Download our 2012/13 Handbook here

Accreditation UK is the quality assurance scheme for the UK ELT sector.

We inspect organisations in the UK offering English language courses.

Accreditation provides students with a guarantee of choice and quality.

ACCREDITATION UNIT - ABOUT US

A - Z LIST OF ACCREDITED PROVIDERS

Questions about Teacher Qualifications?

accreditation-uk-fees-sheet-2007.pdf   What does accreditation cost?

USEFUL INFORMATION

CPD Portal for Teachers

Go to our continuing professional development
portal for support of teachers' and managers' development:

British Council Services for International Education Marketing (SIEM)  

Registration is now open for accredited ELT providers  

British Council accredited ELT providers are now able to register at https://siem.britishcouncil.org/ to access a range of opportunities and information, SIEM resources and services though the website.  

SIEM is a global programme to support UK Education institutions in their international work.  SIEM operates in 37 countries, providing services for international student recruitment, including market intelligence, sharing opportunities, market news and reports to facilitate effective promotion of UK education.

Your SIEM account manager for ELT is Tom Poole elt.siem@britishcouncil.org

Please note: The names of accredited ELT providers are pre-loaded into the registration form to simplify the verification of applications (schools in the same ownership are listed under the group name).

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ANNUAL DECLARATION 2012-13  

The 2012-13 Annual declaration form is available now, please click here to download

Guidance on the calculation of student weeks can be found here

We encourage you to submit your declaration and publicity materials to us as soon as possible. The Annual Declaration must be submitted electronically to accreditation.unit@britishcouncil.org

In addition to your electronic submission please also submit an additional hard copy of the  Annual Declaration with your publicity materials to the address below:

Accreditation Unit
British Council
Bridgewater House,
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester,
M1 6BB  

Deadline for submission is 15 February 2013

Becoming Accredited
The Accreditation Scheme provides many promotional and developmental benefits for its accredited institutions, who range from small family run language schools to large university and college departments. Find out how to apply.

Girl in front of computer, photographer Mat Wright copyright British Council Accredited Zone
For up-to-date information on inspection deadlines, pre-inspection briefings, standards and criteria for 2012/13, and the latest Scheme developments, access to information for accredited providers only.

Row of books, photographer Mat Wright copyright British Council Inspectors' Zone
Keep up to date with opportunities and shared practice through the inspectors’ only site.

STUDENT ZONE
If you want to study English in the UK at a school, college or university providing a high quality service, make sure you choose an accredited centre. There are over 550 organisations to choose from, located across the UK.

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