Academic Preparation

Students
Up to 100 students per week from different countries.

Accommodation
Most bedrooms have 2, 3 or 4 beds and have a bed and wardrobe and sometimes a study desk. Some larger bedrooms with up to 7 beds may also be available. Bathrooms are shared. Some boarding houses have their own communal spaces for students to relax.

Programme
Lessons take place in the mornings and afternoons and there is a full social programme of organised activities and sports in the evenings. There are excursions on Saturdays and Sundays.

Lessons
There are 30 hours of tuition per week and lessons include including General English Skills (12½ hrs/week), Language Workshops (5 hrs/week) and Academic Lectures (12½ hrs/week).

Sports Facilities
Sports facilities include tennis courts, sports hall, swimming pool, gym, squash courts, basketball court, astro-turf, playing fields, drama theatre, dance studios, cricket nets and small golf course.

Services
Computer suite for access to internet (filtered), email and wi-fi (students will need their own laptops). The Village Shop and the St Bede’s tuck shop for drinks and snacks. Student common room with sofas, music, board games, table tennis, TV, etc. Laundry is done for students at least twice per week.

Care
St Bede’s staff live in the same houses as the students and care for them 24 hours a day. The House parent is responsible for all students in each boarding house. There is access to medical care if students are sick.