Upon returning from their language trip, all our groups are asked to complete a customer questionnaire; this provides them with the opportunity to rate the individual elements of their trip, such as travel, language schools, accommodation and excursions. Couple with this an overview of the service they received from their language tour consultant and coordinator, [...]

Two years ago, the number of students at Ormiston Enterprise Academy in Ilkeston opting to take a Modern Foreign Language at GCSE was a disheartening 0. Today, thanks to a creative MFL department headed up by Amanda Harper, the academy has seen a staggering 45 students opt for German or French at GCSE – a [...]

Upon meeting Amanda Harper you cannot fail to realise that you have met a teacher who inspires all those around her. It was without hesitation that Rayburn Tours approached Mr Eddie de Middelaer, Headmaster at Ormiston Enterprise Academy, to discuss a joint nomination for Amanda Harper at the German Teacher Awards 2012. As head of [...]

Ormiston Enterprise Academy travelled with Rayburn Tours to the Rhineland in June 2011, which for most of the students was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Upon our recommendation, the group decided to incorporate language tuition at the ISL Language School into their itinerary. What made you decide to include language tuition in your itinerary? It was something [...]

I met the girls and teachers from Badminton School late afternoon on Thursday ready to check in at the airport for their Language and History tour to Berlin. I was already very excited to be going with them as having previously lived in Berlin it is one of my favourite places and it was clear [...]