Student Gateway English Courses
& Cultural Centre

The timetable applies to the Professional Business English and Business Executives Course, however can be changed to your requirements. 
 

Focus
We understand that everyone is unique with different needs and different goals. From your first contact with us we will provide you with individual attention. Our whole team of staff is dedicated to providing you with excellent courses in a warm, friendly and professional environment, as well as caring for every aspect of your stay.

Approach

In order to deliver the best possible language solution for you or your clients we take the following steps:-

1 Identify your language and communication needs and your objectives

2 Design your training programme to meet those needs and objectives

3 Utilise the most up to date, real-life course materials so your training is appropriate, interesting and relevant

4 Monitor your progress and objectives continuously and systematically

5 Provide guidance so you can continue to develop after your course

Our clients

Our course participants are typically highly motivated people from a wide range of commercial, industrial and professional fields.  Some of our recent clients have worked for international companies such as Siemens, Glaxo Smith Kline, Ryanair, Skoda, NHS, EU Commission, Ministry of Education Romania, Ministry of Slovakia, Media Moscow and many small as well as medium businesses from all over Europe. 

Our local clients include speakers of English as a Second Language who require English for their Workplace, Everyday or Academic purposes. Companies we work with locally include NHS Nurses and Doctors, local companies with specific course needs like Nordell, catering industry clients like Giuseppes Worthing, and many others. 

Typical skills to focus on
Leading and participating at meetings and interviews
Giving presentations
Negotiating
Developing specialised business vocabulary
Discussing key business concepts
Communicating effectively on the telephone
Corresponding effectively verbally and in writing
Writing reports and presenting results

Our ON-SITE business classroom contains
Fully equipped classroom
Lounge with daily newspapers and free tea/coffee
Laptop and data projector for in-class presentations
Wireless internet WLAN and LAN
Free internet access and printer

Business English Exams we prepare for
We are a registered preparation centre for Cambridge Business Exams

Travel
If travelling from abroad return travel from and to the airport of your choice can be organised. You will receive the driver’s details before your departure to the UK. We advise the clients to call the driver once all luggage has been collected and everyone is ready to depart. Our emergency number will also be supplied should you experience any problems at all or urgently need to get in touch with us.

A representative of St. George’s will be allocated to you throughout your stay with St. George’s.  You will receive maps and your welcome pack on arrival. 

St. George's is conveniently located near parking facilities at Union Place, close to the bus stop in the town centre (Worthing Library, Town Hall or Marine Parade) and the main Worthing train station.  Information about the location of St. George's and travelling to Worthing can be found on our services page. 

Accommodation

We have three different budget options of accommodation available.
1. Our host family accommodation includes full board (breakfast, packed lunch and dinner) and is based on a single occupancy.  We are able to meet special dietary and medical requirements.  Our experienced, regularly inspected and police-checked host families provide a caring and friendly family environment for students; and enable them to discover the British culture and practice their English daily. #

2. Our company only uses bed and breakfasts with the best reputation and reviews.  All the B&Bs we use are within a short walk to our centre.  Majority of the bed and breakfast have their own facilities to provide a hot dinner.  There are also numerous restaurants of different cuisine available within a short distance to the B&B. 

3. There is a great choice of excellent hotels within a short walk to our centre available, some with their own restaurant facilities. 

Excurions
St. George's offers a wide range of excursions for our students.  You have a chance to visit a different place every weekend at a great price only available to students, the main excursions include London, Brighton, Arundel, Chichester, Portsmouth, Lewes, Oxford, Windsor and Eton, Cambridge and Greenwich, Stonhenge and Bath, Isle of Wight, Statford Upon Avon, Leeds Castle and Canterbury.  London musicals, theme parks and Warner Bros. Studio Tour (Harry Potter) are also available.  Please see the choice of excursions available Consider booking your excursions in advance to secure your place.  All excursions are with a guide. 

We inform you of any local activities and events so you can also enjoy the local English culture and Worthing surrounding.