What does the price of accommodation cover?
The price of family accommodation covers your room with part-board. Part-board comprises breakfast and the main meal of the day, (a proper cooked meal with sweet) usually taken in the evenings (lunch is not included). Your room should be equipped with a table or writing desk and adequate lighting and heating (see comment below) should be provided at no extra cost.The price of self-catering accommodation covers your room (equipped with a desk) and use of bathroom and kitchen facilities shared with either the owners of the house or other students. Your landlord will provide you with linen, towels, crockery, cutlery, pots and pans. In self-catering accommodation heating may be charged extra.
Students must make allowances for the fact that the standards of heating and insulation in England are generally not as high as on the Continent. Our advice is to bring some warm clothing, especially in the Winter and Spring.
No refunds will be made for any meals not taken or days spent away from your family during your stay.
We make every effort to ensure that your accommodation is of a decent standard but we cannot be held responsible for any insufficiencies, though we will do our best to solve any genuine problems you may encounter.
What do the school fees cover?
There are 4 or 6 academic hours tuition daily from Monday to Friday. An excursion to Oxford or another place of interest is included as an integral part of your course except for the 2-week courses. The textbooks required will be lent to you for the duration of the course and must be returned in good condition.Please note that the set books required for Course A.Lit. are not included in the course fees. They can be obtained from any good academic book shop.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend classes regularly and punctually. No refunds will be given for any class or part of the course not attended.Travel
You are expected to make your own travel arrangements. Consult your local Student Travel Office or other travel agent, who will advise you about cheap flight and train/boat passages to England. If you can, book straight through to Bath.Insurance
We strongly recommend you to take out a comprehensive travel insurance. This should also cover you for emergencies that necessitate you interrupting your course to return home.The school will not reimburse school fees under such circumstances.
Arrival and Departure
You are expected to arrive the Sunday before your course begins and leave the Saturday after it ends. Arrival on Saturday may be possible if you make suitable arrangements with your host family/landlord. In general, however, you must find your own accommodation if you arrive before Sunday. If you stay earlier or later than the days specified, you should pay for the extra accommodation provided, ca. £ 14 per day in family accommodation and ca. £ 9 for students in self-catering accommodation.When we have confirmed your booking and given you the address of your host family/landlord, you must let them know the date and time of your arrival as soon as possible so that they can arrange to meet you or tell you how to get to them.
Public Holidays
B.E.L.S. accepts no obligation to provide classes on public holidays and no refunds will be given for classes thus missed. We will usually offer one excursion or activity such as a country walk around Bath on the day instead. Where a single public holiday occurs during a two-week crash course, we will at our discretion either teach on the day or the Saturday before or after.Where two public holidays take place during a course, such as at Easter, we shall usually teach on the first , e.g. Good Friday and organize an activity for those interested on the second, as for example Easter Monday.
Cancellation of Courses by B.E.L.S. and our Rights to refuse Bookings
B.E.L.S. has the right to refuse or cancel bookings made in exceptional circumstances. In the event of B.E.L.S. cancelling a booking, all deposits and course fees received will be returned. B.E.L.S. will not accept liability for air or other transport fares lost due to cancellation or any costs incurred by clients.Our rights to expel students
B.E.L.S. reserves the right to expel students who:a.) do not obey the rules of B.E.L.S.
b.) break any British laws
c.) abuse B.E.L.S.'s staff, host families, or who wilfully damage property
d.) bring B.E.L.S. into disrepute
In the event of an expulsion being necessary, no course fees will be returned.
Liability
B.E.L.S. does not accept liability for any losses or expenses due to delay, sickness, quarantine or any other causeChanges to the syllabus
B.E.L.S. reserves the right to make any changes to the course syllabus it considers appropriate.
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