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Welcome to the Lake School of English and Oxford University
Map of Oxford
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Main Entrance - OU Business School
Terrace Garden - OU Business School
Dining Room - OU Business School
Cafe - OU Business School
Lake School Teacher Refresher Courses in July and August 2011 will be held at:
Oxford University OU Business School
21 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HP
Please come to the main reception at 09.00 on your first day. You will be welcomed by the Course Co-Ordinator, Carmel Engin.
If you need help or have a question about your course, accommodation or social activities, please go to the Lake School.
Lake School General English Courses are held at:
The Lake School of English
14 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1JQ
The Co-Directors, Carmel Engin, Susan Barber and Lilly Sell, or a member of the office administration team will be happy to answer your questions.
You can make use of all the student facilities in both buildings during your stay in Oxford.
Oxford University Business School
Opening times
The Business School is open from 8.00 until 18.00 from Monday to Friday. The Business School is next to Oxford Rail Station and 7 minutes’ walk from the Oxford Bus Station at Gloucester Green in the city centre.
Entrance
As a Lake School Course participant, you will have access to the seminar and student areas on the ground floor of the Business School.
Refreshments
Tea and coffee is served to course participants at the Business School between 10.30 and 11.00, in the corridor next to the central courtyard. Tea, coffee and snacks are available to buy from the Coffee Bar in the Student Lounge throughout the day.
At lunchtime, sandwiches are available to buy in the Coffee Bar and lunch is served in the Business School restaurant. There are also many cafes, sandwich bars, pubs and restaurants nearby, where course participants can enjoy lunch. Please note that eating and drinking is not permitted in seminar rooms.
Internet access
Each Seminar Room has a computer with internet access. The Business School also has free wireless internet so participants can use their own laptop if they prefer.
Smoking policy
Smoking points can be found around the central courtyard next to the ashtray bins. Please use the ashtrays, not the floor! And please do not smoke anywhere else!
Fire and Safety
In case of emergency, the fire alarm will ring. Please leave the building immediately by one of the fire exits shown on the building plan.
OU Business School Emergency Meeting Point
Outside the main entrance, or in the garden at the back of the building.
The fire alarm is tested every Monday morning at 10.30.
The Lake School of English
Opening times
The Lake School is open from 08.00 until 17.00 from Monday to Thursday, and from 08.00 until 16.00 on Fridays.
Entrance
The main door of the school is open when the school is open.
Refreshments
Tea and coffee is available in the student cafe throughout the day, free of charge. Please help yourself.
Internet access
The Lake School has internet enabled computers and free wireless internet too. The wireless password is run2computers.
Smoking policy
Smoking is not allowed inside or outside the building.
Fire and Safety
In case of emergency, the fire alarm will ring. Please leave the building immediately by one of the fire exits shown on the building plans.
Lake School Emergency Meeting Point
Next to the river, by The Duke's Cut.
The fire alarm is tested every Friday afternoon.
Other important information regarding your stay in Oxford
Student ID card
You will receive a student identity card on your first day. You should always carry it with you. Write your name, nationality, date of birth, address and phone number in Oxford on the card and attach a passport-sized photograph. This card will sometimes give you student discount in some places, for example, in museums and theatres. Also on the card, there is:
a 24-hour telephone number to call in case of emergency:
+44 7711 702470 from a mobile phone
or 07711 702470 from a landline.
One of the Lake School Directors - Susan, Carmel or Lilly will answer the phone.
Toilets
There are toilets in various parts of the Business School and Lake School buildings.
Security
Please keep your belongings and valuables with you, at all times.
First aid
Please come to main reception in either building, if you are unwell.
Buses and bus passes
There are two bus companies in Oxford. If you want unlimited use of any buses, you can buy a “Plus Pass” bus pass from any bus driver. If you only travel on a Cityline bus, you can buy a bus pass for zones A and B from a Cityline bus driver. If you only travel on a Stagecoach bus, you can buy a bus pass for zones 1 and 2 from a Stagecoach bus driver.
Hiring a bicycle
You can hire bicycles from several different shops in Oxford, for example "Beeline Bikes" in Cowley Road. You’ll also need a lock and you must use bicycle lights at night. Please make sure you are familiar with the British Highway Code. There’s a copy in the Lake School main reception.
Taking a taxi
If you are going home late, please check the time of your last bus. It’s best not to walk home alone, late at night - catch a taxi instead. They are not too expensive, especially if you share with a friend. There are taxi ranks at Carfax, in Park End St and Gloucester Green.
The Lake School of English, 14 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1JQ
