Accreditation UK provides support for centres that are preparing for inspection. We provide self-evaluation templates, guidance documents and the option to attend a pre-inspection briefing. Centres that enrol students under 18 should consult the Safeguarding under 18s page.
Pre-inspection briefings
We are hosting a series of online briefing sessions to support your preparation for inspection; these are free to attend. Sessions currently available:
Introduction to Accreditation UK: Thursday 29 May 2025, 3.30-4.30 pm
Primarily intended for centres thinking about accreditation, this session might also be of interest to those who have recently submitted an application and are preparing for a first inspection or new staff at an already accredited centre. Join members of the British Council accreditation team and colleagues from English UK to find out more about the benefits of accreditation, how it works, eligibility and different routes to accreditation, plus the support available to help you develop your ELT provision and gain accreditation.
Pre-inspection briefing focus on teaching: Friday, 30 May 2025, 3.30-4.30 pm
You don’t have to be in your inspection year to be interested in this session. Join the Senior inspector and others for a closer look at the inspection criteria for Teaching and some of the resources you can access to help develop your teaching team.
Please select any sessions you would like to join (booking closes the day before). Book here.
The following videos are available to assist providers with the inspection process:
- Introduction to Accreditation UK: Gain an overview of the Accreditation UK scheme, its purpose, benefits, and how it supports quality assurance in English language teaching
- Introduction to Inspection: Understand the inspection process from start to finish, including what to expect on inspection day and how inspectors assess compliance.
- Preparing documentation: Helping your inspectors involves presenting relevant evidence and using inspection documentation to demonstrate compliance and highlight what you do best.
- Teaching and Learning: Present relevant evidence using inspection documentation to demonstrate compliance and highlight what you do best.
- Welfare, student services and safeguarding under-18s: giving guidance on how to avoid ‘not mets’, understanding the requirements and where to get additional advice. With specific information on the role of risk assessment in delivering safe provision and demonstrating this to inspectors.
- Academic Management: an overview of the changes to academic staff profile criteria for 2024-27, the role of the academic manager and supporting your academic manager(s).
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Provisional Accreditation Information about the inspection process for provisional accreditation for new applicants seeking accreditation ahead of starting to deliver English language courses.