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A perfect Sunday walk around Brighton’s Artists Open Houses

The 50+ English group take in brilliant sunshine, artistic creativity and stunning architecture on a Sunday afternoon trip into Brighton.

A lovely shot of a corner of a building in Brighton that has been painted almost a mustard colour, a very deep yellow. The corner of the building is set against a stunning blue sky.

What Lady Gaga can teach you about learning English as a second language

Phil, the CEO of ELC absolutely loves Lady Gaga, and he's interested in how students can learn English through her music.

A photo of one of the queens of pop, Lady Gaga. It looks like she's being photographed by the pararazzi. She's wearing an opulent gold dress with white trimmings. We don't think she has visited ELC English schools in Brighton, Eastbourne or Chester. Not yet, anyway.

Making the most of summer! English teacher training courses in the UK

Brighton in summer offers many ways to make the most of your time in the UK while on an English teacher training course. It’s a great place for a fortnight of…

A group shot of many English language teachers from around the world who have gathered for this photo in front of the ELC Brighton school building. It's a sunny day and all these teachers will have just completed a two-week English teachers' course. This photo was taken back in 2018, but it's a great photo showing lots of happy faces.

Over 50s English courses: everything you need to know

We sum up some of the reasons why our 50+ English programme in Eastbourne works so well for participants.

Four people who we assume to be over fifty years old out walking together in the woods and having a good laugh about something. This is just a representation of what it's like on our over 50s programmes - but we know everyone has a really good time.

6 things you might not know about Eastbourne

Eastbourne is along the coast from its louder cousin, Brighton. Eastbourne is a real gem of a town, it's a bit more laid back, and has some serious claims to fame!

A landscape photo of Eastbourne sea front where you can see a lot of the beautiful Regency buildings along the sea front, the promenade, the Pebble Beach, the emerald blue sea and the pier just close to the horizon.

Top ten pubs to visit in Brighton

Brighton has a good number of pubs, and there's a good chance there is a pub or bar somewhere in Brighton that has just the kind of atmosphere you love.

A photo of the upper facade of the King and Queen pub in Brighton, which shows very old looking wooden sculptures of a king and queen in relief against a tudor style gable roof.

Brighton’s rebellious, untamed nature – just part of its huge appeal

By the standards of most of the UK, Brighton is considered to be at the cutting edge of culture, being what it wants to be, to everyone's delight.

A close-up of graffiti in Brighton - we guess that becuase the word "Brighton" is visible in blue paint on a green, blue orange and black background.

International food in Brighton*

If ever you heard that the food is no good in Britain, this is not a worry in Brighton. It has one of the most eclectic mixes of restaurants, snack shacks and food…

A photo what looks like some very tasty south Asian food, served in a round stainless steel dish. Their are pots of spices and candles dotted about to confirm the origin of the food.

ELC’s Amy rates her top ten places to visit in Brighton

Our very own Amy gives you a few pointers on where to visit if you're studying English in Brighton, or visiting for the day.

A photo of a sunglasses carousel where a couple of people are picking out a pair of new sunglasses, down on Brighton seafront.

Our favourite Eastbourne sights and attractions

Here are a few of our favourite things about Eastbourne, down the road and decidedly different from Brighton.

An almost unreal looking photo of students walking down the path towards the natural feature of Birling Gap. In the background you can see the white chalky cliffs of the coastline rising up and the Beachy Head lighthouse can be seen. This area is a very short drive from Eastbourne where ELC's English school is located.

Must-see British films

We have more access to great films online than ever before. The problem now is what to watch. Here are some classic British films, as recommended by our staff!

Three quite young children are sitting in a row in a movie theatre. The young girl closest to the camera is staring at the screen looking quite astonished or surprised and she is photographed about to put a piece of popcorn in her mouth and she's holding a large bucket of popcorn in her lap.