A.S. Hornby Educational Trust

The Trust

The A.S. Hornby Educational Trust is a UK charity that promotes English Language Teaching (ELT). It was founded in 1961 by A.S. Hornby who created the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, and since then royalties from the dictionary have funded its activity.

The Trust supports the professional development of ELT teachers from the Global South via scholarships and grants, and via the A.S. Hornby Dictionary Research Awards. Much of its work has been in partnership with the British Council.

Our values

• We are inclusive and collaborative, fostering a culture where diverse perspectives thrive, and collective efforts drive positive change in the teaching and learning of English language.
• We empower and encourage our partners to deliver teaching and learning approaches relevant to their own environments and settings.
• We ensure that our activities are relevant and contextually appropriate, allowing our participants and partners to shape, align and deliver on common goals and desired outcomes.
• We ensure that all our activities are targeted, meaningful, relevant and impactful to our participants’ and partners.
• We ensure that commitment, trust, and integrity are the foundation of our governance and all our activities.
• We foster creativity, collaboration and we celebrate success and achievement.

Our charitable aims

The advancement of the study of English as a foreign language and the teaching of English as a foreign language.

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