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Language tours
Case study: From Exeter to Nice
Delphine Masters, Head of French at Exeter School, took a group
of 20 students to Nice for a five-day immersive language visit with
Visions in Education.
Each day started with a three-hour French lesson in two different
ability groups. In the afternoons they explored the area on excursions,
including a guided walking tour of Nice, a trip to the nearby hilltop
village of Eze, a train ride to Antibes and a visit to the Picasso Museum
,
all delivered in French by their personal guide.
Delphine says “The students were immersed in the French language
all day. The whole experience couldn’t have gone better; I really feel
that this trip has made a huge impact on our pupils’ language skills.”
Plan ahead
Hear the difference!
Once you have booked your visit, arrange a
meeting with the students to organise who
they would like to share their host family with.
The earlier you can send a list of the student
pairings and any requirements (such as
medical and dietary needs and allergies) to the
tour operator and language school, the better.
That way, there’s a higher chance of being able
to include all students who want to attend and
meet any preferences or requests.
Immersive language visits can give your
students an all-important boost before GCSE
or A Level exams. Students quickly become
more confident about speaking the target
language because they’re using it all day –
not just in lessons, but in real situations, with
real people. They’ll connect the language with
these new experiences and with having fun,
helping to embed their learning for longer.
Language
visits in 2025
Schools supported by
EVOLVE Advice took over
Guidance and resources
• See OEAP NG 7.1f Exchanges and Homestays →oeapng.info
• Keeping Children Safe in Education Annex D →gov.uk/government/
publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2
• From the archives: ‘Home and Away’, The EVC Magazine, Spring 2025
THE EVC MAGAZINE – SPRING 2026
29K YOUNG PEOPLE
on almost 900 VISITS
where MFL was the primary
purpose in 2025!
Data from EVOLVE. 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2025.
883 visits involving 29,103 participants
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