An English school, online · adults

Learn English
properly.

Three levels, taken in order, from first words to fluent argument. Video lessons, printable workbooks, writing that comes back marked by a teacher, and speaking practice with a person on the line.

Three full coursesRoots, Stem, Leaves — not a library of clips
Writing marked by a teacherCorrected and explained, not auto-graded
One-to-one lessonsBooked by the half hour
Free to startPlacement test and daily practice, no account

Tell me when it opens

One email when the courses go live, and nothing else. No newsletter until you ask for one.

Your address is used for that one email and nothing else. Not sold, not passed on. Adults only, 18 and over.

Course units — video and workbook
Placement test
Marked writing and speaking
Free daily practice games

The three levels

One path, taken in order. Each level is a full course with its own units, workbooks and end test — a beginning, a middle and an end, not an endless feed.

Roots

Beginner · A1–A2

Sound, word order, and the thousand words that carry ordinary life. Enough English to be understood the first time you say it.

Stem

Intermediate · B1–B2

Tenses that hold under pressure, writing that reads as English rather than translation, and conversation that keeps going when it gets difficult.

Leaves

Advanced · C1

Register, nuance and argument. Writing and speaking at the level that exams and employers actually test.

How it works

Built for adults with jobs. Short units you can finish in a sitting, on a phone or a computer, in whatever order the week allows.

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Video lessons

Filmed for the unit, not lifted from a textbook. Watch again as often as you need.

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Workbooks

Printable practice for every unit, with answers. Work offline, on paper, if that suits you better.

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Writing, marked

You write, a teacher corrects it and explains why it was wrong. That is where the level actually moves.

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Speaking

Record your answer and get it back with corrections. Book a one-to-one when you want a person on the line.

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Placement test

Fifteen minutes to find out where you really are, before you pay for anything.

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Free practice

A short exercise every day, free and with no account. Use it whether or not you buy a course.

Taught by a teacher, not a machine

Every unit is written and filmed by a qualified English teacher, and the writing you send in is read and corrected by one. Nothing here is generated and handed back to you as feedback.

The site is still being built

Courses, the placement test and booking open here shortly. There is nothing to buy yet — leave an address above and you will hear once, on the day it opens.