The Global Education & Technology Group is seeking UK schools to provide places for Chinese students to participate in short term academic study programmes in the UK lasting for one, two or three terms.

The demand for such short term placements is from parents owho want to send children aged 9 to 17 to study in the UK, in order for them to get a taste of school life in the UK and be able to adapt easily to studying in UK if they come to study in the UK at a later stage.

It is expected that the short term study placements will help prepare Chinese students’ with their applications to highly ranked British schools or universities if and when they decide to pursue a full time academic study at GCSE, A-level or undergraduate level.

Chinese students are to study the one or two terms alongside existing UK students. The number of Chinese students per class would depend on the capacity of the hostg school, however a minimum of 2 students per class is expected.

Roles and Responsibilities

UK Schools

• Arrange students in the class appropriate to their study level and to assist in course selection
• Professional supervision to ensure that students adjust to the new environment quickly
• Provide health and accident insurance within the UK
• Provide emergency, 24-hour contact and emergency support in the UK
• Provide regular reports about students' study and life in the UK
• Provide a variety of community activities and encourage students to participate in these activities

The Global Education & Technology Group

a) Undertake all promotion in China and recruitment of students
b) Administer students’ UK visa applications and international ticket booking
c) Provide students with appropriate guidance before they leave for the UK

Brief introduction of Global Education & Technology Group

In 2010, Global Education & Technology Group completed its IPO on NASDAQ (Stock Symbol: GEDU) and was acquired by Pearson Group in 2012. Today, Global Education & Technology Group (GEDU) is one of the largest Education Companies in China with 79 directly owned learning centers in 19 cities and over 400 franchised schools throughout mainland China. In 2014, GEDU achieved 170,000 enrollments in its directly owned learning centers, a 7% increase from 2013. Including students in school franchises GEDU trains approximately 300,000 students each year.

In June 2015, GEDU set up its UK office in London.

UK institutions interested in this opportunity should contact siem.china@britishcouncil.org.cn by 19th December 2015

Please provide a one-page introduction of your school and quotation of tuition fee and accommodation fee per term, specifying the minimum number of terms you can hose students for.