Terms and Conditions
2012 Terms and Conditions
1. Registration and Tuition Fees include: lessons, welfare services, lectures, use of computer rooms including internet, wireless, in-school social programme, course-book(s), ring-binder, photocopied materials, student identity card, map of Bournemouth, Student Guide, Certificate of Studies on satisfactory completion of the course, town tour (on preferred start dates only).
2. Lessons: Core Programme lessons are 90 minutes (2 x 45-minute lessons). Options Programme lessons are 45 minutes. BEET reserves the right to alter this arrangement.
3. Payment: Total fees are payable at least 30 days before the start of the course. Where enrolment is made less than 30 days before the start of the course, total fees are payable immediately. Fees can be paid in pounds sterling, US dollars or euros. If you wish to pay in dollars or euros, please notify the school when you enrol so we can invoice you appropriately. Otherwise you will be invoiced in pounds sterling.
4. Homestay and Private Home Accommodation: include breakfast and evening meal from Monday to Friday, and full board at the weekend. If you wish to share a room with a friend or partner, please inform us at least 6 weeks before the start of your course. In locating and arranging homestay and private home accommodation, BEET acts as an agent on behalf of the student. NOTE: We charge an administration fee for homestay of £3 per week in the low season, £5 per week in the high season (July and August), and for executive homestay £5 per week, all including VAT. These charges are included in the above rates. Homestay and private home accommodation are paid from midday Saturday to midday Saturday. Change of accommodation must be notified to the school at least one week in advance. If one week's notice is not given, compensation equal to one week's accommodation is payable.
5. Student House Accommodation: from 1600 hours on Sunday to 1100 hours on Saturday. Cancellation or curtailment must be notified to the school at least six weeks in advance. If less than six weeks' notice is given, the school will retain rent paid for six weeks from the date of notice. In locating and arranging student house accommodation not owned by the school or any of its directors, BEET acts as an agent on behalf of the student and an administration fee of £10 per week is charged, including VAT. This charge is included in the above rates.
RULES: Parties and large gatherings are not permitted at student houses. The maximum number of guests allowed is three, who must leave by midnight. All houses are non-smoking.
6. Visas: It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct visa type and appropriate
leave to remain in the UK. If we find you do not have appropriate leave to remain, we will terminate your course immediately. In this case tuition and registration fees are non-refundable.
In the case of a student applying for a general student Visa under Tier 4 of the Points-based System, we will issue a CAS only on the understanding that it is the student’s firm intention to study on the course booked and complete the attendance requirements. BEET is obliged to inform the UK Border Agency in the event of non-arrival, unsatisfactory attendance or curtailment of a course.
7. Course Cancellation Charges:
More than 30 days before the course starts: 15% of course fees
30 to 15 days before the course starts: 50% of course fees
Less than 15 days before the course starts or once the course has started: no refund
Late or non-arrival: no refund
Visa Refusals: If your visa is refused, a refund of fees paid will be made once we have had sight of the official refusal letter.
In all cases, the Registration Fee, CAS Fee (when applicable) and any irrecoverable expenses (for example: bank charges, commissions etc) are not refundable.
8. Refund of Accommodation: If you wish to leave your accommodation, the school will refund your accommodation fees less any irrecoverable expenses (e.g. bank charges) provided you give at least one full week’s notice if you are in homestay accommodation or 6 full weeks' notice if you are in student house (self-catering) accommodation. Changes should always take place at weekends.
9.Refunds: are returned to the original source. For example, if you have paid through an agent, fees will be returned to the agent, or, if you have paid by credit card, fees will be refunded to the same credit card.
10. Insurance: You are very strongly advised to take out insurance to cover all your expenses in the event of cancellation, especially if you are ill or because of the death or serious illness of a close relative. Your insurance should also cover medical expenses and all other risks associated with travelling and staying abroad.
11. Postponement of Course: Should you want to postpone your course for reasons outside your control, for example illness or the death of a relative, your course and accommodation fees can be held up to one year. If fees have increased by the time you start the course, the difference will become payable.
12. Holidays: The school is closed on Public Holidays: January 2, April 6, 9, May 7, June 4, 5, August 27 and for 2 weeks from December 24. New courses start on January 7, 2013.
13. Class Size: The maximum number of students per class is 12. This number may be increased to 13 in exceptional circumstances, but only for the shortest period possible.
14. Minimum Age: The minimum age at BEET is 17 years. However, in some circumstances we may accept a 16-year-old. We cannot accept students under this age under any circumstances.
15. Photographs and Videos: From time to time BEET Language Centre takes photos and
videos of its students in order to promote the school through websites, brochures, display
boards, photo albums and any other publicity media. You (or your parents if you are under 18 years of age) must inform the school in writing before your course starts if you do not allow use of such images.
16. Mobile Phones: If you have a mobile phone, keep it on silent when inside the school building, and do not text when in class. Smartphones may be used in class for language-learning purposes, for example translation.
17. Liabilities: Neither the school nor its representatives are liable for loss of tuition or other services due to public disturbance, industrial action or factors outside their control. Refunds cannot be made under any of these circumstances.
Neither BEET Language Centre nor its representatives are liable for any loss, damage, illness, or injury to persons or property, however caused, except where such liability is statutory.
Any wilful damage to school or accommodation property must be paid for in full.
The school reserves the right to refuse an enrolment, or in the event of unsatisfactory attendance, work or conduct, to expel a student from the course.
