Some summer schools are beginning to offer higher-end, more tailored models because demand is shifting "away" from offering solely English language teaching, providers have told The PIE.

UK-based English language provider Greenwich International Education has been awarded provisional British Council accreditation.

Kaplan International Colleges is opening a junior English language school in Edinburgh this summer, as it expands its juniors offering across the UK. Junior language learning is said to be booming in Europe and the US, despite a fall in adult business due to the recession.

While the global recession and curbs to student visas made 2011 a challenging year for those offering adult language programmes, the juniors language market has seen considerable gains. Does the rising demand augur a boom? Dan Thomas investigates...