EFL: English as a Foreign Language

In today’s global community, learning English as a foreign language has become almost a necessity. The EFL Department at St Bede’s works hard to provide our international students with a comprehensive grounding in the English Language.

In small intensive groups, students learn the rules of written English as well as spoken language and listening. Here our students gain the skills and confidence necessary to progress in the main school.

We fully appreciate that every child develops at a different pace and we ensure that individuals are given as much support as they need. To this end, students in Years 6 and 7 work from specialist courses geared towards their age and individual ability.

Our main aim is to integrate our foreign speaking students into mainstream English education as soon as it is appropriate to do so. With this in mind, we work closely with other departments to ensure students are given as much access to the mainstream curriculum as possible.

All Students in Year 8 work towards the Common Entrance Exam, allowing them the opportunity to continue through the Independent English education system which is highly regarded by schools and universities all over the world.