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The Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee

AND ITS OPERATING PRINCIPLES (see next page)

The Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee (ASAC) meets at least six times annually. It has a maximum of 14 voting members appointed by the Board, and includes accredited ELT providers from both state and private sectors, as well as individual experts in the fields of ELT, student welfare, and educational evaluation.

It is the responsibility of the ASAC to:

consider inspectors’ reports and make recommendations to the British Council to accredit or not accredit new applicants, and to continue accreditation, place accreditation under review or withdraw the accreditation of existing members
make recommendations concerning the timing of inspections
contribute one member to any appeal procedure, as set out in the Handbook
consider cases of doubtful eligibility for the Scheme
order, where appropriate, full inspections or spot checks – these may also be ordered by Manager, English Language Quality Services
consider cases of factual inaccuracy in inspection reports.

ASAC members

Chair
Prof. William Callaway, Professor Emeritus, University of the Arts London

Private sector ELT management

Olive Heffil, Bedford School Study Centre
Brenda Murray, International Community School
Mark Waistell, Accent International Language Consultancy

FE and ELT Management

Rhona Hodgart, recently of Anniesland College
Lisa Mannog, Coleg Glan Hafren/Cardiff College
Patrick Lawlor, Waltham Forest Green

HE ELT management
Jane skirving, UCL Language Centre

Welfare in ELT provision

Helen Madaras, Heathfield Sumer School
John Veale, British Study Centres Brighton

Quality assurance
Gina Hobson, British Accreditation Council

Teaching and learning
Roger Smith, Nottingham Trent International College

ASAC Dates

Wednesday 19 October 2011

Wednesday 7 December 2011

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