The premier skills english course is not a proprietary school programme or a locally developed curriculum. It is the product of a formal collaboration between two of the most recognised educational institutions in the world, built to use football’s global popularity as a vehicle for English language teaching. Understanding where the premier skills english course comes from matters for parents evaluating English courses in Hua Hin, because it is the reason Premier Skills Sundays can make verifiable claims about curriculum quality that a school-produced programme cannot.
Most English courses available to families in Hua Hin are built on materials developed by the schools themselves, assessed by the schools themselves, and documented only by the schools themselves. The premier skills english course is different in all three respects: independently developed, internationally tested and publicly documented.
Where It Comes From
The premier skills english course was developed through a formal partnership between the British Council and the Premier League, which began in 2007 and has since reached more than 2.3 million children across 29 countries. The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, and in English language teaching it is the most widely recognised body in the world for curriculum development, teacher training and quality assurance.
The Premier League’s contribution to the premier skills english course is equally specific: authentic football content and the global brand recognition that makes children want to engage with the materials. The combination produces a curriculum that is educationally rigorous and motivationally powerful in equal measure, which is a combination that is genuinely difficult to find in English teaching materials for young learners.
What The Course Covers
The premier skills english course covers reading, vocabulary, speaking and listening, all delivered through football-themed materials with defined language outcomes at each level. At Beginner level, children work on core vocabulary, simple present and past tense structures and basic descriptive language. At Elementary level, comparative and superlative language is introduced alongside more complex reading. At Intermediate level, children develop opinion language and extended speaking skills.
Krashen’s research on language acquisition identifies genuine engagement with content as the primary condition for language acquisition, more influential than formal instruction alone. The premier skills english course is built on this principle: every grammar point and every vocabulary set is embedded in football content that children are genuinely motivated to engage with, so that language acquisition happens alongside content learning rather than as a separate activity.
How ILC Uses It In Hua Hin
ILC Hua Hin delivers the premier skills english course as the curriculum foundation of Premier Skills Sundays, combined with HATRIQA’s UCL-developed graded readers to extend the football narrative across the full eight-week programme. The premier skills english course shapes every aspect of each session: the sequence in which vocabulary is introduced, the type of speaking tasks used, the way grammar is embedded in communicative activities and the progression across the eight weeks.
HATRIQA’s graded materials, developed at University College London, extend the premier skills english course with sustained narrative reading and deliberate vocabulary recycling that the core curriculum does not provide on its own. The combination gives Premier Skills Sundays a curriculum depth that neither element alone would produce. Full details of how the course is structured are on the Premier Skills Sundays page.
Parents can take the free English level test and book a consultation before the intake begins. For school groups, the Premier Skills Camp and ILC residential English tours extend the premier skills english course into a residential programme. Contact ILC directly.
