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.
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Browse ELS teachers →Trinity GESE (A2 & B1) and LanguageCert SELT preparation. Specialist one-to-one tuition.
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.