Bede's Summer School
Bede's Summer School is a girls boarding and day school in East, Sussex. Our advice on this school is independent and free.
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- Girls boarding & day
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About Bede's Summer
The story, ethos and character of Bede's Summer.
- Head
- Mr Danny Kenward Director of Summer School
Bede's Summer School welcomes over 1,500 students from 6-20 years old from over 60 different nationalities and offers a range of fully inclusive academic and holiday residential summer programmes at 5 beautiful boarding school and university locations in South East England in July and August.
Bede's Summer School aims to provide an amazing and unforgettable linguistic, social and cultural experience to every single one of its students. Our range of different courses include English Plus, Little Explorers, Future Explorers, English for the Future, Pathways to Higher Education and a selection of specialist courses including LALIGA Football Camps UK, Pro Tennis, Pro Dance, Pro Music, Business Leadership, Bear Grylls Adventure Camps and Zoology & Animal Management.
Some courses use CLIL methodology, teaching English through a range of subjects such as Science and Technology, expanding students' knowledge of the world at the same time as improving their skills.
Intensive examination courses are available (Cambridge B1 Preliminary, B2 First and C1 Advanced, and IELTS) for those students who wish to leave Bede's with a recognised qualification. Optional Academies offer professional tuition in a wide range of sports and adventure pursuits, creative activities and academic subjects and are designed to increase students' skills, technique and knowledge.
Bede's Summer School is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK (last inspection August 2022 resulted in strengths in 10 areas) and is a proud member of Quality English and English UK. Bede's Summer School is also named a Centre of Excellence by the EL Gazette.
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Academics at Bede's Summer
What pupils study at Bede's Summer — and where it takes them.
This section provides information on: The curriculum, performing and creative arts, English as an additional , and special educational needs (SEN). About the curriculum At Bede's Summer School we deliver excellence in student academic programmes.
Students can learn and develop their love of English through stimulating lessons taught by qualified, enthusiastic and committed teachers. Each of our centres and courses has a closely defined age range that facilitates the design and delivery of a relevant, challenging and constructive syllabus in line with the Bede's mission, where students can enjoy multicultural classes with a 20% cap on student enrolments to ensure a diverse international student community.
Programmes offered
Figures are indicative — contact us for the latest results.
Boarding at Bede's Summer
Day-to-day boarding life and pastoral care at Bede's Summer.
Accommodation is provided on campus to ensure students' safety and well-being and is included in the weekly package price on a full-board basis. Students are supervised in their accommodation by Bede's staff who live in the same boarding houses as the students.
Most students will share their bedroom with 1 or more students of a similar age from a different country so that they can practise their English. Bede's Summer School Eastbourne offers separate accommodation for boys and girls, with bright, cosy bedrooms (some with sea views) which cater for four to eight students.
Accommodation is provided on campus to ensure students' safety and well-being and is included in the weekly package price on a full-board basis. Students are supervised in their accommodation by Bede's staff who live in the same boarding houses as the students.
Most students will share their bedroom with 1 or more students of a similar age from a different country so that they can practise their English. ___Bede's Summer School Eastbourne offers separate accommodation for boys and girls, with bright, cosy bedrooms (some with sea views) which cater for four to eight students.
We can arrange trusted UK guardianship for international families.
Bede's Summer admissions
How children join Bede's Summer, and how we make it simple.
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What you'll typically need
- Recent school reports or transcript
- Passport copy
- English-language evidence (if applicable)
- Completed registration form
- A reference from the current school
In order to book a summer course with Bede's Summer School. a registration form needs to be filled in either online or by filling in and scanning a pdf form. The minimum recommended stay is 2 weeks and whilst we do accept 1 week bookings, we might not be able to accept them in the peak summer weeks.
Stays of up to 6 weeks are accepted. Please visit our website to book: https://www. bedessummerschool. org/booking/ Special notes to agents about entry to the school Please note that all agents need to fill in an agent profile form and sign an agent agreement prior to enrolling students onto Bede's Summer School courses and receiving commission.
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Bede's Summer fees & funding
What Bede's Summer costs, what's included, and how we help with funding.
What termly boarding fees include
- Tuition
- Boarding accommodation
- All meals
- Pastoral & house care
- Most academic materials
Funding & scholarships
Registration deposits, EAL tuition, uniform and trips are usually charged separately. Many schools offer academic, sport, music and art scholarships plus means-tested bursaries — ask us and we'll send a full, current breakdown for Bede's Summer.
Fees change year to year and by entry point. As your independent advisors we hold up-to-date figures and can compare Bede's Summer against similar schools so you know exactly what to budget.
Figures shown are the latest we hold — we'll confirm current fees on enquiry.
Bede's Summer location & travel
Where Bede's Summer is, and how to get there.
Travel details Address Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3QH, England Airport transfer Return Airport Transfers to and from LGW or LHR are included in our residential course prices. Return Transfer to and from St Pancras International for Eurostar trains are also included in our course prices.
Arrival on Sunday, departure on Saturday, between 9 to 18. Priced extra outside of these times. Irregular transfers on different days and to different airports are priced extra. Travel time to London by train Less than 3 hours Telephone +44 (0) 1323 356 688 Website https://www.
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