corporate members' directoryCorporate membership is open to organisations, businesses and individuals who provide services to the ELT sector. Members include examination bodies, insurance brokers, student accommodation providers, IT software and support companies and telephone and communication system providers.
Please see below to find out more about the products and services offered by our Corporate Members.
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 Accomodate Me |
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Main activity: Student accommodation provider Address: 24c York Villas, Brighton, BN7 3TS Tel: +44 1273 771 771 Email: info@accommodate.me Web: www.accommodate.me
Student accommodation agency for foreign language students. Accommodate Me supply host families and holiday flats. All accommodation is visited and checked to fall within British Council guidelines. Accommodate Me, the accommodation you can trust.
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| Ascentis Ltd |
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Main activity: National Awarding Body Address: Office 4, Lancaster Business Park, Mannin Way, Caton Road, Lancaster LA1 3SW Tel: +44 1524845046 Email: marketing@ascentis.co.uk Web: www.ascentis.co.uk
Ascentis Ltd, is a National Awarding Body creating qualifications for FE colleges, training providers, schools and employers. Formally known as OCNW, Acsentis has a wide ranging qualification portfolio including ESOL International, ESOL, Skills for Life, Teacher Training, Foundation Learning Tier, Functional Skills, Employment Related and Customised Qualifications which are delivered by centres both in the UK and overseas. Regulated by both Ofqual and the Quality Assurance Agency, Ascentis Ltd provides its customers with qualifications that are fundable and meet employer and legislative requirements as well as accrediting bespoke qualifications to centre needs. With over 35 years of experience of OCNW, Ascentis offers its customers qualifications that are easy to deliver, cost effective and user friendly.
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| BBC World Service |
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Main activity: Broadcasting Address: Room 112 CB(s), Bush House, Strand, London, Greater London, WC2B 4PH Tel: +44 20 75572936 Web: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
BBC World Service is the BBC's international radio station, broadcasting in over 30 languages, including English, through multiple technologies. BBC Learning English is a department of the BBC World Service devoted to English language teaching providing free resources and activities for teachers and students, primarily through its website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml). It also produces radio programmes which go out on some of the BBC World Service's language services and partner stations.
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| Britannia Student Services |
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Main activity: Student accommodation provider Address: 1 Rathbone Place, London, Greater London, W1T 1HH Tel: +44 20 74367738 Email: info@britanniatravel.com
Britannia is one of London's leading student accommodation agencies, offering international students of all ages (including juniors) the best and widest choice of places to stay. Our vast database of quality homestays (English UK/British Council standard) covers all areas of London and rates are competitive. We also specialise in centrally located halls of residence, apartment/house shares and hostels. Accommodation and other services can be booked on an individual or group basis and we arrange airport transfers, tours, sightseeing and insurance. Britannia employs a welfare officer (who has completed the English UK Welfare Officers' Course) and multi-lingual staff.
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| Cambridge ESOL |
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Main activity: Examination Board Address: 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2EU Tel: +44 1223 553978 Email: esol@ucles.org.uk
Cambridge ESOL is a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge. We provide exams in English language for over 2 million people every year, in more than 130 countries, as well as a range of qualifications for language teachers. Around the world, thousands of universities, employers and government ministries rely on Cambridge ESOL certificates as proof of English language ability.
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| City & Guilds |
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Main activity: Examination Board Address: 1 Giltspur Street, London, Greater London, EC1A 9DD Tel: +44 20 72942885 Web: www.cityandguilds.com/ieq
City & Guilds is the UK's leading vocational awarding body, offering more than 500 qualifications, including a range of International English Qualifications for those who want to boost their English language skills for their professional or personal development. These qualifications are internationally recognised by employers, educational institutions, governments and professional bodies as providing proof of the skills and abilities they are looking for. We also provide our teachers and learners with a variety of published and web-based support materials to facilitate exam preparation.
