Maintaining accreditation

You can self-evaluate your organisation against the inspection criteria. Use this template to see whether your centre meets the requirements and refer to the self-evaluation examples

Self evaluation template 2024-27 (Word 103KB)

Self evaluation examples (PDF 605KB)

Where you have 'Points to be addressed' on an inspection report, you need to submit an Action plan (Word 56KB) in preparation for the next inspection, or earlier as required by the Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee (ASAC).

Your plan will include a timeframe and will form part of the next inspection. This is intended to help you plan and record action taken to meet Points to be addressed (PTBA) against the inspection criteria. 

It is a requirement of M7 that an Action plan showing progress on PTBA is submitted with the Annual declaration in the year following inspection, and that the Action plan is kept up to date (but not submitted unless requested).

1. Download and complete the application form - for all providers:

• Re-inspection application form (Word 104KB)
• Home tuition teacher list (31KB) 
• Supplementary inspection application  (Word 81KB).

 Please email the completed application to inspection.setup@britishcouncil.org

Once your inspection date has been agreed, as part of Stage 2, you must send both inspectors the documentation Inspection documentation and guidance (PDF 765MB)

Templates are provided for some of these items:

• Academic staff profile spreadsheet (Excel 123KB)
• List of staff template (Excel 51KB)
• Organisation profile (Word 38KB) 
• Organisation profile for multi centre (Word 117KB) - (See Inspection support page for guidance document)
• Organisation plan template (Word 19KB)

For inspection, language centres need to document how their recruitment and support policy provides an academic staff team appropriate to the centre’s courses and students (see criterion T1).

A Recruitment and support policy template (Word 42KB) is provided, this replaces rationales previously submitted (document 27). 

If you need to check the qualifications of academic staff you can use the guidance and form below

Academic staff qualifications (PDF 498KB)

Qualifications evaluation form (Word 42KB)

A Rationale for academic management template (Word 55KB) should be used to document the academic management arrangements in the rare event that no academic managers fully meet scheme requirements.