General Terms and Conditions
Oxford House Barcelona is the trade name for Oxford TEFL SL language teaching departament, with address in Barcelona, c/Diputació 279 Bajos, 08007, Barcelona. Registered in the Companies Register of Barcelona with the following information: Volume 30959, Sheet 0037, Registration No. 2 and with CIF number B61740551.
Please read carefully the terms and conditions of the course you would like to sign up to as they constitute a contract you agree upon registering .
Classes
- For all courses
Due to current circumstances, classes could be face to face or on-line. Refunds or postponements are not possible.
Reservation of places
- Extended English
- Intensive English
- Business English
- Cambridge English
- IELTS Preparation Courses
- Courses for children & teens
- Summer courses for adults or Yls
After taking the level test, a place on the course can be reserved by paying a 50€ deposit. The rest of the course/term amount should be paid by bank transfer to our Santander account 0030-2012-78-0297750273 (indicating the name of the student) or by card via our online secure server BEFORE the start date of the course. Otherwise, the student WILL LOSE THE RIGHT TO THE PLACE AND THE DEPOSIT.
- Economic English
- Starter English
- GESE exam prep
No reservation available. You must pay the the complete course fee to secure your place.
Payment methods
- Economic English
- Starter English
Students pay monthly in cash at reception or online with a credit card.
- Extended English
- Intensive English
- Business English
- Extended Cambridge
- Extended IELTS
- Extended courses for children & teens
Students can pay for a single term or for all 3 terms. If you choose to pay term-by-term, the first payment should be made in cash, by cheque, credit card or bank transfer, and all subsequent payments must be made either by direct debit or by credit card through our online secure server, only.
– ONLINE PAYMENT: Second payment should be made BEFORE the course starts. Otherwise, the student will lose the right to the place.
– DIRECT DEBIT: For the second payment your account will be debited between 1st and 5th January 2018 and the third payment between 1st and 5th April 2018.
– WITHDRAWALS: If the student decides not to continue with an extensive course, an email needs to be sent to info@oxfordhousebcn.com indicating the reason BEFORE the end of the current term, without exception.
- Summer courses
Students pay the full course fee when enrolling in the course by cash, cheque, credit card or bank transfer.
- Intensive Cambridge English
- Intensive General English
- IELTS Intensive
- Business English
- GESE exam prep
Students pay full course fees when enrolling in the course by cash, cheque, credit card or bank transfer. General English Intensive and 64 hour Cambridge intensive can also be paid in 2 monthly installments.
- Private classes
First payment: Students can pay in cash or by card in the school or online.
Subsequent payments: ONLY direct debit. Students completing more than one month of private classes are asked to provide their bank account details at least one week before the start of the second month. Payments are deducted monthly from the account according to the number of monthly hours contracted when registering.
During the Christmas and Easter periods when the school is closed, staff will contact private students to adjust the number of hours that will be completed and billed during those months.
Minimum number of students per group
If the minimum number of students in a group is not reached, we reserve the right to close the group with the appropriate refund.
4 students10 students7 students
Extended English
Intensive English
Business English
Cambridge English
IELTS Preparation Course
Courses for children & teens
Summer courses for adults or Yls
Economic English
Starter English
Reimbursements
If you make a payment and you cannot attend classes, the amount is not refundable under any circumstances. You can postpone the starting date once (Economic English and Starter English, may be deferred only to the following month; extensive courses, may be postponed to the following term) or transfer your place to someone else (not an Oxford House student), if you let us know that you cannot attend the course before the starting date.
Extensive Courses for adults & YLs; Intensive General, Cambridge and IELTS courses and Summer courses: If you make a payment and you cannot attend classes, the amount is not refundable under any circumstances. You can postpone the starting date once to the next term/course within the same school year (October-June) if you let us know before the starting date of the course you can not attend to.
Economic English and Starter English
The course can be paid in cash at the school or online by credit card. Places are limited. To secure your place in the course you are advised to make the payment at your earliest convenience. We reserve the right to change students to a different level if there’s a specific need.
Classes that fall on public holidays are not recuperated.
2017: January 6, April 14, April 17, May 1, June 5, June 24, August 15, September 11, September 25, October 12, November 1, December 6, December 8, December 25, December 26.
Private classes
Cancellations:
- Students must cancel a class with more than 24 hours of notice in order to make up the class during the same month. To cancel, students must send an email to their teacher and a copy to info@oxfordhousebcn.com, indicating available times to make up the class.
- Classes that are cancelled with less than 24 hours notice can not be made up.
- Make-up classes that are cancelled cannot be rescheduled and made up.
- In the case of group classes, if one of the students cannot attend, there will be no possibility of making the class up or having a refund. In the case of wanting to cancel a class, all students must agree to the cancellation and recovery of the class which has to be organized according to the general cancellation conditions.
Classes outside the school:
- Off-site classes should be an 1,5h minimum.
- All classes within 20 minutes from the school will be charged at the same hourly-rate.
Changes or discontinuing classes:
If you do not wish to continue with your classes or you wish to change the number of hours/month, you must provide Oxford House with written notice by email at info@oxfordhousebcn.com before the 20th day of the month.
Carnet Jove Discount
The Carnet Jove (youth card) is a service provided by the Generalitat de Catalunya. Cardholders receive a 10% discount on the following Oxford House language courses.
To receive the discount, you must register in the academy, showing your Carnet Jove card in reception upon registering.
For more information on the Carnet Jove, see www.carnetjove.cat.
-10% on a single payment or in one of the installments, if you choose to pay the course in 3 installments (or 2 installments in the Cambridge and General English Courses)
Extended English (Only morning -except 08h, Friday and Saturday groups.)
Intensive English (Only 10h and 16h30)
Business English (Only morning groups.)
Cambridge English (Only morning – except 08h-, 16h30, Friday and Saturday groups.)
IELTS (Only morning, Friday and Saturday groups.)
-10% on single payment
Summer Intensive English (Only afternoon and evening groups.)
Summer Cambridge English (Only afternoon and evening groups.)
Summer English for teens
-10% on the first payment
Private classes
Other discounts available
Students may have the following discounts. Discounts are not cumulative.
University card: 5% discount. Only on the following timetables: 10h00, 16h30, Fridays or Saturdays. If enrolled in any of our summer intensive courses, this discount will be only applicable on the 16h30 and 19h15 timetable.
“Carné de Familia Monoparental o Numerosa”: 5% discount (Except for 8h or 14h15).
By another relative taking a General or Cambridge English / Spanish course or if signed up to more than one course: 5% discount (Except for 8h or 14h15).
Discounts are not cumulative.
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