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| Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd |
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Main activity: Insurance provider Address: Shurdington Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 4UE Tel: +44 1242 866616 Web: www.endsleigh.co.uk
For many years, Endsleigh have been a leading supplier of insurance to international students. Working closely with English UK and their member schools we have been able to develop relationships that are both enduring and profitable, whilst ensuring that the students have the right protection for their studies.
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| English Language Testing Ltd |
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Main activity: Online English test Address: Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford, Greater London, TW8 9DF Tel: +44 208 3265608 Email: contact@englishlanguage.testing.co.uk Web: www.englishlanguagetesting.co.uk
English Language Testing Ltd delivers 'Password' - a new online English language test designed for students joining English for Academic Purposes (EAP), foundation, pre-masters and long pre-sessional courses.
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| Gibbs Denley Insurance Services (inc. www.course-u-can.com) |
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Main activity: Insurance provider Address: Crystal House, Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 5UL Tel: +44 1954 233650 Email: info@course-u-can.com Web: www.gibbsdenley.co.uk; www.course-u-can.com
Gibbs Denley has over 25 years experience of providing specialist insurance advice to UK language Schools, students and language school agents. If you are a UK language school, our new Studentguard+ insurance is just what you need to provide greater protection for your business and your students. Language school agents and students can quickly arrange insurance for students travelling to the UK to study on our website www.course-u-can.com.
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| Global Education Management |
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Main activity: Work placement provider Address: Crossbow House Crossbow Centre, 40 Liverpool Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4QZ Tel: +44 1753 642230 Email: info@gemplacements.co.uk
Global Education Management Ltd (GEM for short) is a reliable UK based Education Company providing career and work experience placements in the UK and across the World. We work closely with colleges in the UK and abroad, specialising in business management and hospitality management placements. Our candidates come from a diverse background and represent most of the regions of the world. All our placements are paid and where applicable accommodation and meals are provided. Many candidates remain with us to take permanent placements into management.
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| GP Soft |
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Main activity: Language school administration software Address: Dwell House, 627 - 635 Holloway Road, London, N19 5SU Tel: +44 20 75617072 Email: sales@gpsoft.co.uk Web: www.gpsoft.co.uk
GP Soft develops the industry's most feature rich and powerful software management system. Features include: Agent and Student Online Booking Modules which pass data directly into the system; Automatic card based attendance system; Student, Agent, Class, Attendance and Work Experience management modules; Full accounts and invoicing systems; Web-based and fully secure. GP Soft proudly supports English UK by providing IT support and web-development to the Work Experience English UK sub-group on a non-profit basis.
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| GSM International Ltd |
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Main activity: Telecom services Address: 58 Braidley Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6LD Tel: +44 1202 554087 Email: info@gsminternational.co.uk Web: http://www.gsminternational.co.uk/index.html
With close links with the language travel sector worldwide and partners in over 20 countries on all continents we are ideally placed to understand the needs of the international student and fulfil them by providing the best value in the latest communications technology. We keep a continuous eye on up and coming products to offer our clients as part of our ever increasing range of services. We currently offer: 1. UK sim cards and mobile phone + sim card packs; 2. International sim cards; 3. Branded calling cards; 4. Mobile Top-Up terminals; 5. VOIP; 6. SMS Platform; 7. Mobile Broadband. GSM International was formed in 2004 as a division of Business Class Education Ltd. In September 2009 we launched the English UK Phonecard which costs just £5 and is available for English UK member centres to sell to their students.
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| Hosts International Ltd |
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Main activity: Student accommodation provider Address: 76-78 Mortimer Street, London, Greater London, W1W 4SA Tel: +44 20 73235244 Email: info@hosts-international.com Web: www.hosts-international.com
Hosts International is one of the best known home stay company in the UK because of the quality and branding of its products as well as the reputation of its own clients. We offer exceptional accommodation, ground handling, close proximity booking for groups and fantastic terms with no booking fees, no minimum stays and no summer supplements or hidden areas to concern yourself about. We can offer English UK member centres, on a preferential basis, a special and carefully managed service as a complete provider or as an overspill for your existing service.
