The Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee (ASAC) meets at least six times annually. It has a maximum of 14 voting members appointed by the Board, and includes accredited ELT providers from both state and private sectors, as well as individual experts in the fields of ELT, student welfare, and educational evaluation.

It is the responsibility of the ASAC to:

			consider inspectors’ reports and make recommendations to the British Council to accredit or not accredit new applicants, and to continue accreditation, place accreditation under review or withdraw the accreditation of existing members
			make recommendations concerning the timing of inspections
			contribute one member to any appeal procedure, as set out in the Handbook
			consider cases of doubtful eligibility for the Scheme
			order, where appropriate, full inspections or spot checks – these may also be ordered by Manager, English Language Quality Services
			consider cases of factual inaccuracy in inspection reports.

ASAC members

Chair
   Prof. William Callaway, Professor Emeritus, University of the Arts London

Private sector ELT management

   Olive Heffil, Bedford School Study Centre
   Jane Merrick, Discovery Summer
   Brenda Murray, International Community School

FE and ELT Management

   Rhona Hodgart, recently of Anniesland College
   Lisa Mannog, Coleg Glan Hafren
   Patrick Lawlor, Waltham Forest Green

FE and HE ELT management (NB only 2 attend each meeting)
   Lisa Mannog, Coleg Glan Hafren
   John Naysmith, University of Portsmouth
   Edward Bressan, Oxford Brookes University

Welfare in ELT provision
   John Veale, British Study Centres Brighton

Quality assurance
   Gina Hobson, British Accreditation Council

Teaching and learning
   Roger Smith, Nottingham Trent International College

The following non-voting members also attend: the chief inspectors, an observer from English UK and Accreditation Unit staff (secretary).

ASAC Dates for 2009:

26th February

30th April

1st July

3rd September

3rd November

17th December