ELTons 2021

The British Council awards for innovation in English language teaching and learning

Application form

Application deadline: Sunday 21 March 2021, 23.59 UK time

Application documents uploaded to the ELTons’ application submission portal

Notes to applicant

The deadline for applications is Sunday 21 March 2021, 23:59 UK time.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All applications forms should be submitted electronically as a Word file or PDF and uploaded via the online ELTons’ application submission portal.

To complete your application submission, in addition to your application form, you must submit one, digital copy of your entry (e.g. digital access to your course, book, app, platform, project materials, etc.). Please read the ELTons 2021 Application Guidance for full information on how to submit your sample.

Please ensure that you complete all five parts of this form.

Please be aware that judges are not able to provide any feedback on individual applications.

Part 1Entry Details

Award category

Please choose only one award category.

Please read the ELTons award category descriptions in the ELTons 2021 Application Guidance before deciding the category under which to submit your entry.

Award category

Excellence in Course Innovation

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Innovation in Learner Resources

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Innovation in Teacher Resources

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Digital Innovation

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Local Innovation

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ELTons judges’ special commendations

In addition to submitting your innovation into one of the ELTons’ five main award categories, you can also choose to put your entry forward to be considered for two special ELTons Judges’ commendations, for:

· Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action (new for 2021)

· Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Please read the ELTons 2021 Application Guidance document before deciding if you wish your submission to also be entered for special commendations.

Please note: It is not possible to submit your entry solely for the ELTons Judges’ Commendations. Special commendations are given only to the finalists of the five main award categories.

· Submissions are optional, and additional to the five main award categories.

· You may submit your entry for one or both of the commendations.

Please confirm below if you wish your entry to be entered into the ELTons judges’ special commendations. You will be asked to provide 200 words to support your entry later in this application form.

The ELTons Judges’ Commendation for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action in English language teaching and learning

I would like my entry to be considered for the ELTons Judges’ Commendation for Climate Action.

Yes |_|

No

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The ELTons Judges’ Commendation for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

I would like my entry to be considered for the ELTons Judges’ Commendation for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Yes |_|

No

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Contact details: innovators and creators

Main contact person(s)

The person(s) named here will be the main point(s) of contact for the British Council, but they do not have to be a member of the team that developed the entry.(If there is more than one main point of contact, please copy and paste the boxes as needed.)

Name

Phone

Position

Email

Disclaimers

I confirm this entry hasn’t been submitted to the ELTons before.

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I confirm that British Council employees have not been involved in the development of this entry.

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Lead organisation(s) or contributor(s) details

Please provide the lead organisation(s) and/or lead contributor name(s) as it should appear for award purposes. The lead organisation(s) or individual(s) named here will be listed for promotional purposes if the entry is successful.

Please use the ‘Nominated person(s) or team member(s)’ section below to add the names of additional people to be credited (e.g. team members).

(Please copy and paste additional boxes as required.)

Name

Address

Partnership or collaboration

Has this entry been developed in partnership or collaboration with another organisation?

Yes

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No

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Partnership organisation(s) or contributor(s)

If your entry has been developed in partnership, please provide the organisation(s) and/or contributor(s) names as they should appear for awards purposes. (Please copy and paste additional boxes as required.)

Name

Address

Nominated person(s) or team members(s)

Please provide the names of individual nominees, as they would wish to be credited for awards purposes. Each person must have been involved with the creation of the entry being submitted. (Please copy and paste additional boxes as required.)

Name

Telephone

Position

Email

What was their involvement with the entry?

Name

Telephone

Position

Email

What was their involvement with the entry?

Name

Telephone

Position

Email

What was their involvement with the entry?

Nominated person(s) agreement

I confirm that the nominated person(s) above have agreed to be put forward for this award.

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Author/Editor details

Please confirm the names of any additional writers or editors to be credited as part of the entry. (Please copy and paste additional boxes as required.)

Name

What was their involvement with the entry?

Name

What was their involvement with the entry?

Name

What was their involvement with the entry?

Finding the ELTons

How did you find out about the ELTons?

Part 2Entry Information

Entries must have been completed no earlier than 2 years before the application closing date.

Entries entered in the ELTons 2021 must have been completed on or after 21 March 2019.

Entry title

Date of completion

Please tell us where the entry was developed (country or countries). If the answer is complicated, please explain it.

Which age range(s) is your entry for?

(Please select as many that apply.)

Age range

0–2 Very early years

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2–5 Early years

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6–10 (e.g. primary school)

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11–14 (e.g. lower secondary school)

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15–17 (e.g. upper secondary school)

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18–25 Young adult

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25+ Adults

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50+ Older adults

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Which area(s) of English language teaching or learning are included in your entry?