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| IELTS Success |
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Main activity: Online IELTS preparation material Address: 6 Frostic Walk, London E1 5LT Tel: +44 7852554827 Email: info@ieltssuccess.com Web: www.ieltssuccess.com
IELTS Success provides online IELTS materials, designed and developed by qualified English language teachers from the UK. Our main aim is to provide prospective IELTS candidates with an affordable British alternative of preparing for the exam. Language schools may want to use this as supplementary material for their IELTS classes or allow students to use it on their computer networks as a form of extra work.
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| Infospeed Ltd |
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Main activity: Language school administration software Address: Infospeed House, 47 Commercial Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 0HU Tel: +44 1202 734363 Email: enquiries@infospeed.co.uk Web: www.infospeed.co.uk
Infospeed with its 'Class' product is the world's most advanced software for language school administration. Development never stops, and each year sees more functionality and refinements, as demanded by this fast moving industry. With over 1,500 people in more than 250 schools using Class every day, our reputation is clear for all to see. We are very proud of our client base reaching to all corners of the globe, our stable professional work force, and a track record stretching back over 15 years. Ask for an on line demonstration (www.infospeed.co.uk) and see the latest options and enhancements, direct to your desktop - anywhere in the world! We can train and support you, on your data, remotely over the Internet!
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| International Students House |
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Main activity: Social centre Address: 229 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London, W1W 5PN Tel: +44 20 76318367 Email: accom@ish.org.uk Web: www.ish.org.uk
International Students House offers a wide range of good quality accommodation for both long and short stay guests. We are centrally located in London W1 but close to the open spaces of Regents Park, whilst a few minutes walk from the bustle of the West End. We offer a safe location, both in terms of our neighbourhood and in the unobtrusive security we offer to our residents. We offer a wide range of facilities, which include a vibrant bar, a range of entertainment events, a Bistro Style restaurant, a cyber cafe and a gym.
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| Languagelab.com |
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Main activity: Supplementary virtual language teaching Address: 12 Malcombe Place, London, NW1 6JJ Tel: +44 20 3355 0730 Email: shiv@languagelab.com Web: www.languagelab.com
Languagelab.com works with affiliate language schools and agents to provide round-the-clock language practice using real teachers in a virtual environment – an English city online. Languagelab offers a practical solution for schools and agents who want to offer language learning to learners who can’t travel to the UK.
Languagelab is also ideal for schools offering pre-sessional work to learners before they travel to the UK, to those who have studied English here and want to maintain their skills back home or those who just want extra practice outside the classroom.
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| Language Room |
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Main activity: Online language learning services Address: Park Lane Buildings, Mountbatten Street, Hamrun, HMR 1574, Malta Tel: +356 20138010 Email: will@languageroom.com Web: www.languageroom.com
Language Room provides online language learning services to language Schools. We provide schools services to market, book and pay for online courses. Schools manage and deliver their own online lessons using their own teachers. Students and teachers conduct lessons at their own time and at their own place. Language Room provides all schools, with on-demand access to world-class marketing and software, so they can deliver online language tuition comparable to global language schools.
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| Oxford University Press |
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Main activity: Publishing and research Address: English Language Teaching Division , Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ,OX2 6DP Tel: +44 1865 353567 Email: elt.info@oup.com Web: www.oup.com/elt
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, one of the greatest centres of learning and scholarship in the world. For over 500 years, Oxford University Press has demonstrated its strong commitment to education worldwide through the quality of its research and publishing. Oxford is renowned as an authority on the English language and for its ongoing investment in language research and new technology.
