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It's been a very Shane English School Taiwan Halloween! We always have fun with this spooky Halloween has come and gone, and it's been fun for everyone involved. Shane kindergarten held a big masquerade and parade, the teachers and the students dressed up and put on...

Shane English School Taiwan is proud to have successfully run the kindergarten graduation ceremony on 16th July in Taipei, Taiwan. Graduation is the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. The children have completed a significant milestone in their lives,...

Saxoncourt is proud to announce the addition of Shane Korea to our global group of companies. Husband and wife team, Jack Glowacki and Jaekyoung (JK) Lee, recently signed on as Shane’s master franchise partners for South Korea. The headquarters, and flagship school,...

Shane English Schools Thailand is pleased to announce the opening of our 6th school at the Harbor Mall in Pattaya. This is our second location in Pattaya, and we’re excited to offer quality British English education at the biggest family entertainment complex in...

The Caledonian Language School Ltd in Edinburgh, Scotland, is delighted to join the Saxoncourt Group. Working towards closer integration in the next two years, this is currently a joint venture between Shane Global Language Centres, ME Learning Hong Kong and the...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Panchiao 3 is now Taiwan’s longest running Shane English School franchise. The owners, Mr. Chiu and Ms. Wu, were invited into corporate office to meet with founder Shane Lipscombe and be recognized for their long dedication to...

The Saxoncourt Group has recently implemented new mailing lists called the Shane Gazette. Each mailing list serves a specific purpose, though each provides additional information to franchisors and their employees. The Shane Gazette: Teachers’ Edition includes...

Shane English Schools Thailand are happy to announce the opening of their “Shane Business English & Study Abroad Center.” According to Thailand managing director, Thanapon Piromplat, the center will be used for attracting corporate customers, as well as selling...

Nanteos Mansion, said to be one of the most haunted houses in the whole of Wales, was the setting of Waterstones Aberystwyth’s literary dinner. Author Jane Blank, whose book, The Shadow of Nanteos, was chosen as Waterstones’ Welsh Book of the Month for November was...

Saxoncourt Publishing is pleased to announce that a new series of English learning materials is now ready. Excel is a four-level intermediate English course for secondary and elementary school students, and will replace the Mega series used in Taiwan. Each...

The Christmas Charity Auction & Luncheon is a British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei annual charity fundraising event. It was attended by Saxoncourt Corporate Office and other members of the local and international business community. Attendees got the chance to...

This winter, No.4 Elementary School in Beijing, China, took part in an English-language singing show which was performed in front of 19 other training schools. All participants performed beautifully and the excellent results were a testament to the quality of teaching...

This summer was a great one for many students at SEST. Some had the opportunity to attend Shane Global Language Centre's summer program in Hastings, UK, while others attended the 'Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability' (LOHAS) Summer Camp in Yilan, Taiwan - north...

Shane Huadu opened its doors to students on Sunday 19th July. School owners Merry and Chris, pictured here with Franchise Manager Wendy Wang and the school's team of enthusiastic T.A.s, have spent time studying and working in France, as well as visiting other Shane...

Saxoncourt is proud to announce that the first Shane International School will open in Algiers, with more locations on the way! The school will cover Key Stages 1 to 4 (ages 8 – 16) and will be based on an international version of the UK National Curriculum...

Saxoncourt Group and Shane English Schools founder, Shane Lipscombe had the pleasure to have the Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Charles, visit the Nanteos Mansion Country House Hotel owned by the Saxoncourt Group. A National Trust Reward Ceremony was held at the Hotel...

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Shane English School Taiwan successfully held two 'Open House' events in Taipei at the TuCheng branch (30th May) and Roosevelt branch (31st May). The purpose of these events was to reach the new target audience (both parents and children) to generate interest in our...

On May 2nd, Shane English School Taiwan opened a brand new branch in Lin Ya, Kaohsiung, in the southern part of the country. “KS4” is the first of eight new schools which will open in Taiwan this year.It has been a long journey for KS4, given that the school had to...

Saxoncourt is proud to announce the grand opening of the flagship Shane English School in Gading Serpong, which is just southwest of Jakarta. It is a very nice area in Tangerang Selatan district with lots of economic growth happening. Shane Lipscombe and Eric Peterson...

We are pleased to announce the official launch of our new Shane English School website: https://shaneschools.com/This website has been optimised for mobile devices, as well as desktops, and includes:• General information about our courses and teaching...

