Choose the award that you are going to apply for:

The award for excellence in course innovation
Complete courses in any, or a variety of, media – books, websites, CD Roms, audio, teachers’ book.

The award for innovation in learner resources
Any product or service aimed at learners.

The award for innovation in teacher resources
Any product or service aimed at teacher, including training, education or development.

The award for digital innovation
A digital product or service that enhances learning through the innovative use of technology.

The award for local innovation
Learner or teacher solutions developed at a local, national or regional level to meet a specific local need and within a specific local context.

The Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing
Sponsored by Macmillan Education, this award is open to aspiring ELT authors who have not yet published any of their work. The winner receives £1,000 and the opportunity to publish their work

Download the correct application form:

• ELTons 2012 application form
• Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing application form
• Guidance notes for Macmillan Education award

Complete the application form, bearing the following guidance notes in mind:

Innovative, practical, effective
The three main qualities that we look for in applications to the ELTons are innovation, effectiveness and practicality. The judges use their professional judgement to look for these three qualities in the entries.

It is important that you use the supporting statement to describe clearly and concisely exactly how your product is innovative, practical and effective.

Here’s a brief description of what we are looking for:

Innovative
There’s something new about the approach

Practical
The product is useable in a variety of different contexts, realistic and easy to implement

Effective
The product is likely to lead to better learning or teaching

Eligibility
Products or services must have been completed no earlier than 2 years before the application closing date.

Products entered in the ELTons 2012 must have been completed on or after 3 December 2009.

We allow one submission per organisation, per category, including any overseas offices.

Products can only be submitted to one category.

Products can only be submitted to the awards once, they cannot be re-submitted in subsequent years.

You can’t resubmit a volume in a series if a volume has already been submitted in previous years. This is especially relevant for the Course Award. For example, you can’t enter level one of a course one year and then the whole course, or another level the following year.

Submit your application

Submit your application form electronically to ELTons@britishcouncil.org by 2 December 2011

*Send one copy of your product to the address below by 5 December 2011

ELTons
English and Exams
British Council
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6BB

*This does not apply to applicants to the Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing. Applicants to this award should read, in detail, the guidance notes provide with the application form .