English you can use — in an exam, at work, in front of a guest
Structured English language training and exam preparation, led by a specialist tutor (M.Phil, English). Take it on its own, or alongside a qualification — every enrolled student gets a supported English course at a concessional rate.
The English certificate records completion of a course — it is not a regulated qualification and carries no Level.
The accredited qualificationsWhy it’s here
A qualification is only as useful as your ability to explain it
Most of our students are working towards a UK-recognised qualification. The thing that decides how far it takes them is often not the certificate — it is whether they can sit in an interview, write a report, or brief a room in confident English.
So English runs alongside everything else we do. It is taught by one specialist tutor, to a plan, with assessment that tells you where you actually stand — not a class you drift through.
Who teaches it
One specialist tutor
English is led by a tutor holding an M.Phil in English, supported by an IELTS trainer for exam cohorts. The same person plans your course, marks your work, and tells you what to fix.
Open to everyone — you do not have to be enrolled on a qualification to take an English course with us.
The courses
Four tracks, one tutor
Course lengths and fees depend on your starting level and your target, so we set them with you after a short placement conversation.
IELTS Preparation
Academic and General Training — structured practice across all four modules, with band-scored assignments and timed mock tests under exam conditions.
Ask about this course →PTE Academic Preparation
Computer-based preparation for PTE Academic — speaking, writing, reading, and listening tasks, with a focus on fluency, pronunciation, and content coverage.
Ask about this course →General English & Skills Training
Spoken and written English for study and work, plus short custom courses for groups and organisations — from foundational grammar to confident professional communication.
Ask about this course →Speaking Confidence Programme
Guest-facing and interview English built around real spoken scenarios — daily practice, a weekly live session, and a short paid intensive (Foundation or Fluency) for students who want to go further.
Ask about this course →Enrolled on a qualification with us? Your English course runs at a concessional rate — start an application and we’ll fold it in.
How it’s assessed
Marked against a standard, not a vibe
Work is set, submitted, and marked on a schedule. Exam cohorts sit band-scored assignments and timed mock tests under exam conditions, so the number you see in practice is the number you can expect on the day.
You finish with a clear picture of your level across speaking, writing, reading, and listening — and a certificate of completion from the academy.
The certificate
Separate from the qualifications
An English course ends with a certificate of completion issued by ThinkForward. It is deliberately kept apart from the Level 3–7 qualifications:
- no awarding-body mark and no Level number
- it states plainly that it is not a regulated qualification
- for IELTS and PTE, your official score comes from the test provider, not from us
New
You already know English. You've just never been forced to use it.
Most hospitality and management students finish their qualification able to read and write English perfectly well — and then freeze in a guest interaction or a job interview. That is not a knowledge gap. It is a confidence gap, and it needs a different kind of practice: short, repeated, spoken scenarios, not another grammar class.
The Speaking Confidence Programme is exactly that — built around the situations that actually come up: bookings, complaints, explaining a dish, a payment query, the questions an interviewer asks.
How it works
Free to start, small-group to go further
- A free 21-day speaking programme — one short spoken task a day, with feedback, plus a weekly live session
- A short, small-group paid intensive for students who want to go further, in two tracks — Foundation and Fluency
- A handful of repeating formats so you always know what to expect: Guest Says / You Say, Handle It, Interview Line, Word Up
Kept separate from the accredited qualifications, the same way our other English courses are — a certificate of spoken-English progress, not a Level or a regulated qualification.
Not sure which track fits?
Tell us your target — a band score, a job, a course you want to be ready for — and we’ll point you at the right one.