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Where should I send my application?

Selecting one of our centres

Socrates is managed by three British Council offices in the UK, in Belfast, Edinburgh and London. The table below shows you which office you should send your application to, depending on where you are in the UK and which part of Socrates your applying for.

Type of activity Where you are Where to apply
Comenius Preparatory Visits/Contact Seminars UK, excluding SCOTLAND British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, LONDON, SW1A 2BN
Comenius School partnerships UK Regions: East Midlands, East Anglia, South-East, London British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, LONDON, SW1A 2BN
Comenius School partnerships UK Regions: North-East, Yorkshire and Humberside, North-West, West-Midlands, South-West and WALES British Council, Norwich Union House, 7 Fountain St, BELFAST, BT1 5EG
Comenius School partnerships - including preparatory visits - Comenius Language Assistants SCOTLAND British Council, The Tun, 4 Jackson's Entry, Holyrood Rd, EDINBURGH, EH8 8PJ
Comenius Language Assistants UK British Council, The Tun, 4 Jackson's Entry, Holyrood Rd, EDINBURGH, EH8 8PJ
Comenius Professional Development Training grants ENGLAND & WALES British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, LONDON, SW1A 2BN
Comenius Professional Development Training grants NORTHERN IRELAND British Council, Norwich Union House, 7 Fountain St, BELFAST, BT1 5EG
Comenius Professional Development Training grants SCOTLAND British Council, The Tun, 4 Jackson's Entry, Holyrood Rd, EDINBURGH, EH8 8PJ

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