BEET Language Centre

BEET teaches English in a nineteenth-century former church school on Nortoft Road in Charminster. The school dates to 1979 and has classrooms, a library, a computer room and a cafeteria on site.

Courses

BEET runs three core programme groups: General English (20 lessons/15 hours weekly at levels A1-C1), IELTS Preparation, and Cambridge English Examination courses covering B2 First, C1 Advanced, and C2 Proficiency. An Options Programme allows students to add 4 or 8 extra lessons weekly in areas such as Business English and English for Specific Purposes. The school has offered Cambridge English examination courses for over 40 years. Maximum class size is 14.

Location

The campus stands next to a church in a quiet residential area of Charminster, within easy access of Bournemouth town centre. It has 16 modern classrooms plus a library, computer room, cafeteria, garden, prayer room, and parking. Student accommodation includes homestay, self-catering student houses within 7 minutes' walk, and en-suite summer apartments.

The distinction between the main course and its options gives students some control over their timetable. A learner who wants to spend the day working on general skills can keep the core schedule, while someone planning to use English professionally can add subject-specific lessons. The school offers self-catering student houses as well as homestays, so accommodation can be chosen separately from the level or intensity of the course.