• Terms and Conditions 2010
• Definitions
• Agreement
• Payment
• Prices
• Changes & Amendments
• Cancellations
• Courses
• Lesson Times
• Competency Levels
• Certification
• School Closures
• Accommodation
• Travel & Transfers
• Visas
• Immigration Regulations
• Health
• Insurance
• Conduct
• School Rules
• Expulsion
• Matters Beyond LAL Schools' Control
• Descriptions
• Data collection on this site

Application Form:     The form you complete and send to the Supplier School in connection with applying for a place on a Course.

Confirmation Form:     The form the Supplier School sends you to confirm acceptance of your application.

Course:     The Course of study you have applied for on your Application Form offered by the Supplier School.

Departure Date:     The date on which your Course ends.

LAL Language Centre:     The language centres at various locations identified in the Price List.

Price List:     The document entitled ‘Price List’ or 'Prices' which incorporates the Application Form and these terms and conditions and which is also downloadable from the Website.

Relevant Account:     The Supplier School’s bank account identified in the Price List.

Start Date:     The first day of the Course for which you are applying.

Supplier School:     The LAL Language Centre in the location where you wish to study identified in the Price List.

Website:     The Website at www.lalschools.com

You/Your:     The applicant for a Course at the Supplier School.

This Agreement is legally binding between you and the Supplier School once the Supplier School has received a completed Application Form from you, whether by e-mail or in writing, and has confirmed your place by sending you a Confirmation Form.

Full payment must be received by the Supplier School not less than 14 days before your Start Date. You will not be allowed to commence your Course if payment is not made by that time. Payment may be made by bank transfer, credit or debit card or in person to the Relevant Account. Additional charges may apply depending on the choice of payment medium and such charges are identified on the Price List.

All prices stated on the Price List are valid from 01/01/10 to 31/12/10. LAL Language Centres reserve the right to change prices as a result of governmental regulations, tax increases, exchange rate variations or other events.

Once you have started a Course, no changes may be made to it other than by written agreement from the Supplier School. If the Supplier School opts to approve a change, the charge specified in the Price List will be made.

You may cancel your booking provided you do so by written notice to the Supplier School, which it must receive not less than 14 days before the Start Date. In such an event, any fees you have paid will be refunded except for registration fees and one week’s tuition and (where applicable) accommodation fees (such fees being specified in the Price List). If you cancel your booking less than 14 days before the start date, any refunds are entirely at the School General Manager’s discretion. A full refund of all fees paid (less delivery charges) will be made in the event of visa refusal provided you send written notice to the Supplier School and documentary evidence of such refusal. If a Course is terminated after the Start Date, or if you fail to present yourself at the school on the Start Date without having previously cancelled your Course, no refunds will be given on tuition and accommodation.

Start Dates are detailed in the Price List. In the event of an insufficient number of students booking for a particular Course, the Supplier School reserves the right to cancel the Course or provide you with an alternative Course which the Supplier School considers suitable.

Indicative lesson times are set out in the Price List. The Supplier School reserves the right to alter such lesson times at its discretion.

Courses are offered at six levels of language learning: False beginner/Elementary/ Pre-intermediate/Intermediate/Upper Intermediate and Advanced. A special programme for complete beginners is offered only on the first Monday of every month at each LAL Language Centre. Other teaching levels may be available by arrangement.

You must attend a minimum of 80% of lessons on the Course in order to receive a certificate of attendance at its conclusion.

National holidays and school closure dates may vary according to location and are detailed in the Price List. No reductions are made to prices in respect of closures on such dates.

LAL Language Centres are happy to advise you on a variety of accommodation options. You should book accommodation for the Start Date until the day before your Departure Date unless you are informed to the contrary by the Supplier School. Accommodation arrangements are your responsibility unless you indicate that you wish to book accommodation with the Supplier School on your Application Form.

Course fees do not include flights or other transport to the Supplier School, except where specified. You must make your own travel arrangements. The Supplier School will be pleased to provide information to help you with your arrangements. The Supplier School will offer transfers from your airport of arrival (“Transfers”) subject to the payment of an additional charge. You must indicate whether you wish to reserve a Transfer on your Application Form and provide the Supplier School with full details of your flight and arrival time at least 7 days before your Start Date (failure to do so or any extra costs incurred by the Supplier School as a result of incorrect, delayed or inadequate information provided by you or your delayed arrival at the relevant airport may result in your incurring further charges).

Depending upon the location of the Supplier School, you may require a visa to study in such location. The Supplier School will assist you in connection with your initial application for a visa by writing an appropriate letter of support but in all other respects it is your responsibility to apply for and obtain a visa where necessary.

You must ensure that you fully understand immigration regulations in the Supplier School’s location. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet and comply with any such regulations and the Supplier School will not refund any fees paid due to your having been refused entry into the Supplier School’s location by immigration authorities.

You must be in good physical and mental health at the Start Date and the Supplier School reserves the right to require you to leave any Course at your own expense in the event that you fail to declare any material matters relating to your health on the Application Form.

You must arrange suitable insurance in respect of travel and medical risks and are required to provide evidence to The Supplier School of adequate insurance at least seven days before the Start Date.

You are expected to behave in a courteous manner and to respect fellow students and staff at the Supplier School. The illegal use of drugs, alcohol abuse and inconsiderate behaviour is unacceptable as is any failure by you to abide by the law and custom of the Supplier School’s location. The Supplier School reserves the right to withhold Courses and accommodation from any student who fails to meet such standards and to require them to terminate the Course without refund in appropriate circumstances.

School rules and regulations are provided at Course inductions by the Supplier School, in literature provided to you and/or on Supplier School notice boards. You must comply with such rules and regulations.

Committing a criminal offence, insufficient attendance, the provision of false information in your Application Form, in correspondence and dealings with the Supplier School prior to the Start Date or on enrolment, disorderly, drunken, aggressive or threatening behaviour or any other actions which could bring the Supplier School or LAL into disrepute may result in expulsion from the Supplier School without refund. In such case, immigration and other authorities will be informed where appropriate.

The Supplier School will endeavour to provide you with the Course and service you book. However, we do not take responsibility for disruptions to the Course and arrangements associated with it resulting from forces out of the Supplier School’s control, such as (but not limited to) earthquakes, other natural disasters, war, governmental action and the like. Refunds in respect of the curtailment of the Course or the period of your stay in the Supplier School’s location will not be made in such circumstances. Students are responsible for their own personal belongings. The Supplier School will not be held responsible for stolen, lost or damaged items belonging to students.

The Supplier School honestly believes that all statements made in promotional material are factual and correct. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure such accuracy. The Supplier School is not responsible for any changes that become known after promotional material is produced (up to date information can be found on the Website). The Supplier School will advise you of any material changes which become known to it prior to the Start Date.

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