Partners and accreditations

Crest Schools of English is accredited by the British Council. The British Council’s standards for accreditation are the most rigorous in the world, with more observation of teaching than any other accreditation process.

Crest Schools of English is a member of English UK. English UK is the world’s leading language teaching association with around 400 accredited members. All members are accredited by the British Council under the Accreditation UK scheme, which is managed by the British Council in partnership with English UK.

Crest Schools of English is a UK Border Agency (UKBA) Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS). We are registered on the UKBA’s Register of Education and Training Providers and are licenced by the UKBA to enrol international students under Tier 4 of the Points Based System (PBS), sponsor licence number: VQD94DUF8. The Highly Trusted Sponsor category is designed to identify those sponsors who have the highest levels of compliance with their sponsor obligations and whose students show the greatest compliance with the terms of their visas or permissions to stay.

Crest Schools of English is accredited by the University of Cambridge to offer Cambridge ESOL examination preparation courses, including General, Financial, Legal and Business English. The University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) was formally established in 1998 to provide high-quality, leading-edge qualifications that meet the ongoing demands of employers and educators across the world.

Crest Schools of English is accredited by Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR). OCR is a leading UK awarding body, committed to providing qualifications that engage learners of all ages at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes to achieve their full potential. OCR Qualifications are nationally recognised and represent the most respected names in education.

Crest Schools of English is accredited by Edexcel to offer the BTEC in Workskills, an internationally-recognised qualification at levels 2 and 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Edexcel is the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally.

Crest Schools of English is accredited by The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) to offer the CTH Diploma in Hotel Management, equivalent to NQF Level 4. CTH is world’s leading specialist hospitality and tourism professional body.

Crest Schools of English is partnered with Middlesex University as part of our university foundation year programme. Middlesex is one of very few universities to have been awarded three Queen’s Anniversary Prizes: for the innovative provision of Work Based Learning, for Education Technology and for the University’s ground-breaking Flood Hazard Research Centre.

Crest Schools of English is partnered with Bath Spa University as part of our university foundation year programme. Based in the beautiful, historic city of Bath, the university offers high quality teaching and has achieved exceptionally high rankings in national newspaper league tables.