Eurospeak Language School
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| location = Reading, Berkshire and Southampton, Hampshire
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Eurospeak Language School is an institution that specializes in English language training and cultural exchange. The school was founded in 1991 and is in Reading, United Kingdom. The founder of Eurospeak, Michael O'Brien, died in 2011. Eurospeak also has a "subsidiary"{{clarify|date=January 2018}} in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Each year, Eurospeak welcomes more than 1,349 students from over 71 nationalities.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} In May 2018, Eurospeak submitted a planning application to create new premises at Cumberland Place, Southampton.{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16337191.eurospeak-language-learning-school-set-to-open-in-southampton/ | title=New language learning school set to open in Southampton | date=6 July 2018 }} The planning application was approved,{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16337191.eurospeak-language-learning-school-set-to-open-in-southampton/ |title=Eurospeak language learning school set to open in Southampton {{!}} Daily Echo |website=www.dailyecho.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706065430/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16337191.eurospeak-language-learning-school-set-to-open-in-southampton/ |archive-date=2018-07-06}} and Eurospeak Southampton opened in October 2018.
Accreditations
Eurospeak has been accredited by the UK Border Agency as a Tier 4 Sponsor.{{cite web|title=REGISTER OF SPONSORS (Tier 4)|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321515/Tier_4_Register_of_Sponsors_2014-06-19.pdf|website=UK Government|accessdate=19 June 2014}} Eurospeak has been inspected accredited by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/accreditation/centres/e|title=Accredited centres - E {{!}} British Council|website=www.britishcouncil.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-10}} The inspection in September 2016 states: "The language school exceeds expectations for the quality of education"{{Cite web|url=http://educationaloversight.co.uk/college/eurospeak-language-schools-ltd-8575?results=true|title=Eurospeak Language Schools Ltd :: Education Oversight|website=educationaloversight.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-04-10}} Eurospeak has also been inspected and accredited by the British Council. It is a registered centre for University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (PET, FCE, CAE and CPE), Trinity College London examinations,{{cite web|title=Eurospeak Educational Oversight Report|url=http://www.educationaloversight.co.uk/schools/8575/|publisher=Independent Schools Inspectorate|access-date=2014-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225128/http://www.educationaloversight.co.uk/schools/8575/|archive-date=2014-05-12|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=List of registered centres|url=http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=3071|publisher=Trinity College London}} EMD ESOL International examinations and a Trinity College London validated provide of the Trinity CertTESOL teacher training course.{{cite web|title=Course providers for Trinity CertTESOL|url=http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id{{=}}212|publisher=Trinity College London}}
The school is also on the Skills Funding Agency's Register of Training Organizations.{{cite web|title=Register of training organisations|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-training-organisations|website=Gov.uk|publisher=Skills Funding Agency|accessdate=6 August 2014}} The Register includes organisations that are eligible to be invited to tender for providing education and skills training services and are hence, entitled to compete for funding.
Eurospeak has also been featured in Kazakh news for its role in the field of English education.{{cite news|title=British expert Udit Khanna supports economic and social reforms|url=http://khabar.kz/ru/view/obwestvo/page_56681_britanskii-ekspert-udit-khanna-podderzhivaet-ekonomiche#page|newspaper=Khabar News|date=23 January 2014}}{{cite news|title=Kazakhstan has all the possibilities for self-realization|url=http://khabar.kz/ru/view/news_economic/page_58649_v-kazakhstane-est-vse-vozmozhnosti-dlya-samorealizatsii#page|newspaper=Khabar News|date=3 February 2014}}
Mr Rob Wilson, Member of Parliament for Reading East, distributed certificates to group of Italian students, from two schools in the Italian Province of Vicenza which were hosted by Reading's Eurospeak Language School. He congratulated the students on the progress they have made and highlighted some of the benefits of learning a foreign language. He also provided them with an overview of his role as Member of Parliament for Reading East, as well as touching on subjects such as comparisons and contrasts between Italy and the UK - and of course, Italian politics.{{Cite web |url=http://www.robwilsonmp.com/news/rob-congratulates-erasmus-students |title=Rob congratulates Erasmus Students | Rob Wilson |access-date=2014-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917224851/http://www.robwilsonmp.com/news/rob-congratulates-erasmus-students |archive-date=2014-09-17 |url-status=dead }}
On 30 October 2018, Eurospeak Reading was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate for a monitoring visit and was found to exceed expectations.{{Cite web|url=https://educationaloversight.co.uk/college/eurospeak-language-schools-ltd-8575|title=Eurospeak Language Schools Ltd :: Educational Oversight}} At the previous inspection of 20 – 22 September 2016 the language school was found to exceed expectations and the quality of education as judged at that time has been maintained.
The Independent Schools Inspectorate found that the quality of the curriculum, teaching and learners’ achievements is excellent. The provision meets student needs and is effective in supporting progress. Courses on offer to Tier 4 students lead to qualifications or outcomes which meet the definition of an approved qualification for Home Office purposes. Teaching is excellent and lessons are well planned. Students’ welfare, including health and safety, is excellent. Pastoral support is excellent. Teaching is excellent. The highly motivated teachers employ a range of activities to interest and challenge students. They display excellent subject knowledge and motivate students to learn and progress.
Programmes
Eurospeak offers courses in English as a foreign language, English exam preparation, Teaching English as a foreign language and summer schools to both children and adults. In Kazakhstan, Eurospeak partners with schools and universities in Almaty, Astana and Kyzylorda.
Courses
- General English Courses{{cite web | title=General English | url=https://eurospeak.ac.uk/all-courses/reading-courses/general-english/ | website=Eurospeak | accessdate=9 May 2014}}
- Bespoke Business English Courses{{cite web | title=Bespoke Business English | url=https://eurospeak.ac.uk/student-group-bookings/ | website=Eurospeak | accessdate=9 May 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140509192449/http://eurospeak.org.uk/courses/bespoke-business-english/ | archive-date=9 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}
- Bespoke English for Special Purposes Courses{{cite web | title=Bespoke English for Special Purposes | url=https://eurospeak.ac.uk/student-group-bookings/ | website=Eurospeak | accessdate=9 May 2014}}
- IELTS Preparation Courses{{cite web | title=IELTS Preparation | url=https://eurospeak.ac.uk/all-courses/reading-courses/ielts-preparation/ | website=Eurospeak | accessdate=9 May 2014}}
- Cambridge Examination Preparation Courses{{cite web | title=Cambridge Examination Preparation | url=https://eurospeak.ac.uk/all-courses/reading-courses/cambridge-examination-preparation/ | website=Eurospeak | accessdate=9 May 2014}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://eurospeak.ac.uk/ Eurospeak UK]
- [http://www.eurospeak.kz/?lang=en_us Eurospeak Kazakhstan]
Category:Language schools in the United Kingdom