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Welcome to
Sarah
Senior Registrar
Daphne
Registrar
We will help you on your rst day at school.
If you have any questions or
need any information while you are studying at Bloomsbury
(for example, accommodation, student insurance or airport transfers),
we will be very happy to help you!
Lucia
Centre Manager
Dicky
Assistant Director of Studies
Please feel free to
come and talk to me
about any concerns relating
to your studies or your life
in the UK.
I will be glad to
help with questions
about your academic
and social programmes,
as well as your welfare.
Mirta
Registrar
Some useful faces in your frst week
show you how to take an online placement test and complete a short writing task
discuss your learning objectives with you and assess your level of spoken English
design your study plan and complete your timetable and progress form
give you your course books and show you how to nd your classrooms
We will:
Your studies at Bloomsbury International
Your life in London (including leisure, religion, health and accommodation)
All our policies and procedures (including welfare, complaints procedure, equal opportunities
You can nd the Student Handbook in the Student Resource Centre, Bloomsbury Caf and online
(go to our website, click on eZone and then on Student Handbook).
Our Student Handbook contains useful information about:
12:20 induction (meet in Theatre Room)
15:00 orientation walk (meet in Reception)
18:15 welcome drinks (meet in Reception)
All our students are invited to join us for our welcome activities:
When you arrive at Bloomsbury International, you will be greeted by one of our registrars
who will give you this Welcome Handbook and a Bloomsbury International bag.
Your first day
Our facilities
Feel free to use our Student Resource Room to study, do your homework, etc.
In addition to free WiFi, you can access the web in our Internet Studio
Our caf serves hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks at student prices
Sign up for the social programme (on the Social Programme board)
eZone our online portal for students where you can:
Request letters (e.g. bank, council tax, attendance report, doctor)
Request a certicate of enrolment or a progress report from your teacher
Read the Student Handbook (useful information about school, policies, procedures)
Tell us what you think (e.g. send feedback, give us suggestions)
Read our latest news, blog, study tips, idiom of the week and more
Watch our videos and look at pictures
Find out more about living in the UK
Please use English as much as you can around the schoolthis will help you improve faster.
Mobile phones must not be used for texting or telephone calls during the lessons.
No eating or drinking (except for bottled water), is allowed in the classrooms,
the student resource centre, the theatre room and the internet studio at any time.
Please feel free to use Bloomsbury Caf for refreshments.
Smoking is strictly not allowed anywhere on the schools premises.
Please use the designated area outside door number 7.
Please do not leave your bags and belongings unattended at any time.
Our Student Handbook contains useful information about:
Your welfare and safety are important to us and you must let us know in advance if you are going
to be absent, by:
Telephoning the school on 020 7242 2234
Emailing [email protected]
All our students are expected to comply with the relevant Home Ofce visa regulations.
We can only issue certicates to students who have a minimum 80% attendance rate.
Attendance
Please make sure that you arrive on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late for your class,
your teacher will not allow you in the lesson and you will be marked absent on the register.
If you are late, please go to reception to explain your reasons.
Punctuality
If you change your address, telephone number, email address, name or any other details,
you must inform us in writing immediately:
Complete the short form on eZone (on our website) OR
Email [email protected]
Change of address/your details
You must book your holiday at least two weeks before your holiday starts (late bookings will incur
a 25 charge). All bookings must be submitted in writing via eZone or email (as above).
Booking a holiday
School Rules
Useful numbers
Bloomsbury News Blog:
bloomsburyinternational.wordpress.com
Please look on our notice
boards and website for our
social programme
Bloomsbury International UK LTD
6-8 Southampton Place,
London WC1A 2DB, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7242 2234
Emergency Telephone: +44 (0)77 6242 5376
Fax: +44 (0)20 7242 8118
Our email address: [email protected]
66 7 7 8 8
Transport
Follow
us on
Nearest tube station
Buses
Holborn Zone 1 (Central and Piccadilly Lines)
1, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 59, 68, 91, 98, 168, 171, 188, 242, 243, 521, X68
Where is the school?
Emergency police, re brigade, ambulance
Non-emergency police number
NHS (National Health Service)
999
101
111, www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
School Opening Times : Monday - Friday 8:30-18:15
