After breakfast, there is a Teachers’ meeting, which all teachers must attend.
Lessons begin after this meeting and consist of English Skills followed by two other lesson types dependant on the course.
English Skills (All Courses)
These lessons are based on Bede’s syllabus and are designed to improve students’ general language abilities, extend their vocabulary and pronunciation and enhance their understanding of grammar to improve their accuracy when producing spoken and written language
StoryTime (Little Explorers)
Working on 1 or 2 children’s stories per week, StoryTime develops students’ listening skills, extends their everyday vocabulary and stimulates their creativity and natural curiosity.
Explorations (Little Explorers, New Horizons, Adventures in English)
These lessons, based on stimulating subjects such as science, environment, ecology, space, energy, geography, and technology use CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), methodology to enhance students’ general knowledge as well as their communication and language abilities, promoting their cultural sensitivity.
Enrichment (New Horizons, English Plus)
Students develop their receptive and productive English skills, enhance their linguistic knowledge (of English) and deepen their cultural knowledge (of the UK) using real-life materials such as adverts, leaflets, TV programmes, short films, newspaper articles, magazines.
Research Project (English Plus)
Working in groups, students complete research tasks based around a weekly topic or theme of interest and then present their findings/conclusions to the class by way of a sketch, performance, poster, news story or short film.
Adventure Activity (Adventures in English)
These lessons offer students a practical lesson in the outdoors, focusing on productive and receptive communication skills, such as survival skills, orienteering, treasure hunt, problem-solving or nature trail.
Communication Skills (English for the Future)
These lessons enable students to develop effective skills and strategies for high-level oral and written communication in a wide range of professional contexts.
Academic Insights (English for the Future)
These CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) lessons are designed to give students an understanding of certain professions, underpinned by theoretical knowledge. Subjects offered include Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Management and Law, amongst others.
Depending on the centre, teachers will prepare and deliver up to 5 hours of lessons a day, 5 days per week.
Lessons are based on current EFL materials in accordance with the Bede’s syllabus, and are prepared with the help of the Academic Manager and/or Senior Teacher. Lesson planning takes place in the teachers’ room during the afternoon after lessons. Teachers are encouraged to assist with the wide range of sports, activities and clubs in the afternoon activity sessions, but their priority is always to prepare high quality lessons.
One afternoon or evening per week, as part of our commitment to teachers’ professional development, the Academic Manager and/or Senior Teacher lead a 30-minute input session that all teachers must attend.
On Fridays, all Teachers attend the leavers’ ceremony and personally hand their students their certificates and Teacher’s Reports.