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| Pearson Language Tests |
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Main activity: Examination Board Address: 80 Strand, London, Greater London, WC2R 0RL Tel: +44 845 5430243 Email: pltsupport@pearson.com Web: www.pearsonpte.com
Pearson Language Tests (PLT) provide examinations to assess and accredit English language usage of students who are speakers of other languages. We deliver general English exams (PTE General and PTE Young Learners), in association with the UK's largest examining body, Edexcel. Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) is a new computer-based academic international English test for students wishing to study abroad. It is recongised worldwide and is being offered to students in collaboration with the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
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| Print to Post International (PPI) |
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Main activity: Design, print, storage & distribution Address: Unit E02a, The Biscuit Factory, Tower Bridge Business Complex, 100 Clements Road, London, SE16 4DG Tel: +44 20 72318000 Email: info@contactppi.com Web: www.contactppi.com
PPI are the one stop solution for Design, Print and Distribution. Suppliers to English UK, Quality English, IALC & over 50 language schools. PPI supply our clients with free storage for their marketing materials as well as free packing services which save time, space and money. We are an international postal wholesaler and save our clients up to 30% on the cost of postage compared to using Royal Mail directly. Our service is supported by an online stock and ordering system which has been specially designed for EFL companies.
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| Professionals UK |
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Main activity: Work Experience Programme Organiser Address: 325-91 Western Road, Brighton, E. Sussex, BN1 2NW Tel: +44 1273 736826 Email: admin@professionals.uk.com Web: http://www.professionals.uk.com
Professionals UK organises work experience programmes in the unpaid sector for enhancing students' English skills in their own field of work. Students are offered a very personal service and the placements offered are chosen with the aim of being as ambitious as possible for the students, ensuring that they get maximum benefit from their stay in the UK. We also provide internships for our partner British Council accredited English language schools and other accredited educational establishments. Professionals UK is accredited as a centre for CIE work experience certification and is a corporate partner of Quality English.
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| Richard Thacker |
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Main activity: Insurance provider Address: Hexagon House, 21/23 Gately Road, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 1NZ Tel: +44 161 4285232 Email: howardmayhew@richardthacker.co.uk
Richard Thacker provides a special insurance scheme for language schools and colleges underwritten by one of the world's largest and most secure insurance groups. Premiums are very competitive and cover is available for: buildings; contents; business interruption; stock; liabilities; travel; student travel; private medical insurance and directors & officers insurance. Our service is of the highest standard and is amongst the best in the insurance industry. Prompt claims settlement is assured.
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| SANAKO UK Ltd |
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Main activity: Multimedia language laboratories Address: Beech House, Woodland Park, Bradford Road, Bradford, BD19 6BN Tel: +44 2174 863380 Email: ukenquiries@sanako.com Web: www.sanako.co.uk
SANAKO is the global leader in multimedia digital language laboratories. Through our Tandberg Education brand, we have worked closely with our customers for the past 40 years towards a single goal: to enable better comprehension, speaking and general communication skills for language learners.
SANAKO Study 1200 is a flexible and easy-to-use software only language laboratory that offers several teaching activities: listening comprehension, discussion and model imitation, to name a few. Language classes can occur simultaneous across the site and enable students to easily continue their learning at home.
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| Schoolworks Software Ltd |
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Main activity: Language school administration software Address: The Courtyard, 250 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London, SW3 5UE Tel: 0800 242 5008 Email: info@schoolworks.co.uk
Schoolworks is a school administration software system for language schools. Schoolworks covers all aspects of school administration, including student enrolments, group bookings, attendance, grades and certificates, class timetabling, invoice and receipt tracking, agents commissions, homestay bookings and payments, accounts (including our new accounts ledger) and document and report creation. Schoolworks also supports fax, email and SMS texting. Schoolworks is used in schools across the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and is fast, efficient and easy to use. Free consultations are offered to all EnglishUK members.
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| Study First Group |
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Main activity: Educational consultancy
Study First Group is a specialised educational consultancy operating on a worldwide basis. It is primarily a web-based organisation but has offices in UK and Iran.
