The English language education sector is changing. Families are asking new questions. Students are arriving with wider experience, stronger opinions, and very different expectations from even a few years ago. Agents are navigating more complexity than ever, balancing academic outcomes with wellbeing, confidence, safety, and value.
Against this backdrop, the partnership between Living Learning English and Academic Summer is not simply about working alongside one another. It is about strengthening what we already do best, and expanding what we can offer when we do it together.
As one colleague reflected during our recent joint team meeting, “Legally we may be separate, but in our heart, values and direction, we are one team.”
A shared foundation: English as a life skill
At the core of both organisations is a shared belief that English is not just an academic subject. It is a life skill, a tool for communication, confidence, and connection in an international world.
Living Learning English approaches this through deeply personalised immersion. Students live with their teacher, learn through daily life, shared interests, conversation, and experiences tailored to who they are and what they need.
Academic Summer approaches English through dynamic group programmes, subject learning, creativity, collaboration, and challenge. English is applied, used, tested, and developed in real contexts with peers from around the world.
Different models, different settings – but the same purpose.
As was said in the meeting, “English is the thing that unites us.”
More pathways, not more pressure
One of the most important benefits of working together is the ability to offer pathways instead of prescriptions.
Not every student is ready for the same experience at the same time. Some thrive immediately in a group environment. Others need confidence-building first. Some families want a gentle introduction to UK culture. Others are thinking long-term, with boarding school or university already in mind.
Being stronger together allows us to respond to this reality:
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A shy or anxious student can begin with a short, supportive stay with a Living Learning English teacher before moving into a summer school setting.
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A student who has thrived in an Academic Summer programme can continue developing their English through a more personalised, immersive experience.
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Families can build a longer-term plan rather than a series of disconnected short courses.
As one team member put it, “Instead of stopping after two weeks, once students like it, they can go further.”
Flexibility in a changing market
The reality of today’s market is that no two students – or families – want the same thing.
Academic Summer offers structure, scale, and vibrant group energy. Living Learning English offers malleability, personalisation, and depth.
Together, this means:
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More adaptability for agents
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Better matching of student personality to programme type
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Fewer compromises for families trying to balance learning, wellbeing, and enjoyment
This flexibility has become a key differentiator in a market where traditional models no longer work for everyone.
As was said during the discussion, “Living Learning English gives Academic Summer that malleability – the ability to meet everyone’s needs.”
A wider, stronger team
Another powerful benefit of coming together is people.
Across both teams we bring:
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Experience from both the school and agent side
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Multiple languages and cultural insight
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Deep knowledge of different education systems and markets
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Long-standing relationships built on trust, not transactions
This matters – especially to parents and agents who want reassurance that their students are understood, supported, and safe.
As one comment during the meeting captured so clearly, “Sometimes it’s easier to have a tummy ache in your own language.”
New opportunities with existing partners
One of the most interesting insights from our recent internal work was how limited the overlap currently is between our agent networks.
Rather than seeing this as a gap, we see it as an opportunity – not to push more products, but to offer better-fit solutions to existing partners. When agents understand the full picture of what we can offer together, they gain more flexibility, more confidence, and more options to support families effectively.
Stronger together, by design
This partnership isn’t about becoming bigger for the sake of it.
It’s about being more thoughtful.
More responsive.
More aligned with how students actually learn today.
Together, Living Learning English and Academic Summer offer something increasingly important in international education: choice with clarity, experience with purpose, and learning with heart.
Different programmes.
One team.
Stronger together.
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