CHESTER is a medium-sized, and growing, privately owned language school, located in Barrio de Salamanca, the most select residential and commercial area in Madrid (Spain), near the city-centre.

It first opened in 1986. It draws most of its students from the area in which it is located and, in some ways, it has a strong local identity. It is well-connected with other parts of the city by three metro lines, and several bus services.

We count on a wide selection of materials -to be used in class, for reference or for borrowing. Every teacher is loaned personal copies of books and cassettes for the courses they teach. Other materials are clearly labelled or numbered to facilitate replacing after use.

Each Teachers' Room has a photocopier and a computer with a word processor. There is a large resource bank of materials, clearly labelled and data based, available for use by teachers. All staff are invited to contribute good quality materials for use in class.

There is a library of books for reference, ideas, theory as well as other alternative courses. Any suggestions for new acquisitions are encouraged and welcome. There is also a large collection of audio cassettes, multimedia software and video courses.

The school has its own training department: TED, Teacher Education Department, with a varied programme of seminars and courses for our teachers and, of course, our Trinity TESOL Certificate.