We are very proud to announce that our brand new website for Shane Global Language Centres has launched! https://shaneglobal.com/Our website has a brand new design with new features, making it much more interactive, responsive and easier to use:> Streamlined...

Vanessa Huang, School Manager of our 'Chang Long' school at Shane English School Taiwan, was given an award by Shane Lipscombe for Best Performance of the Year 2014 in recognition of her truly great contribution to the school since she became its School...

Shane English School Taiwan organised a three day winter camp in February and invited kids to step away from their touchscreens and computers to make new friends. The camp was held in a lovely farm which was home to ostriches, goats, rabbits, dogs, and lots of plants...

Shane English School Thailand is very happy to announce the opening of its third DTE school in Thailand and its 5th school overall. The new school is located in TukCom, a popular IT shopping mall chain in Chonburi city, 40 miles north of Pattaya. Thanapon (Managing...

Students and parents in Phitsanulok were very excited about the opening of a Shane English School branch there this weekend as Shane is the first language school of its kind in Phitsanulok. Our professionalism, effective teaching techniques, and fun and interesting...

Shane English School in Thailand is delighted to announce the opening of their newest franchise school last weekend on January 10th and 11th. The new Shane Franchise owners, Chanin and Thawunnagun have chosen to open their branch in Seacon Square, a vast and very...

Students and teachers had a great time this Christmas at Shane English School Beijing, and even their families joined in the festivities! Groups were divided according to age range: 3 - 5 year olds joined the Baby Group, 6 - 9 year olds joined the Childrens’...

Throughout December Shane students from around China took part in a traditional British pastime, while at the same time raising money to help a good cause.Students from our Shanghai schools got creative in the run up to Christmas and submitted designs for traditional...

Children, parents and teachers all had a wonderful Christmas time on an (almost) frosty Saturday morning last week, at the Shane English Christmas Family Fayre. As the nearby Taipei 101 glittered like a Christmas tree, children from Muzha, Wenhua and Chang Long...

Staff at Shane Global Hastings raised an incredible £141 for this worthy charity on 28/11/14.We held a raffle and had many prizes donated from staff. Some of the prizes were: our school café donated a free lunch, local attractions donated free tickets and the local...

Shane English School Beijing is pleased to announce a new collaborative effort with local elementary schools, starting with "No. 4 Elementary School". SESB has become an important partner in providing after-school courses and the pictures here show teachers, Charlotte...

From October 20th to 23rd 2014, Saxoncourt Taiwan hosted training for a group of three new Shane English School sub-franchisees from Thailand. Shane Master Franchisor, Thanapon Piromplat and Thanya Nutthawutthisit successfully recruited this fine group from their...

From October 13th to 17th 2014, Saxoncourt Taiwan hosted training for Shane English School’s latest Master Franchisors from Jakarta, Indonesia and their supporting staff. Pictured from left are Mr. Wiliawan, Mrs. Vinny, Mrs. Wylen, Mr. Budiman, Shane, Eric Peterson,...

One of the most highly anticipated western festivals of the year is Halloween, and all Shane schools in Taiwan spent a long time preparing for this event. Schools were decorated and mummies and vampires were invited to join us. Students dressed up as wizards, witches,...

Saxoncourt Publishing is happy to announce that the next levels of Crest Readers are now available! There are 12 new titles which have been divided into 3 levels. Content for the readers was based on books 4-6 of the Shane Primary English Course (SPEC), so they can be...

Saxoncourt Teacher Training and Recruitment and Shane Global had a stand at this year's Language Show Live in London's Kensington Olympia. The event was a big success with lots of interest in our CELTA course and teaching aboard. There were plenty of foreign students...

Wendy Nguyen and John McCartney played excellent hosts to Shane and Eric Peterson during their visit to Vietnam in July. During the trip it was decided that a renewed effort to sub-franchise in the country would soon be launched at the upcoming franchising fair in Ho...

On August 30th, Shane English School Taiwan opened its 5th school this year (the 70th in total) in Kaohsiung Longhwa (KS5) in the southern part of the country.It has been an exciting journey for KS5, given that the school opened just three weeks after signing the...

Shane English School Taiwan is happy to announce the opening of its newest branch in Taichung Wuqi. It is the 69th Shane English School in the nation. The city has a lovely fish port and is home to some of the friendliest inhabitants in the country. Dozens of...

