Important
Please ensure you read these Terms and Conditions carefully and understand them before signing your final acceptance of a place at the College. These Terms and Conditions referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties and shall supersede any and all promises, representations, warranties or other statements whether written or oral made by or on behalf of one party to the other of any nature whatsoever or contained in any leaflet brochure or other document given by one party to the other concerning such subject matter. By signing these Terms and Conditions you give permission for your son/daughter to participate in outings arranged by the College. Parents/Guardians/Financial Sponsor are responsible in respect of these terms and conditions.

Application and confirmation payment
If the application is accepted, a written Offer of a Place will be made. To accept this Offer a deposit is required. (Please see fee structure). This deposit is primarily held against any damages and other incidental expenses, and if at the end of a course there are any monies left these can be offset against disbursements, otherwise an invoice will be issued for any damages/disbursements in excess of the deposit. Any monies left will be refunded within 28 days of the beginning of the new academic term less any deductions made for any amount outstanding at that time. No other refunds will be made. All payments are refundable in the event that a student is unable to meet visa entry requirements, subject to receipt of an official visa rejection letter. All Offers are made subject to availability. To hold your place until the fee deadline, we need to receive your deposit. To secure your place, we need to receive fees as per terms and conditions. Non payment by the fee deadline may put your place at risk.

Tuition and accommodation fees
The fees due in any one year are those published for that academic year and are payable termly in advance by the first day of each term. Admission to classes is dependent on fees having been received by the college. Termly payment will be subject to any increase in tuition or accommodation fees which may be announced during the course. Reasonable efforts are always made to keep fees to the minimum that is consistent with the provision of a modern and efficient teaching programme. However, fee increases may become necessary from time to time in order to maintain standards and will become effective immediately they are notified to parents. The course fees are payable termly. If payments become overdue, the College reserves the right to suspend or cancel tuition and to charge interest on the balance at the rate of 2% above the base rate of Lloyds TSB bank per month or part thereof . Fees remain payable if Notice of Withdrawal has not been given in accordance with these conditions. Please note that although students may leave College after their examinations in November or June, tuition and accommodation fees will not be reduced or refunded.

Where parents may have difficulty in meeting termly payment requirement they should discuss their situation with the Bursar to see if any alternative arrangements could be made, e.g payment by instalments. If any such alternative arrangements are made, they must be confirmed in writing, by the Bursar prior to the beginning of the term.

No allowance can be made for a late start or early leaving except for those students enrolling more than four weeks after the beginning of term who will pay on a pro rata basis until the end of term. No reduction can be made in the event of absences from the College for whatever reason.

Fees for individual lessons missed are still payable unless 24 hours notice is given in writing.

Fees, which remain unpaid two weeks after the start of term, will subject to a GBP100 late payment surcharge without exception. If alternative arrangements are made under paragraph 2 above, the GBP 100 surcharge will apply immediately if any of the agreed instalment dates are not met. Any payment made to the college, which are not honoured, will be subject to a bank/administration charge of GBP 25 per unpaid item.

For students receiving a bursary or scholarship, the terms and conditions shown on the Financial Aid Agreement will also apply.

Provision of tuition
If a particular subject is under-subscribed, the College reserves the right to provide a smaller number of hours' tuition or private tuition for the same fee or by giving one terms written notice to either change or end the course without refund. The College may give one term's written notice to either change or end a course without refund in the event of any circumstance arising or occurring which the College at its reasonable discretion deems to necessitate such action. The Principal reserves the right to reduce the standard hours of tuition groups of three or less as follows;

A Level: 1 student: 2 hours per week, 2/3 students- 3 hours per week,
4/7 students- 4/5 hours per week

Academic criteria
Students who do not perform satisfactorily in their course work will not be entered for external public examinations by the College. Public examination entrance fees are not included in the tuition cost. Students are responsible for entering examinations. The college reserves the right to refuse entry to public examinations if the tuition fees have not been paid in full, and/or if a student fails to meet satisfactory level of work effort or attendance.

