Hi,

and welcome to the 2nd edition of the Shane Global Student Zone E-newsletter. We had a good response to last months newsletter and we were pleasantly surprised at how many students both past and present from Shane Global found it useful, interesting, and responded back to us by email. Keep it up! We would like to hear from you, and we are always interested in knowing what you are doing once you have left Shane. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition and find it useful. As usual if you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

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Every month we will have a little feature on a different country’s capitol city. As we have so many international students from different parts of the world, it is good to get to know a little about other students countries, where they are from, their culture and exciting and boring things about their country. Since we are in London, we decided to start with England. So here are 10 interesting facts about London that you may not have known.

• London is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe.
• London occupies over 620 square miles
• London has a population of 7,172,036 (2001) 
• About 12 per cent of Britain’s overall population live in London 
• London has the highest population density in Britain, with 4,699 people per square kilometre, 
• London is in the southeast of England.
• London is the seat of central government in Britain. 
• The tallest building in London is the Canary Wharf Tower. 
• London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway, known as the 'Tube'.
• Some of the most important people from countries all over the world visit the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
• There are over 100 theatres in London, including 50 in the West End. London theatre accounts for 45% of all UK theatre admissions and over 70% of box-office revenues.

Source: GLA Economics / http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/london/facts.htm

 

• What You Need to Get an International Work Visa

In many cases, you need a job offer in another country before that government will issue you a work visa. To get to that country and find a job, you'll need to do some travel planning and get a passport. You will also need a letter from your future employer eventually -- best if you get that letter before you leave home. It can help if you have a physical address in your destination country, too.

• Working Abroad as a Volunteer

Most credible volunteer programs have permission to use volunteer workers in the countries in which work is being done. As long as you're being paid by the volunteer outfit (payment includes any money the company gives you, like a Peace Corps housing stipend) and not by a resident of the country, you needn't worry about having a work permit. If you're not being paid at all (and with most volunteer programs, you are actually paying the company for the privilege of volunteering), a work visa is not an issue.
Source: http://studenttravel.about.com/od/workingabroad/f/workpermit.htm

Here are a few useful links for more job information

Gumtree Jobs
Internship-uk
UKCISA
Student Travel About.com
Student Zone

What do you like best about Shane schools?

What I like best is the way of teaching. It is very personal and the teachers are very nice. Moreover, being at Shane allowed me to know a lot of students and to talk with them.

What do you like about being in London?

This city is very nice and the people too, they are friendly. Even if the weather is not always good, you can do a lot of things in London, you can`t be bored here and I like that, it`s the opposite of my city.

What do you think about Shane schools student services?

I think that the student services are very cool. When you have a problem, they always help you, in all the problems you could have.

Have you joined the `refer a friend for £100 campaign` yet?

No.

Would you recommend others to Shane schools?

Yes, of course. I will recommend Shane for all the people who would like to improve their English and who would like a school in the centre of London.

How is the atmosphere in the classroom?

It depends on the class, when you are in an high level it`s quite serious but in all the classes you can talk about everything and it`s another great way to study.

Have you ever joined a social programm and if yes, how was your experience?

Yes, I joined a social program and I liked it. We went to a cocktail bar and so many other places. It`s very cool and it`s nice to study in another context.

Name: Rosa Backx (22)

Orign: Netherlands

Course: IELTS - Business English

Last months newsletter seemed to be a success with past and present students from Shane Global. We would like to build on that success in this newsletter and forthcoming newsletters. We received a lot of replies from students who have left Shane Global, both in London and in Hastings, and have now moved on to do other things. We encourage emails from you past or present telling us what you are up to now, and how you are enjoying London, or have enjoyed London, also how did you enjoy your time in London and Hastings at Shane schools.
Here are just a few promotions we currently have for students at our schools:

•    New Student Zone online

An area on our website just for students. With lots of information on promotions, news and events, frequently asked questions, useful links, finding a job, London and Hastings tourist information and lots more. You can also get our Alumni badges from Student Zone, and our most recent school brochure.

•    Alumni badges for your website and face book

You can get your alumni badge from here. Be proud to be a Shane Global student. Whether past or present, everyone's included. With the official Shane Global Badge, you can now let the world know you are a part of the Shane Global Language Centres.

•    Earn £100

We’re giving away £100 to both past and present students who refer friends, family or colleagues to our schools either in London or Hastings. If you think you know someone who would benefit from learning English, or improving their English by coming to the school, then please get in touch with us at studentzone@shaneglobal.com
**Terms and conditions will apply**.

**Terms and conditions apply** Please note this is a third party promotion, we (Shane schools) have no involvement in the Fusion card / or any of its functionality. Please visit http://www.fusioncard.co.uk/ if you have any enquires about the card.

Do you think you’ve got what it takes? We’re looking for good case studies on past or present students. If you think you, or someone you may know would make a good case study to feature here in the newsletter, then send in your contact details or email us and we will get in touch with you to find out if it is possible to use your case study in the Shane Global July newsletter.

We would like you to send us your questions by email at studentzone@shaneglobal.com we will publish the five best questions (with answers!) next month in the July edition of the Student Zone Newsletter.