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Page x ELrankings 2016

Keep an eye on the rising stars
or the first time this year
we are printing the results
Fof all the accredited lan-
guage schools which score five
or six points of strength, once Melanie Butler explains why British-Council-accredited language centres in
needs for improvement have
been deducted. All these cen- the ‘missing middle’ often offer very good courses at very reasonable prices
tres appear with four stars on
our new consumer website:
www.el-go.com. Proportion- On the downside, far too many 149th= out of 535 181th= out of 535
ately there are fewer schools of them have just missed out on Activate Learning, Reading College Staff management, quality
at these scores than any other a Centre of Excellence award assurance, premises and facilities, learning resources, teaching, and care Abertay, University of (Dundee) Publicity, learning resources,
– they are the missing mid- because they have been given of students course design, care of students, and leisure opportunities
dle, very good but perhaps just a single need for improvement. De Montford University Premises and facilities, learning resources,
below excellent. We call them This happens when a school fails Basil Paterson, Edinburgh Staff management, quality assurance, academic staff profile, course design, and teaching
our rising stars. to reach the specified level in a academic management, course design, care of students, accom- English in Margate Student administration, quality assurance, aca-
modation, and leisure opportunities (Need for improvement: care of
To put these scores in context, significant number of criteria. under-18s)
they are the average scores for With chains schools and further demic staff profile, care of students, and leisure opportunities
accredited university language education colleges the problem Bloomsbury International, London Staff management, quality Teesside University Staff management, learning resources, aca-
centres. Indeed over 40 per cent tends to centre around publicity, assurance, premises and facilities, academic management, care of demic management, course design, and teaching
of all universities inspected by something agents and students students, and care of under-18s Ulster, University of Premises and facilities, learning resources,
the British Council appear on may be prepared to forgive. Cambridge Language and Activity Courses Staff manage- academic staff profile, course design, and care of students
these pages. Universities are Those who have tripped up on the ment, quality assurance, premises and facilities, care of students, leisure
the most consistently good of care of under-18s but have still opportunities, and care of under-18s Worcester, University of Premises and facilities, learning
all the sectors, with a median met the standard and not been put Chichester College Staff management, quality assurance, learn- resources, course design, care of students, and leisure opportunities
score 50 per cent higher than under review, may hold no prob- ing resources, academic management, care of students, and leisure
the industry average. As well as lems at all for adult students. opportunities
unis, this page is peppered with This is a group of centres that Colchester Institute Staff management, quality assurance, learning 187th= out of 535
schools on an upwards trajec- is definitely worth exploring in resources, course design, learner management, teaching, and care of
tory or those, marked on this more depth – they contain some students (Need for improvement: publicity) Angle Education Staff management, premises and facilities, learn-
page with a #, which receive fast-movers, some hidden gems Dundee and Angus College Quality assurance, course design, ing resources, academic management, and course design
this score on their first ever and more than a scattering of learner management, teaching, premises and facilities, learning Buckswood St George’s Quality assurance, academic staff profile,
accreditation report. They are great-value schools for those on resources, and leisure opportunities (Need for improvement: care of learner management, teaching, and care of students
certainly ones to watch. a budget. n under-18s) City and Islington College, London Staff management, student
EC Brighton Student administration, quality assurance, premises and administration, learning resources, care of students and leisure oppor-
Key facilities, learning resources, academic management, care of students, tunities
and care of under-18s (Need for improvement: publicity)
Centres in blue have been inspected for the first time. Embassy English Cambridge Staff management, premises and EC Cambridge Staff management, student administration, quality
All entries correct of 9 August 2016 facilities, academic staff profile, academic management, teaching, and assurance, premises and facilities, care of students, and leisure opportu-
nities (Need for improvement: publicity)
leisure opportunities
ETC International College, Bournemouth Staff management, Embassy London, Greenwich Quality assurance, learning
143nd= out of 535 premises and facilities, academic staff profile, academic management, resources, academic management, course design, and leisure opportuni-
Anglia Ruskin University Premises and facilities, learning teaching, and leisure opportunities ties
resources, academic management, course design, teaching, and care of International House Belfast Staff management, quality assur- English and Cultural Studies, Enfield Student administration,
students ance, academic management, course design, teaching, accommodation, care of students, accommodation, leisure opportunities, and care of
BPP University Staff management, student administration, quality and leisure opportunities (Need for improvement: publicity) under-18s
assurance, premises and facilities, academic management, and course Into Manchester Student administration, quality assurance, premises Gloucestershire College Staff management, student administra-
