Language school · Bristol & online

Learn a language with people, not just an app.

Small, friendly classes in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Portuguese for adults. In our Bristol school or live online, mornings, lunchtimes, evenings and Saturdays.

Find your level
Browse courses

  • Ten students or fewer

  • Free placement test

  • Change level for free

Six languages

What would you like to speak?

See the weekly timetable

ES Spanish4 courses · A1 to B2 From first words to fluent debate, with teachers from Valencia, Bilbao and Mexico City.

FR French3 courses · A1 to C1 Evening, lunchtime and advanced classes, from café French to culture and debate.

IT Italian2 courses · A1 to B1 Small, lively groups online and on Saturday mornings, with plenty of real conversation.

DE German2 courses · A1 to B2 A two-week intensive for beginners and early-morning classes for busy professionals.

JA Japanese1 course · A1 Speaking, listening, hiragana and katakana, taught in a relaxed weekly evening class.

PT Portuguese1 course · A2 Brazilian and European Portuguese side by side, in a friendly online group.

How it works

From your first lesson to real conversations

  1. 1

    Find your level

    Take our ten-question placement test, or book a free ten-minute chat with a teacher.

  2. 2

    Join a small class

    Groups of ten or fewer, in our Bristol school or live online, at times that fit around work.

  3. 3

    Speak from week one

    Every class is at least half conversation, with feedback on the mistakes that matter.

Take the placement test

Two ways to learn

Around a table, or around the world

A small class around a table in a bright classroom

In person in Bristol

Five light-filled classrooms on Harbour Lane, two minutes from the water and ten from Temple Meads.

  • Free coffee and tea before every class

  • A library of novels, films and comics to borrow

  • Monthly conversation evenings, free for students

In-person courses

A live online class on a laptop, with four students on video

Live online

The same teachers and small groups, live on video. Not a recording, and never more than ten faces on screen.

  • Breakout rooms for pair work

  • Class notes and recordings of new words after each lesson

  • Early-morning and lunchtime groups

Online courses

Winter term

Starting in January

All courses

French Level A1

French for Beginners

Start speaking French with confidence, two evenings a week.

  • Mon & Wed, 18:30–20:00

  • In person · Room 3

  • 10 weeks from 11 Jan

£295 a term

5 places left

Spanish Level A2

Spanish Elementary

Build on the basics with stories, travel Spanish and a lot more confidence.

  • Tue & Thu, 19:00–20:30

  • Live online

  • 10 weeks from 12 Jan

£265 a term

6 places left

Italian Level B1

Italian Intermediate

Saturday mornings of conversation, reading and real Italian.

  • Sat, 10:00–12:30

  • In person · Room 2

  • 10 weeks from 16 Jan

£270 a term

5 places left

Students

What our students say

“I'd tried three apps and still froze in Madrid. Ten weeks with Lucía and I was chatting to the taxi driver.”

Priya N.Spanish for Beginners

“The lunchtime class is the best hour of my week. Short, focused, and I actually use it at work.”

Owen T.Lunchtime French

“Anke's intensive got me from zero to renting a flat and opening a bank account before my move to Leipzig.”

Marta K.German Intensive Beginners

Our teachers

Native speakers who love to teach

Every teacher is a qualified language teacher with at least five years in the classroom, and every one of them still learns languages too.

Meet the teachers
  • Portrait of Lucía Ferrer

    Lucía Ferrer

    Spanish

  • Portrait of Camille Roussel

    Camille Roussel

    French

  • Portrait of Giulia Conti

    Giulia Conti

    Italian

  • Portrait of Haruka Sato

    Haruka Sato

    Japanese

Not sure where to start?

Ten quick questions, an honest estimate of your level and the course we'd recommend. No sign-up needed.

Take the placement test