Welcome To ISSFT®
International Summer School for Teens (ISSFT) is an award-winning UK residential summer school for students aged 13–18, based at leading university locations in Oxford and St Andrews. Each summer, teenagers from over 100 countries come together to learn, live, and build meaningful global connections through a high-quality programme that blends academic enrichment, inspiring electives, and cultural exchange within a safe, fully supervised environment. With small class sizes, experienced teachers, excellent pastoral care, and a vibrant social and excursion programme, ISSFT offers an academically focused summer experience that develops confidence, independence, and an international perspective.
Why People Choose Us -
The ISSFT® difference
- Dynamic Award-Winning Programme
- For Students Aged 13–18
- Fully Supervised Residential Experience
- Academic classes in the morning
- Sports, creative and leadership electives in the afternoon
- Evening Entertainment & Weekend Cultural Trips
- Full English immersion school
- Global Community of Over 100 nationalities
- Empowering Pre-University Preparation
- Maximum 10% Per Nationality
- Guaranteed En-suite single bedrooms
- All inclusive - Full board - no hidden charges!
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Reviews
Where would you like to spend your summer?
What makes us really proud is watching our students grow and hearing how much they enjoyed their time here.
It was so much fun, I learned so much. I discovered so much and did so much. I loved everything, all the sports, and all the people. The staff were really nice. I hope ISSFT will continue like this forever.
It was great to meet new people. Staff were also great and really friendly. I have never done any sort of camp like this before and it has been great. All of the activities were fantastic and the chance to play world famous golf courses only added to this.
Having never been to a summer school before visiting you this summer I didn’t really know what to expect but I definitely didn’t expect it to be as great as it was! I had the best time and met some of the most amazing people, students and staff, who made it one of the most enjoyable and character building experiences I’ve had.
My son radiates with pleasure when he thinks back about his fantastic experience last summer at ISSFT. The scenery was beautiful, the people amazingly caring and enthusiastic about their field of interest, the activities academically interesting, physically challenging, culturally enriching and, above all, always delightful and fun.
I just wanted to thank you so much for taking such good care of our son. He had such a wonderful time – he was really sad to leave. He made some great friends and said everyone was really lovely and friendly and he wished he could have stayed there even longer!
ISSFT gave my daughter an excellent chance to explore new interests with supportive teachers and counsellors on an absolutely beautiful campus. She made lots of new friends and came home with wonderful memories. ISSFT was truly the highlight of her year!
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