Accreditation UK is the quality assurance scheme for English language teaching (ELT) centres in the UK, which the British Council runs in partnership with English UK. Schools, colleges, and universities that offer courses in ELT can join the scheme voluntarily, and members are inspected on a four-yearly basis, supported by unannounced interim visits between inspections.
The scheme gives an assurance of quality to international students who are taking or are planning to take an English language course in the UK. Our external inspections ensure that all accredited centres meet or exceed the agreed quality standards in management, resources and environment, teaching, welfare and (where applicable) safeguarding under 18s.
