High-Quality Training Around The World GLOBAL TRAINING FROM BRITISH STUDY CENTRES
Great Things Start Here At British Study Centres our vision is to provide customers with stepping stones to their future by delivering outstanding and transformational learning experiences. BSC’s origins date back to the 1930’s. Today BSC specialises in the delivery of high-quality training with an extensive portfolio of products and services.
University Pathways BSC offer University Pathways programmes in the UK in partnership with NCUK, where the University partners give international students guaranteed access to universities worldwide.
Teacher Training BSC has been at the forefront of providing teacher training courses since 2003 catering to the needs of UK and overseas teachers.
Language Training BSC has seven year-round language schools in some of the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious cities. We specialise in English Language courses, IELTS and Exam Preparation courses in partnership with Cambridge English.
Young Learners BSC has a thriving Young Learners division with spring and summer residential programmes in the UK’s top boarding schools, and operates football education programmes at the home of Manchester City.
Global Language Training with British Study Centres BSC is a leader in delivering language training and education to the global market. Our specialist team has successfully designed and set up a wide range of transnational education programmes with different partners around the world. As part of the international education sector, we have worked with local communities in countries such as Russia, Switzerland, France, Korea, Italy, Turkey, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Algeria and Kazakhstan. These programmes have delivered a wealth of academic, social and cultural benefits.
Why work with us? • We have developed unique programmes for different customers from schools, universities, companies and governments • We have an extensive track record in delivering high-quality training overseas • We have a global team with BSC representatives in key markets around the world • We deliver blended learning sessions (Face to Face and Online) in a range of countries every year • We train over 1,000 teachers annually on CELTA, DELTA, TKT and CLIL courses
Global Training Partnerships Sonatrach Petroleum Corporation
The Knauf Group
ALGERIA
ALGERIA
BSC works with Sonatrach in Algeria with general Business Training, Technical English, and Legal English. Sonatrach is the largest oil & gas company in Africa, founded in the 1960 with an annual revenue of $76.10 billion USD.
Since 2017 BSC has been delivering bespoke training programmes with Knauf Algeria and have written a curriculum for English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Knauf employs 26,000 people globally and is present in more than 60 countries.
We work with their head office and a number of their subsidiaries including Hyproc Shipping Company
Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools
Ministry of Justice, Turkey (MoJ)
BSC delivered a modular blended teacher training course to 160 NIS secondary teachers. Module 1 (Content & Language) & Module 3 (Train the Trainer) were delivered face to face in country while Module 2 (Video-enhanced Observations) was carried out online. The aim was to increase capacity by training CLIL trainers who, later, would support and train other internal CLIL secondary teachers.
TURKEY
MoJ has a sponsorship programme called Foreign Language and Postgraduate Education of Judges and Public Prosecutors. The aim of the programme is to Strengthen Administrative Judicial Capacity of the Turkish Judiciary Project. BSC are their preferred language training partner. 30 of their Senior Judges are studying with us taking General English and IELTS courses in 7 BSC centres in the UK.
Astana International University KAZAKHSTAN
In partnership with AIU, BSC delivered 50 two-week face-to-face teacher training courses to over 1000 subject teachers (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and ICT) across 7 cities in Kazakhstan. The overall objectives of the programme were to give practical instruction in content & language (CLIL) methodology and to build the course participants’ confidence in promoting and managing a communicative and student-centred classroom in English Language.
KAZAKHSTAN
The secondary goals were to reinforce awareness and good practice of CLIL classroom pedagogy and techniques and to strengthen English language ability, in particular classroom language, through immersive classroom practice and online forum communication.
Ministry of Education, Turkey TURKEY
BSC delivered a teacher training workshop to the teachers of primary education before the start of the new academic year. The feedback was excellent. After the training, Nesrin Kakirman, the Director of Besiktas District, expressed her gratitude and she said she believed that this was the first step of a wider training project across the country.
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Perfection in Education KAZAKHSTAN
British Study Centres and PINE supplied trainers and materials for 3 teacher training courses in Ust-Kamenogorsk between October and December 2019: TKT CLIL, TKT Module 2 and TKT YL. The course length varied from 1 week, to 2 and a half weeks and 3 weeks respectively. Each course included a variety of training seminars, workshops, opportunities for micro teaching and TKT exam practice. This transnational education project is part of the Ministry of Education’s policy to improve teachers’ ability to use English as a medium of instruction across the country and to develop planning and teaching skills more generally.
Training for French School Inspectors In February 2017 BSC Oxford, in conjunction with the French Educational Agents, SILC, organised a one-week bespoke course for French School Inspectors and Managers. The aim of the course was to provide an in-depth introduction to the British Educational system as well as language improvement. The course included visits to both primary and secondary institutions and the participants were able to meet the heads of these schools. Furthermore, they were given a talk by an OFSTED inspector about the inspection procedures and the criteria of evaluation.
1,000 TEACHERS ANNUALLY
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LOCATIONS IN THE UK
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PARTNER UNIVERSITIES
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INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Case Studies BSC London & Docetis Bespoke Teacher Training In January 2016, BSC London teamed up with Docetis International to provide training for South Korean Primary and Secondary school teachers. This exciting project, funded by the South Korean Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST), provides selected participants with training sessions before and after their stay in the UK. Whilst here, they receive methodology training sessions at British Study Centres in London before completing eight weeks practicum in a primary or secondary school, specially selected by Docetis International.
The most significant thing for me was differentiation. I always gave the same script to my students. I realise now I can give them differentiated instructions – this is the most important implication of this course for me Cho Rong from South Korea BSC London & Docetis Bespoke Teacher Training
Cambridge English Online CELTA in Hong Kong BSC ran the Cambridge Online Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course in partnership with Monkey Tree English Learning Center from October 2017 to January 2018. Monkey Tree English Learning Center was established in Hong Kong in 2009. There are currently over 48 different locations spread across Hong Kong. Since its inception, it has grown to become the largest supplementary English provider for children between the ages 3-12. Their goal is to infuse a Westernized environment into their different locations to give children an opportunity to not only learn English the native way, but also to develop intellectually, socially, physically, and emotionally. The 12 teachers on the course benefited from the blended learning delivery model which combines collaborative online study with face-to-face teaching practice as they were either teaching full-time or working in full-time management roles. The course was designed and run online from the UK and two BSC accredited tutors spent a total of 4 weeks in Hong Kong for the face-to-face components of the course; assisting with lesson planning, observing teaching practice, evaluation and feedback.
Thank you so much for providing us this enriching experience. We are incredibly grateful to have had you both for our tutors. The support and guidance you have provided us are greatly appreciated. We came out of this program feeling more confident and capable as teachers and we credit this to the both of you. Christine Studied Cambridge English Online CELTA in Hong Kong
Steve Phillips Managing Director (Transnational Education & University Pathways) steve.phillips@british-study.com +44 (0)207 794 3533
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