also optional excursions (at no extra cost) to a local English village and Winchester with your instructors to provide you with the opportunity to practise your English skills in an outside environment.
Further Information
For detailed information and current course prices, visit our fees page or contact us here.
How much you want to be involved in the customisation of your course is up to you. Please contact us and we will be happy to discuss your potential learning options.
Our aim is not only to give you a great English learning experience, but to give you one of the most intensive and rewarding learning experiences of your life.
