About us

Who are we?

English UK is the national association of accredited English language centres in the United Kingdom. We work to raise standards and to ensure students have a great experience learning English in the UK. read more +

We bring together accredited UK English language centres and serious study abroad agents at events around the world, and work together with third-party workshops to promote English UK members worldwide. read more +

Join us

If you are a language centre, service provider or a study abroad agent, find out how you can join English UK and the benefits you can gain from membership.

English UK's training days

As part of English UK's work to raise professional standards in our industry, we run a wide selection of training days to cover all aspects of language centres' work. read more +

English UK language centre directory

Our member centres are all fully-accredited language-teaching centres in the state and private sector.

View our language centre directory for the most up-to-date list of English UK member centres.

Accreditation UK & how we can help

Accreditation UK is the quality assurance scheme for the English language teaching industry in the UK and is managed by the British Council with English UK. The scheme's requirements are among the most rigorous in the world... read more +

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English UK News

English UK London's summer garden party

21 June 2018
Join English UK London on Friday 20 July for an afternoon of BBQ, football, crafts and much more. All procedes...
Meet English UK's new board members

20 June 2018
At our recent AGM, members elected two new representatives to serve on the English UK board and help guide the...
Developing new ideas with Alastair Dryburgh

13 June 2018
In the first of a new four-part series, leading growth expert Alastair Dryburgh talks us through his approach...

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Our subgroups

English UK has a variety of sub-groups representing either teaching specialisms or regions.

Sub-groups are intended to help our members work together for marketing, business and training, and to make it easier for agents to find suitable courses for their students... read more +

StudyWorld 2018: where UK education meets the world

As well as a prestigious central London venue and a new focus on the UK, changes at StudyWorld 2017 included special delegations, increased flexibility for attendees, and support from the Department for International Trade.

Press centre

Information and news releases on all aspects of our work for members of the press.