Activities include all aspects of student recruitment from junior courses to university degrees.
Study First Group has various divisions including guardianship, student supervision, British university services, tours and excursions for international students, trade publications and organising events.
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| TADS Media Ltd/e-test me |
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Main activity: Online IELTS practice tests Address: 37 High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8JE Tel: +44 1747 855 888 Email: ielts@tads.co.uk Web: www.etestme.co.uk
TADS Media Ltd specialise in on line assessment. Our main product is the IELTS practice site (www.etestme.co.uk). Students can take a full on-line IELTS test to practice for the real exam. The product is available individually or to language development organisations for use as part of their development portfolio.
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| The New World Accomodation Ltd |
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Main activity: Accommodation agency Address: 172 Royal College Street, London NW1 0SP Tel: +44 207 3830878 Email: office@nwalondon.com Web: www.nwalondon.com
Established for 5 years in the property market scene, this young dynamic company is expanding at a fast pace within the London area. The New World Accommodation is not like any other estate agents - the key is in our name - we help to find accommodation not just for UK based residents but for international, overseas clients also. We have achieved and secured contracts with many development companies and universities who specialize in hosting students for short and long term lets. Not only do we specialize with students but we also deal with working professional corporate clients and relocation agents who count on us to find suitable accommodation for their clientele.
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| Trinity College London |
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Main activity: Examination Board Address: 89 Albert Embankment, London, Greater London, SE1 7TP Tel: +44 20 78206100 Email: info@trinitycollege.co.uk Web: www.trinitycollege.co.uk/esol
Trinity College London is a leading international examination board, conducting 500,000 assessments in over 60 countries each year. ESOL exams: Graded Examinations in Spoken English: Grades 1 - 12; Integrated Skills in English: 0 - IV; Spoken English for Work: B1 - C1; ESOL Skills for Life (UK); ESOL for Work (UK). TESOL exams: CertTESOL (Certificate); DipTESOL (Diploma); DTLLS (FE TESOL UK); International Business English Teaching (CertIBET); SKOLA Trinity Young Learners Extension (STYLE); Fellowship of Trinity College London (FTCL) Diploma TESOL Education Studies.
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| Veristat Limited |
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Main activity: Immigration advice Address: 100 Pall Mall, St James, London, SW1Y 5NQ Tel: +44 844 3351619 Email: info@veristat.co.uk Web: www.veristat.co.uk
Veristat specialises in providing immigration advice and related services to education providers. Services include licence applications and upgrades from B to A rating; immigration aduit of sponsors' responsibilties under the Points Based System (PBS) to ensure compliance; and packages providing continuous support to colleges and students. The company is led by immigration professionals with many years of operational, enforcement and policy expeience at Director level in the Home Office, providing a special insight into what the UKBA Border Agency is looking for. Veristat is registered with the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner.
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| Vital English |
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Main activity: Online English resources, courses & supporting technology Web: www.vitalenglish.com
Vital English provides a number of different products to assist English Language Schools to acquire new students, to maintain the interest of students who are planning on attending their schools, and to maximise the learning opportunities of the students who are already engaged in English Studies at their schools. Vital English provides access to a wide range of general and specific English courses which can be used independently from and alongside the in-class lessons.
The Vital English Language packages are designed and created in harmony with existing principles of instructed language learning.
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| White House Education |
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Main activity: Guardianship and placement services
White House is proud to be family-owned and operated. We provide advice to parents on educational choices with placement and guardianship services for students aged 7 to 18. Courses are offered in the British school system, in the Private and State sectors, for boarding or day students, long and short-term, for individuals or groups. Accredited by AEGIS, our guardian service gives total support throughout the UK with a network of local co-ordinators situated close to any school.
All hosts and staff are CRB/ISA checked. We are a corporate partner of Quality English and a founder member of International Education Forum in Bournemouth & Poole.
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