design and facilities, learning resources, learner management, and care of students tion, quality assurance, premises and facilities, and teaching
Canning, London Staff management, premises and facilities, aca- Into University of Gloucestershire Staff management, quality
demic management, teaching, care of students, and leisure opportunities assurance, premises and facilities, learning resources, academic man- Greenwich, University of (London) Student administration,
Dundee, University of Student administration, quality assurance, agement, and learner management premises and facilities, course design, learner management, and care of
students
premises and facilities, learning resources, academic staff profile, course Itchen College Staff management, student administration, quality assur-
design, and teaching (Need for improvement: care of students) ance, learner management, care of students, and leisure opportunities Liverpool International Language Academy (LILA) Staff
Marcus Evans, Bath Staff management, premises and facilities, Katherine and King’s College Student administration, course management, quality assurance, premises and facilities, academic
learning resources, course design, teaching, and accommodation design, teaching, care of students, leisure opportunities, care of under-18s management, and care of students
Professional Language Solutions Staff management, quality Language in Totnes Premises and facilities, academic manage- Living Learning English, Teachers Home Scheme Course
assurance, premises and facilities, course design, learner management, ment, course design, care of students, accommodation and leisure design, teaching, care of students, leisure opportunities, and care of
and teaching opportunities under-18s
Language Studies International Cambridge Staff manage- London Tutorial College Staff management, premises and facili-
ment, learning resources, academic management, course design, ties, learner management, care of students, and leisure opportunities
teaching, and care of students Mackenzie School of English, Edinburgh Premises and facili-
Leeds English Language School Staff management, student ties, learning resources, academic management, course design, and
administration, quality assurance, academic management, course teaching
design, and care of students
Malvern House, London Premises and facilities, learning resources, Oxford Brookes International Quality assurance, learning
academic management, care of students, course design, and teaching resources, academic staff profile, course design, and learner manage-
Mayflower College, Plymouth Quality assurance, premises and ment
facilities, academic management, care of students, accommodation, and Oxford English Centre Premises and facilities, learning resources,
leisure opportunities academic staff profile, learner management, and leisure opportunities
MLS International College, Bournemouth Staff manage- Portsmouth Language College Staff management, student
ment, student administration, quality assurance, course design, learner administration, quality assurance, premises and facilities, and academic
management, and care of students management
Our World English School Staff management, student administra- South Wales, University of Student administration, quality assur-
tion, quality assurance, premises and facilities, learning resources, care of ance, learning resources, course design, and care of students
students, and leisure opportunities (Need for improvement: publicity)
Regent Oxford Quality assurance, premises and facilities, academic St Andrews College Language Schools (Scotland) Staff
management, teaching, care of students, and accommodation management, premises and facilities, care of students, accommodation,
Skola English in Exeter Staff management, academic staff profile, and leisure opportunities
academic management, teaching, care of students, and leisure opportunities St Giles International Junior Residential Summer Centres
St Brelade’s College, Jersey Staff management, premises and Staff management, student administration, quality assurance, academic
facilities, care of students, accommodation, leisure activities, and care of management, and leisure opportunities
under-18s Stafford House, London Staff management, quality assurance,
Stonyhurst Summer Language School, Lancashire Staff premises, academic staff profile, and academic management
management, quality assurance, care of students, accommodation, Studio Cambridge Language and Activity Programme,
leisure opportunities, and care of under-18s Summer Schools Staff management, student administration, course
Twin English Centre, London Staff management, student design, care of students, and leisure opportunities
administration, quality assurance, premises and facilities, learning
resources, and course design Swansea University Staff management, academic management,
Uxbridge College, London Quality assurance, premises and facili- course design, learner management, and teaching
ties, learning resources, course design, teaching, care of students, and UIC Brighton Student administration, quality assurance, academic
leisure opportunities (Need for improvement: publicity) management, care of students, and leisure opportunities
Liverpool, University of Staff management, student administra- UIC London Greenwich Student administration, quality assurance,
tion, quality assurance, academic staff profile, learner management, premises and facilities, academic management, and leisure opportunities
care of students, and leisure opportunities (Need for improvement: UIC Study Programmes Staff management, quality assurance,
premises and facilities) course design, accommodation, and leisure opportunities
Village Camps Summer Schools, York Staff management,
premises and facilities, learning resources, care of students, leisure Vacational Studies, Berkshire Student administration, care of
opportunities, and care of under-18s students, accommodation, leisure opportunities, and care of under-18s

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