Scanbrit

Scanbrit School of English was established in 1956 and is recognised by the British Council.The School is situated in the major south coast resort of Bournemouth(only 2 hours from London by public transport). SCANBRIT offers three centres all within 200 metres of each other: 1 General English at Church Road building. 2 Examination and Intensive courses at Wollaston Road 3 Vacation courses at St Catherines Road(July & August only) All three buildings are situated only 150 metres from the sandy beach in a pleasant safe residential suburb. Public transport is available directly outside the School,and there are several nearby sporting facilities including golf,tennis,horse riding,sailing and windsurfing. SCANBRIT provides professional friendly tuition in an atmosphere conducive to learning.For the last 12 years, the School has maintained a pass rate in excess of 75% in the Cambridge EFL examinations.General English courses operate throughout the year and commence every Monday.Students can choose between taking 20 or 26 lessons weekly.Complete beginners are accepted on six dates per year and Cambridge Exam courses commence in January, March and September(10, 12, 15 and 23 week duration). Academic Counselling is available and extra preparatory sessions for IELTS are also arranged. A unique feature of SCANBRIT is that ALL host families are situated within 2 kilometres of School. Host families are selected not only for the standard of the accommodation but also because of their caring friendly attitude to students. SCANBRIT arranges a varied and interesting social programme for students when they are not studying- including weekly excursions,sports,beach barbecues, lectures,videos and discos. The School has extremely reasonable prices- 20 lessons PLUS single room half board homestay from UKP 187 weekly. weekly depending on the season. 26 lessons(and Exam courses) PLUS single room half board homestay from UKP 207 weekly. Additional discounts are available for Academic Year students who stay for 24 weeks or more. Despite these low prices,SCANBRIT offers top quality tuition with excellent homestays. VISIT OUR WEBSITE at www.scanbrit.co.uk

Bournemouth is the major south coast resort of England with 12 kms of sandy beaches, several parks and gardens, many theatres and cinemas and a mild climate.The town has an excellent shopping centre, several cinemas, discos and theatres as well as an International Centre,an Oceanarium, an IMAX cinema and every type of sporting facility. The surrounding countryside is very scenic - the New Forest to the east, the Purbecks to the west and Thomas Hardy\'s Wessex to the north. Scanbrit is situated in the pleasant residential suburb of Southbourne and nearby to both Christchurch Harbour (sailing & wind-surfing) and Hengistbury Head(golf and nature walks). Regular public transport connecting Bournemouth, Southbourne and Christchurch stops directly in front of the School. London is only 2 hours away by public transport.

On the first morning at School, all students are given an entry test which assesses their written and listening skills. As a result, graded classes are created where the student is able to learn English in the company of other students of similar ability. At least six levels of class are always in operation at Scanbrit ranging upwards from Beginner to Advanced. Should a student feel uncomfortable in his or her allocated class, they are encouraged to discuss their needs with the Director of Studies, who will arrange a class move upward or downward if thought advisable and beneficial to the student\'s progress. Our maximum class size is 14 students. The average class size throughout the year is 10.

HOST FAMILY ACCOMMODATION. Our location is in an area where we do not have to compete with several other schools for host families. Consequently, we can be very selective about our family accommodation and all our families not only provide very comfortable rooms but are also friendly and communicative with our students. Additionally, your selected host family will be within walking distance (2km) of Scanbrit School. Scanbrit School attaches great importance to the Students\' welfare and happiness. The time the student spends with the host family can be just as important as the time spent at school. By joining in with the family activities, our students will continue to learn and practise their English and continue the work they are doing in the classroom. Our School Welfare Officer knows all our host families and regularly visits them. Most of our selected families have looked after overseas students for several years and they treat students as members of the family. When making their enrolments, students should inform the School of any special requirements they may have and we will do our best to satisfy such requests (for example, some students may prefer a family of non-smokers or they might require a special diet or they may not like pets). Students can choose between part board and full board accommodation. For students taking part board, lunches are also provided by the family on Saturdays and Sundays. During the week days, snack lunches may be purchased at a reasonable cost from the School canteen. Unlike many other English Language Schools, our host families are situated within walking distances of the School. As far as possible, we place only one student of the same language group in any one family. There are seldom more than two or three students in the same host family.

England is the home of the English Language - so why go elsewhere to learn it? England has also been the home of William Shakespeare, The Beatles, David Beckham, `Posh Spice\', Richard Branson, James Bond, Mr Bean, Hugh Grant, Oasis, Vivienne Westwood, Wallace and Gromit, George Michael, Margaret Thatcher, Lady Di and countless others. England has a great cultural heritage and many centres of academic excellence for students who wish to continue their studies after learning the language. England is renowned for great shopping facilities, contemporary music, theatres, sporting events, literature, theme parks and nightlife. The country also has an excellent network of roads and railways - from Bournemouth, for example, you can travel by public transport in a few hours to Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, London, Stratford-on-Avon, Edinburgh, Paris, Amsterdam, etc....