The EL Gazette has carried out research on the publishable statements of all schools accredited by the British Council. It’s April edition shows that The English Language Centre, Brighton scored very highly and was found to be one of the few BC accredited schools in the UK to have been awarded 5 or more points of excellence!

To find out more, read the article.

The English Language Centre has become an authorised testing centre for Cambridge ESOL’s Business Language Testing Service (BULATS). For more information about taking this computer-based Business English test, contact info@elc-brighton.co.uk.

Charles Harrison has retired as Chief Executive of The English Language Centre, Brighton & Hove.

Charles joined ELC in 1973 and became Chief Executive in 1987.

In addition to his role at ELC, Charles was Chairman of ARELS from 2002 to 2004 and played a major role in the formation of EnglishUK. He is still a member of the EnglishUK Finance panel.  

Following his illness in July 2007, Charles returned to part-time work in the role of Finance Executive and it has now been agreed to make this situation permanent.

Phil Hopkins and Peter Tamkin, formerly Directors of Studies, have been appointed Principal and Academic Director respectively and take over the management of the school.

The English Language Centre Brighton has carried out further extensive upgrades to its infrastructure in order to provide the best possible facilities for its students. The recent upgrades include a total redecoration/refurbishment of the Reception, Administration and Waiting areas, to go with the new kitchen (with microwaves, kettles and toasters for student use) and renovated student Lounge (with new sofas, flat-screen TV and power points for laptops).

The Queen paid a visit to Brighton on a beautifully sunny 8th March. A number of ELC students were lucky enough to get within a few metres of her. Here we see Ju-Hee Kwon.

Her friend, Ji Yeon Lee, even exchanged a few words with the Queen. When the Queen asked her what she was doing here Ji Yeon explained that she was from South Korea and that she was studying English.

Yes, that's right ELC now has its very own group on facebook!

Anyone with a facebook profile can join the group by searching for ELC Worldwide in groups, then clicking on request to join group. Once their request has been approved, they will be able to use the space to post photos and videos, communicate with ELC friends, add to discussion topics and generally reminisce about their time in Brighton. They can also use the group wall to organise events and reunions across the globe!

Hundreds of students past and present have already been emailed with news of the newly created group and the number of members is increasing steadily.

We hope to see you there...

ELC teachers Jeff Brewer and Zoe Allday were lucky enough to meet members of the Chinese Olympic team in their role as oral examiners for Trinity College's Graded Exams in spoken English. Look at http://www.chinese-athletes.org/en/whatsnew2_071015.shtml for more details and a picture of Zoe interviewing one of the team member.

Jeff is a member of ELC's permanent teaching staff. Zoe, a former member of ELC's permanent teaching staff, combines examining for Trinity and teaching part-time at ELC.

See more of ELC with this posting on youtube by Osman Uhgur, a student on our General English course: Osman loves ELC

Steve Jones, one of our Senior Teachers, recently visited Japan on a marketing trip. Here we see him at the Tokyo Air travel Hotel College enjoying some good food!

Students from Delemont, Switzerland, who are currently studying at ELC had the opportunity to practise their English with local students. The conversation exchange also involved the local students from BHASVIC (Brighton & Hove Sixth Form College) putting their French to the test. Here we can see some of the students deep in conversation.