All international students are required to attend IELTS classes alongside their A Level studies. The cost of this is included in the fees up to 2 hours per week.

Students who do not meet our minimum criteria for English Language proficiency but have received an offer of study will be required to take one to one sessions with our English tutor. Students are accepted into the College on the strict understanding that progression through the course is conditional upon satisfactory and required attendance and successful attainment of prescribed performance targets. Students are formally assessed at least twice a year. The assessment will take into consideration:

• Course work
• Internal College examination results
• Attendance
• Effort in class and in homework
• Public examination potential

Students who do not meet the attainment criteria will not be allowed to proceed with their original course but will be offered an alternative course or invited to withdraw from the College without refund.

Criteria for the one year A Level course
The A Level course length is normally six terms (September start) or five terms (January start). Applications for the one year (three term) September start course are accepted only if:

• Students possess very good GCSE or equivalent high school graduation grades, or
• Students are mature (over 20 years of age), or
• Students are repeating the A Level course.

Students unsure of the acceptability of their qualifications should contact the Admissions Department for assessment. Students enrolled on a three term A Level course are accepted on the strict understanding that their progress will be reviewed at key stages including the end of the first term. The College reserves the right to require a longer course or change of course in light of that review.

Accident & medical insurance
It is necessary that all students have appropriate accident and medical insurance. Students must either take out our own insurance policy or provide proof of adequate cover at enrolment. Cover under the insurance policy does not commence until the insurance fees have been paid in full, which are non-refundable.

Withdrawal
Two term's notice must be given before a Pupil is withdrawn from the College (including withdrawal after the Pupil has sat GCSE) or two term's Fees in lieu will be immediately due and payable as a debt at the rate applicable on the date of invoice whether or not the place can be filled. The Pupil's decision to withdraw from the School shall, for these purposes, be treated as a withdrawal by the Parents/ Guardian/Financial Sponsor and will need to be supported in Writing from the parents. The charge of two term's Fees represents a genuine pre-estimate of the School's loss in these circumstances, and sometimes the actual loss to the School will be much greater. This rule is necessary to promote stability and the School's ability to plan its staffing and other resources.

Notice of discontinuation of any subject must be given in writing one full term in advance, otherwise payment for the next term will be required. Receipt of this notice must be confirmed in writing by the college.

If withdrawal is due to refusal of a visa extension then less notice may be accepted (at the College's discretion) as long as full written details are provided before a course recommences. Where withdrawal is due to illness, if the student has taken out our comprehensive insurance scheme (details of which are available on request), subject to the terms of the scheme the student may be able to claim a refund. Notice of withdrawal must be given in writing from the parent/guardian/financial sponsor and is effective from the date it is received by the College. A refund of deposit is only made on two occasions:

•  The student is refused an entry visa
•  The college withdraws the offer of the course for any reason

The School may terminate this agreement on one term's written notice sent by ordinary post or on less than one term's notice in a case involving expulsion or required removal. The School would not terminate the contract without good cause and full consultation with Parents and the Pupil (where appropriate), and would offer the Parents a Governors' Review of a decision to terminate.

The Principal reserves the right, having afforded parents a fair and reasonable hearing, to request that a pupil leave the College if it is his opinion that such as course of action is in the best interests of either the student or the College. Such an action would be carried out in accordance with the terms of the school's disciplinary policy which includes an appeals procedure. If a pupil leaves under such circumstances, no refund of fees will be made.

Student must obtain a minimum of BBB grades to be able to go onto A2 year.

Please note that the college operates a zero-tolerance policy with regard to drugs. If a pupil is found in the possession of drugs or is involved in the supply of drugs (or other harmful substances), he/she will be severely punished with the Centre reserving the right to expel that pupil forthwith. A student may be asked by the Principal to leave the College for disciplinary reasons or for non-payment of fees. Under these circumstances, fees for the whole of that term remains payable and no refund will be made.