Essay competition - British Council in Kazakhstan

In February 2017 the British Council in Kazakhstan will run an essay competition within ShakespeareLives Project. The competition prize will be a two-week English language course in the UK.
The British Council is looking for an English language school based in UK to become a partner of the competition by providing the prize for the winner, which should include:
• Free place on a two-week English language course (General English, Business English or examinations preparation, depending on the winner’s preference) during the period April – May 2017
• Full board accommodation for the period of taking the language course (single room in a campus location with private facilities is preferred)
The partner school is welcome to include in this pack other additional offers.
The partner school will receive the following benefits for free in return for their donation:
• Mention of the school in promotional posts on the social media pages of the British Council reaching 45,000 people
• Mention of the school in one issue of the British Council monthly newsletter reaching 5,000 subscribers
• Placing of the school logo on web banners about the competition on popular Kazakhstan websites reaching approximately 100,000 people
• Mention and logo of the school on a dedicated competition page on the country website with 20,000 monthly visitors
• Mention of the school in letters to Kazakhstan educational authorities about the competition to distribute the information about the essay competition among schools and colleges
• Mention of the school in a blog post written and published by the winner in social media

Contact person:
Contact person in the British Council Kazakhstan is Gulmira Rymbayeva gulmira.rymbayeva@kz.britishcouncil.org

Action Required

If you are interested in this project, please send your proposal to Gulmira Rymbayeva at gulmira.rymbayeva@kz.britishcouncil.org by 13 January 2017.

Please provide the following information by 13 January 2017:
• Course options available (General English, Business English, examinations preparation)
• Course dates available (April – May 2017)
• Number of course hours included per week
• Type of accommodation offered (campus, homestay, hotel)
• Additional services offered for free (excursions, airport transfer etc.)
• Requirement re language level if any (according to the Terms and Conditions of the essay competition, the required minimum level is Elementary)
• Age restrictions if any (according to the Term and Conditions, leaners aged 18 and above can participate in the essay competition)

Criteria for selecting a partner school:
• Course options available (General English, Business English, examinations preparation)
• Course dates available (April – May 2017)
• Number of course hours included per week
• Type of accommodation offered (campus, homestay, hotel)
• Additional services offered for free (excursions, meals, airport transfer etc.)