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Centres of Excellence (continued) 111th= out of 535
Buckswood School~ Staff management, student administration,
learner management, care of students, accommodation, leisure oppor-
tunities, and care of under-18s
Melanie Butler analyses the trends revealed by this year’s new entrants Canterbury Christ Church University Staff management,
quality assurance, premises and facilities, learning resources, aca-
demic staff profile, course design, teaching
ongratulations to the tion colleges, Milton Keynes both Oxford and Bournemouth, into question the reliability of CES Oxford~ Staff management, quality assurance, premises and
twenty centres which and Westminster Kingsway. The British Study Centres Brighton, Council inspections, although facilities, learning resources, academic management, accommodation,
Chave achieved Centre of last two members of TEN made Stafford House Canterbury and educationalists in the UK would leisure opportunities
Excellence status this year. As it in, Torquay International and EC Manchester. LSI Hampstead tell you otherwise. Any change Churchill House Summer Centres Staff management, care of
well as two universities, Cen- the Eastbourne School of Eng- joined its Central London sister in standards will result in an students, quality assurance, publicity, premises and facilities, academic
tral Lancashire and Manchester lish, as did the London School school, while Irish-owned CES increase in failures regardless management, leisure opportunities
Metropolitan, the list includes of English branch in Canterbury made its long-awaited entrance of the quality of the school. City of Glasgow College Student administration, quality assur-
two boarding schools, Sherborne and two other venerable insti- with its Oxford school. This seems especially to be true ance, learning resources, course design, teaching, care of students,
International and Buckswood, tutions, Anglolang and Studio However, while twenty cen- when the changes are in regards leisure opportunities
two summer school organisation, Cambridge. tres came into the ranking, to child protection. When the Devon School of English* Staff management, quality assurance,
International Quest and Lewis The chains also continued eleven dropped out, meaning that National Minimum Standards for premises and facilities, academic staff profile, academic management,
Juniors, and two further educa- their inexorable advance: EF in the overall numbers of ranked boarding schools were upgraded course design, teaching
schools rose by around 6 per in 2014, the percentage of board- EC London Staff management, quality assurance, learning
cent. Interestingly, only three ing schools failing to meet them resources, academic management, course design, learner manage-
former Centres of Excellence left shot up to nearly one in six. ment, teaching, care of students. (Needs improvement: publicity)
the rankings because their scores Apart from changes in regu- EF Bournemouth~ Staff management, quality assurance, learning
fell, three closed for business and lations, the main causes of a resources, academic management, teaching, care of students, leisure
one left the scheme. The other decline in results at inspection opportunities
four have all been placed under are, according to educational ana- EF Cambridge Student administration, quality assurance, premises
review by the British Council for lysts, a change in management and facilities, course design, learner management, care of students, lei-
failing to meet the standards in structure or ownership and a high sure opportunities, care of under-18s (Need for improvement: publicity)
care of under-18s. More proof, if turnover of key staff, especially Fettes Centre for Language & Culture* Staff management,
it were needed, that even the best classroom teachers. A quick quality assurance, premises and facilities, academic management,
schools can find the new safe- analysis of centres whose scores course design, care of students, leisure opportunities
guarding standards challenging. have fallen dramatically in the Globe English Centre Student administration, premises and
These examples of a sudden British Council system reveals facilities, learning resources, academic management, course design,
fall from grace may seem to call the causes are the same. n teaching, care of students
International Quest~ Staff management, quality assurance,
Key premises and facilities, learning resources, care of students, accommo-
blue = private language school dation, and leisure opportunities
red = university Kaplan Cambridge Staff management, student administration,
quality assurance, learning resources, academic management, course
green = state further education design, leisure opportunities
orange = boarding school Kaplan Salisbury Staff management, student administration,
yellow = vacation school operator quality assurance, premises and facilities, learning resources, course
* = secondary characteristic design, and teaching
~ = new Centre of Excellence Keele University Staff management, quality assurance, premises
and facilities, learning resources, course design, care of students,
leisure opportunities
107th= out of 535
Birmingham, University of Quality assurance, learning Kings London Staff management, student administration, quality
assurance, premises and facilities, academic management, learner
resources, academic management, course design, learner manage- management, care of students, leisure opportunities. (Needs improve-
ment, teaching, leisure opportunities ment: publicity)
Chichester, University of Quality assurance, premises and facili- Language in London Staff management, student administration,
ties, learning resources, course design, learner management, care of quality assurance, premises and facilities, academic management,
students, leisure opportunities care of students, leisure opportunities
International House Aberdeen Staff management, student Language Studies International, Hampstead~ Staff manage-
administration, premises and facilities, learning resources, academic ment, student administration, quality assurance, premises and facilities,
staff profile, academic management, care of students academic management, care of students, and care of under-18s
Mulberry School of English Student administration, quality assur- Language Studies International, London Central Staff
ance, premises and facilities, course design, teaching, care of students, management, student administration, quality assurance, learning
leisure opportunities resources, teaching, care of students, and accommodation
Leeds, University of, Language Centre Staff management,
learning resources, academic management, course design, learner manage-
ment, teaching, care of students, leisure opportunities. (Needs improvement:
care of under-18s)
Lewis School of English Junior Centres~ Staff management,
quality assurance, publicity, premises and facilities, care of students,
accommodation, leisure opportunities, care of under-18s. (Needs
improvement: academic staff profile)
Live Language Staff management, quality assurance, premises and
facilities, academic management, care of students, leisure opportuni-
ties, care of under-18s
Loughborough College Student administration, quality assur-
ance, learning resources, course design, learner management, care of
students, leisure opportunities
Moreton Hall International Study Centre* Staff management,
quality assurance, learner management, care of students, accommoda-
tion, leisure opportunities, management of an international study centre
New School of English Staff management, quality assurance,
learning resources, academic management, course design, learner
management, leisure opportunities
Salford, University of Quality assurance, learning resources,
academic staff profile, academic management, course design, learner
management, teaching, care of students
Scarborough International School Staff management, quality
assurance, premises & facilities, learning resources, academic staff
profile, course design, leisure opportunities
Sheffield, University of Quality assurance, learning resources,
academic staff profile, academic management, teaching, care of
students, leisure opportunities
Skola Newland College* Staff management, student administra-
tion, quality assurance, premises and facilities, care of students, leisure
opportunities, accommodation, care of under-18s
St Giles Highgate Management, quality assurance, premises & facili-
ties, academic staff profile, learning resources, teaching, accommodation
TTI School of English Staff management, quality assurance,
premises & facilities, academic management, course design, care of
students, leisure opportunities
Westminster Kingsway~ Staff management, quality assurance,
academic staff profile, academic management, teaching, care of
students, leisure opportunities
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