Course fees, held safely until they’re earned.

MyCourseFee holds course and accommodation fees with a regulated payment partner and releases them month by month as the course is delivered. And if a school ever stops trading, the money not yet used is still there.

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Sell with confidence

Offer every family a protected booking, backed by a regulated payment partner rather than a promise.

See every booking

Track what has been paid, what has been released and what is still protected, student by student.

Plan B, built in

If a school ever stops trading, the payer chooses another school or gets the unused tuition back.

Why we built MyCourseFee

Study abroad has always run on trust. Families pay months ahead, agents pass the money on, and everyone hopes the school is still there when the student lands.

Schools are businesses, and like any business, some close. Over the last two years, more did than anyone expected.

  1. Since 2025

    More than 20 UK language schools close

    Established names across the UK shut their doors. In Canada, the national association’s membership falls from 220 schools to 148.

  2. October 2025

    Bell closes its three UK centres

    Around 125 students need new courses at short notice.

  3. 14 September 2026

    EC English ceases trading

    About 1,500 students across 24 schools in seven destinations are affected. Agents report students who had already paid fees, accommodation and flights, days before departure.

  4. Days later

    ILAC files for bankruptcy

    Nearly 1,400 students in Toronto and Vancouver are displaced.

  5. October 2026

    BSC Education closes five UK schools

    Another group of students needs new courses.

  6. November 2026

    The sector asks for a better system

    English UK opens a review of student protection, acknowledging that goodwill on its own can’t protect students.

Emergency schemes do vital work finding students new courses. But they step in after the fees have already been paid over, and they don’t cover prepaid accommodation. We built MyCourseFee so that when things change, the money is already accounted for: paid out only as the course is delivered.

20+UK language schools closed since 2025
~2,900students needing new courses after two closures in one week
220 → 148Languages Canada member schools

Sources: ICEF Monitor, Nov 2026, English UK agent news, English UK student news, The PIE News.

Fix the money flow,
not the aftermath.

How it works today

  • Fees are paid to the school months before the first lesson.
  • If a school stops trading, prepaid fees are hard to recover.
  • Emergency schemes find new courses, but don’t cover prepaid accommodation.
  • Agents absorb the fallout with families.

With MyCourseFee

  • Fees are held by our regulated payment partner. Not by the school, and not by us. How it’s protected
  • Released monthly, only for the weeks actually delivered.
  • Unused tuition stays protected: choose a new school or take a refund.
  • Accommodation keeps being paid, so the student keeps their room.

How it works

One payment from the agent or student. Monthly releases to the school and accommodation provider.

  1. Book as usual

    Choose the school, course and accommodation. The booking is created on MyCourseFee.

  2. Pay once

    The agent or student pays the full amount into a protected account held by our regulated payment partner.

  3. Released monthly

    Each month, the fees for that month are released to the school and the accommodation provider.

  4. Course complete

    By the final week everyone has been paid in full, and nobody carried the risk in between.

If a school
stops trading

It happens to businesses in every industry. Here’s exactly what happens to the money, step by step.

School stops tradingAfter month 1 of a 3-month course
£2,000 stays safeguardedTuition for months 2 and 3 was never paid to the school
The payer choosesAgent, student or parent
Option AMove to another accredited school£2,000 is re-routed to the new school and released month by month, as before.
Option BRefund the balanceThe unused £2,000 of tuition goes back to the payer.
Meanwhile, accommodation carries on. The homestay keeps being paid £600 a month, as booked, so the student keeps their room.

Every booking, one view

See each student’s protected balance, what has been released and what is next. When a family calls, you have the answer in seconds.

MS
Mariana S.General English, London
Protected
KT
Kenji T.IELTS preparation, Brighton
Releasing
LF
Lucía F.General English, Manchester
Completed
AÖ
Ayşe Ö.Business English, London
Protected

Accommodation paid on schedule

Providers see every upcoming payment for every student. Payments keep coming whatever happens with the school, so nobody has to move out mid-course.

Homestay payouts (illustration)Next: £600

Simple pricing

One fee for the person paying, one small setup fee for the people being paid.

Agents, students and parents
1%
of the booking value

Paid by whoever makes the payment. On a £4,800 booking, that’s £48 to protect the whole course and stay.

Schools and accommodation providers
£25
one-time onboarding fee

Covers verification and setup with our regulated payment partner. Paid once, when you join.

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Be first to offer protected bookings when we launch. We’ll be in touch with onboarding details before launch.

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