Elite Language Solutions (ELS) is one of the UK's most experienced English language schools and one of the Home Office's approved SELT examination centres. Founded by Phil Harmon — a British English teacher with over 30 years of classroom experience — ELS has built a reputation as the specialist choice for exam preparation, corporate English training, and visa-related English testing.
ELS is UKVI-approved, meaning it operates under the direct authority of UK Visas and Immigration. This is not a general endorsement — it is a regulatory credential that requires meeting strict standards for exam conduct, teacher qualifications, and quality assurance. Every teacher at ELS holds a minimum of CELTA, and many hold DELTA or PGCE.
ELS teachers specialise in SELT (Trinity GESE and LanguageCert at A2 and B1), IELTS Academic and General Training, Cambridge examinations from B1 Preliminary to C2 Proficiency, Business English, and corporate language training. Corporate clients have included Sony, Nike, Mercadona, BNP Paribas, DXC Technology, and RENFE.
School founder
Phil has been teaching English for over 30 years. He holds Cambridge exam qualifications, is fluent in Spanish, and has taught corporate clients at board level across the UK, Spain, and France. He founded ELS and obtained UKVI SELT approval — making ELS one of the few private schools in Hampshire with this formal credential.
All Elite Language Solutions teachers are manually verified on FindEnglishTeacher.com. Every qualification has been checked with the awarding institution.
Founder of ELS. 30+ years ELT. UKVI SELT centre director. Cambridge exam specialist. Fluent Spanish.
Former Trinity examiner. 12 years SELT preparation. Knows exactly what the assessor expects.
Specialises in nervous candidates. 97% pass rate across SELT preparation students.
Ex-IELTS examiner. 12 years exam prep. Specialises in writing task 2 and speaking band improvement.
Former City professional. Teaches FTSE executives. Sony, Nike and BNP Paribas client experience.
Cambridge examiner. FCE and CAE specialist. 96% student pass rate over 10 years.
"Passed my B1 SELT first time after five sessions with Phil. He knew exactly what the Trinity examiner would focus on, gave me the specific phrases and structures that work at B1 level, and ran a full mock exam the session before my real test. I felt completely prepared. My visa application was approved within three weeks."
"I went from 6.0 to 7.5 in eight weeks working with Sarah. She identified exactly where I was losing marks — task achievement in writing and topic development in speaking — and we fixed both. The feedback after every session was detailed and specific. Elite Language Solutions is the real thing."
"Our company enrolled 12 employees in a Business English programme with ELS. David tailored every session to our industry — financial services — and the improvement in our client-facing communication has been immediately noticed by senior leadership. Phil Harmon's involvement in the programme design made a real difference."
"Louise was patient, clear, and really understood what I needed for the A2 SELT. I was nervous about speaking English in the test and she helped me with exactly the right topics and phrases. Four sessions and I passed. My wife's family visa application is now approved."
Trinity GESE (A2 & B1) and LanguageCert SELT. UKVI-approved expertise. 94% first-time pass rate.
View SELT page →Academic and General Training. Band 5.5 to 8.0. Former IELTS examiners on the team.
View IELTS page →B1 Preliminary, B2 First (FCE), C1 Advanced (CAE), C2 Proficiency (CPE). Authorised preparation centre.
View Cambridge page →Tailored corporate programmes. Sony, Nike, Mercadona, BNP Paribas. Presentations, negotiations, C-suite English.
View corporate page →No account required. Your details are shared only with Elite Language Solutions.