Shane English School Taiwan is pleased to announce the opening of the HY2 branch – our 68th school in the country, situated in Taipei XinYi.After conquering a whole range of difficulties in order to find the most suitable location for the school, it finally opened in...

Shane English School Taiwan held its 9th English Speech Contest on the 2nd of August in Hsinchu County. A grand total of 46 students signed up for the competition this year, and there were over 300 supporters in attendance that day - from family members, friends, and...

Shane Global Language students from Yucai Middle School and Dongnan Middle School in Hangzhou, China took part in two afternoon charity fun skates hosted by the Y Centre, Hastings, helping to raise over ￡400 for St Michael’s Hospice.These events, taking place on the...

June saw the opening of SES Taiwan's 14th Franchise School in Taichung: TC14! School Manager, Claire and her team did a great job in organising the event and Teacher Mike displayed his teaching skills, making the demo lesson both fun and functional. Teacher Steve also...

Saxoncourt is proud to announce the opening of Shane English School's newest school in China, located in the center of Yingkou in the north and close to one of China’s biggest shopping centers, Wanda Plaza. Many parents and kids visited the school on its opening day...

Taiwan’s newest Shane English School, based in the center of the country in Dajia, Taichung, opened its doors with a grand opening event on the 13th of July. On that day, more than 50 students and parents visited the brand new building and joined the demonstration...

Saxoncourt is proud to announce the launch of Shane English School operations in Thailand. The grand opening took place in April with Thailand’s Managing Director, Thanapon Piromplat, reporting that there was a great amount of interest from the public. With schools...

Shane English School Zhangjiagang introduced itself to the local community with demonstration classes on June 15th 2013. The demonstrations began at 9:30 in the morning and continued throughout the day and weekend at the school’s location on Xinshihe Road, near...

As people all around the world watch football’s biggest tournament – the World Cup, Shane English School Taiwan held an even more thrilling event… the Shane Kindergarten Cup! Although no one actually won a cup, each participant was bestowed with a nice shiny...

Saxoncourt Polska's own Jack Gutkowski has recently been working closely with Tomasz Szczepanik, band leader and lead vocalist for the ever popular pop group Pectus - our students since June 2013. As an amateur musician, Jack has had the pleasure of helping Tomasz...

June 2012, Shane English Schools recently attended the International Franchise License & Business Concept Expo in Jakarta. The show went very smoothly and we were able to meet a number of potential regular and master franchisors. We also met some friends from...

Shane Global Language Centres, in conjuction with Saxoncourt, has developed a business English program for the London market. Titled "Saxoncout Business English", the program now offers one-to-one business English language courses to UK corporations with non-native...

Shane Vietnam recently hosted a trial for the forthcoming TOEFL Primary test. The program called “TOEFL challenge” involved primary students from all over Vietnam, with 20 of our students. Shane Vietnam was selected after a meeting between our Managing director Wendy...

Saxoncourt Publishing is pleased to introduce our new publications. We started the project in 2012 and managed to create 12 new ‘Crest Readers’, the new Amazing Alphabet book, and update our old SPEC 4-6 books to extend the SPEC series into 9 levels. The new...

Chenghan Shane English Training School is the newest addition to the Shane family, set to open in May this year. The school is located in Shenzhen city in the province of Guangdong. The city is one of the richest and most populous in China with a population of 14...

The Shane Taiwan Kindergartens had their annual joint Spring Trip on the 1st of May (Labour Day). Although it was raining outside, the kids all had fun indoors making cakes for Mother’s Day (which in Taiwan took place on 11th May). Don't worry - we're sure all...

Shane English School Taiwan is very proud to announce that the Chinese Summer Camp training sessions have been completed for all 4 regions in Taiwan: Taipei, HsinChu, Taichung and Kaohsiung! All Shane kids are going to have a GREAT summer vacation at Shane English...

Twice a year Shane Vietnam provides training and guidance for a group of about 20 volunteers who are part of the Lattitude global volunteering program. These volunteers are primarily gap year students from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and The UK. The program is...

In March 2014, Shane English School Taiwan (SEST) held an award ceremony in Taipei to reward schools which demonstrated outstanding performance in 2013 in the following areas: “Best School Management” and “Best New School”. Winners were chosen by...

Shane Global Language Centres Hastings has moved and re-opened in Hastings town center at its new premises:43-45 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings TN34 1EN. It has a bigger building arranged on 4 floors rather than the current 6, with 17 classrooms and a student ‘common...