Monday, March 31, 2025

UK Language Centre Rankings

In case you missed it: the UK language centre rankings 2023-24

It’s that time of year again! Melanie Butler walks us through what to expect in this year’s UK language centre rankings! Now the devastation of the COVID storm seems to...

Can you beat the boarding schools?

These year-round stalwarts know what they’re doing, says Melanie Butler British boarding schools are famed across the world for...

The Covid fall-out on Centres of Excellence

Melanie Butler on who has survived, thrived and dived in the past two years There have been a number...

Scores improve during Covid

Making sense of the numbers The mean average score for the number of areas of strength awarded to language...

Do points mean prizes?

Who does best in chain-school rankings? Melanie Butler finds out Who takes the prizes among the chains? Generally, the...

Behind the branding

Melanie Butler looks at the inspection results of the top ELT chains When you buy a branded product, you expect consistent quality. Is the same...

Academic Achievers

University language centres consistently perform well, Melanie Butler reports Universities love statistics, so they will be delighted to know that the inspection results for British...

Veterans race to the top

Traditional family-owned language schools dominate the rankings in the market for over 16s, reports Melanie Butler The traditional British private language school is a family-owned...

Boarding passes

Melanie Butler on the benefits of boarding The strongest sector in UK ELT, according to inspection reports, are the boarding school operations. The mean average of...

The jump in junior courses

More UK schools are focusing on under-16s both in the summer and year-round. Melanie Butler examines their results. The private sector market for young learners...

Simplifying the statistics

Melanie Butler reveals the trends hidden inside the inspection reports The average quality of the language centres inspected by the British Council is continuing to...
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