(Please select as many that apply.)

Areas of English language teaching or learning

Bilingual education / instruction

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Business English

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

e.g. teaching academic subjects through English as an additional language, with the dual focus of learning/teaching content and language.

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Education Technology

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English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

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English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) or English Medium Education (EME)

e.g. teaching academic subjects through English in contexts where English is not the primary language of communication.

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English as a Second Language (ESL)

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English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

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English for migrants or refugees

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English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

e.g. English for law, medicine, engineering, tourism, etc.

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Special Educational Needs (SEND)

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Teacher development, education or training

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Testing, exams and assessment

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Other (please state below):

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Media type(s)

(Please select as many that apply.)

Website(s)

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App(s) (web)

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App(s) (mobile)

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Platform(s)

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Book(s)

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Audio

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Video

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Other, please specify below:

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Entry description

Please describe the entry being submitted for the awards in no more than 100 words.

Entry image, screenshot, or photograph

Please use the box below to provide us with a visual representation of the entry.

· Please include one image only.

· This may be an image, screenshot or photograph which represents the entry.

· Pleas select the one, single image you feel best summarises your entry.

· Entries with more than one image will not be considered.

How to submit your image

Please replace the example below with your photograph or screenshot. If your image is not displaying correctly, please use the Wrap text > Square setting as shown in the example image below to re-position.

Please copy your entry image below.

Marketing statement/user quotes

Please provide promotional text in plain English of no more than 150 words. If the entry is short-listed this text will be used on the ELTons website and on other promotional items

Cost

What is the cost to the end user in GBP?

If the pricing mechanism is complex, please include here any notes that will help the judges to fully understand the cost of the entry to the end user.

Permissions and licensing

For the purposes of promotion should your entry become a finalist of the ELTons 2021, it is important your entry has the relevant permissions (e.g. data protection) and licensing (e.g. for third-party content, such as photography, music, video, etc.).

I confirm I have relevant permissions and licensing

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Part 3Supporting Statement

Please use this section to show the ELTons judges how your entry is innovative and functional, using the ELTons 2021 Application Guidance document for reference. You can also add any additional information that you think might be relevant in the box for further comments.

Please state how the entry is innovative and functional in no more than 500 words.

Please include below any other information that you think will support your application in no more than 100 words.

ELTons judges’ special commendations

This section is optional and for those who would like their entry to also be considered for the ELTons Judges’ special commendations. You may submit your entry for one or both of the commendations. (Please refer to the ELTons 2021 Application Guidance to support your entry.)

The ELTons Judges’ Commendation for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Using the box below, in no more than 200 words, please state how your entry or project has:

· Positively and proactively considered, planned and acted on equality, diversity and inclusion.

· Aimed to improve access for or promoted the inclusion of certain, typically underrepresented or underserved audiences.

Your supporting statement for the ELTons Judges’ Commendation for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (max. 200 words)

The ELTons Judges’ Commendation for environmental sustainability and climate action in English language teaching and learning

Using the box below, in no more than 200 words, please state how your resource, entry, service or project has:

· Promoted awareness of environmental sustainability and climate action.

· Been created with environmental sustainability and climate action in mind

Your supporting statement for the ELTons Judges’ Commendation for environmental sustainability and climate action (max. 200 words)

Part 4Declaration

I declare that the information I have provided in this application form is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct and complete, and that:

· I have read the eligibility criteria for the ELTons 2021 and confirm that the nominated organisation(s), individual(s) and entry meet these criteria.

· I agree that information provided on this form concerning organisation(s), individual(s) and entry details may be used by the British Council to promote the ELTons Awards.

· I have read the British Council Equality policy, or the Guidance on the British Council’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion in English language teaching.

Warning: If you include details that you know to be false or if you withhold relevant information, you may render your application liable to disqualification.

YOUR NAME

DATE

Note: Because the form is submitted electronically, typing your name will be accepted as your signature.

Part 5Submit your application form and digital entry sampleDeadline for submission of applications: Sunday 21 March 2021, 23.59 UK time

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

How to submit your application form and digital entry sample

· There are two steps to complete your application.

· Please read the ELTons 2021 Application Guidance document carefully to complete both steps.

· Once you have completed this ELTons 2021 Application Form.

· Please also complete your digital entry sample. (Please refer to the ELTons 2021 application guidance.)

· Both steps must be complete before the deadline to confirm your entry.

· Please upload your two completed application documents to the ELTons’ Online Application Submission Portal.

· Your application form and your digital entry sample can be supplied as document files (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or PDF).

· Application forms submitted without a digital entry sample after Sunday 21 March 2021 cannot be accepted.

· For any queries or issues, please contact us at eltons@britishcouncil.org

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