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 membersASAC members
Chair
Prof. William Callaway, Professor Emeritus, University of the Arts London
Private sector ELT management
Olive Heffil, Bedford School Study Centre
Jane Merrick, Discovery Summer
Brenda Murray, International Community School
FE and ELT Management
Rhona Hodgart, recently of Anniesland College
Lisa Mannog, Coleg Glan Hafren
Patrick Lawlor, Waltham Forest Green
FE and HE ELT management (NB only 2 attend each meeting)
Lisa Mannog, Coleg Glan Hafren
John Naysmith, University of Portsmouth
Edward Bressan, Oxford Brookes University
Welfare in ELT provision
John Veale, British Study Centres Brighton
Quality assurance
Gina Hobson, British Accreditation Council
Teaching and learning
Roger Smith, Nottingham Trent International College
The following non-voting members also attend: the chief inspectors, an observer from English UK and Accreditation Unit staff (secretary).
ASAC Dates for 2009:
26th February
30th April
1st July
3rd September
3rd November
17th December
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