Consent form
We are Cambridge University Press, a non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge.
Your school/college has agreed to take part in data collection for Cambridge University for studies into all
aspects of the English language including the English Profile Programme (www.EnglishProfile.org). We are
collecting samples of spoken and written English from learners around the world which will allow us to
discover in more detail what learners can do at various stages of the Common European Framework of
Reference (CEFR). At the same time we are collecting information about the learners and the educational
context (teachers, class materials etc.) that will help us understand the relationship between, for example,
the age when students start learning English and their progress. This research will be used to help to
develop teaching materials, as well as for the testing and assessment of learners.
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The data will be stored and analysed in compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998.
Your personal information will be used to validate and process the data you provide. We will not
share your name or contact information with any other party. We will not contact you for any
marketing purposes.
We may share some data you provide, such as your age and first language, with third parties for
research purposes but we will always ensure that such information has been anonymised as much
as possible.
All citations (spoken and written) from the Data used in published works or presentations shall be
anonymised so that all references to people, places and institutions are unidentifiable.
Declaration:
I grant to Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of
Cambridge the right, licence and permission to record my speech and/or writing and assign to them full
copyright in any resultant recordings, transcriptions and written texts
I understand that any recordings and writings may be transcribed and entered into one or more
computerised corpora of English text, and I agree to these recordings and transcriptions being used for
research and teaching purposes by English language specialists in academic publications and presentations
and for the production of study, teaching and testing materials. I assign to Cambridge ESOL and Cambridge
University Press jointly (who are operating on behalf of the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the
University of Cambridge) full copyright in any recordings, transcriptions and written texts that are included in
the Cambridge English Profile Corpus. I understand that anonymised extracts may be used in publications in
recorded, re-recorded or written form, and I give my consent to this use.
I further understand that the said recordings and transcriptions or extracts therefrom may be used or
licensed by Cambridge University Press and Cambridge ESOL for further research and development
purposes, and I give my consent to this use.
I further declare that:
 I am 18 years of age or older; (for legal minors the signature of a parent/guardian is required);
 All information I provide will be full and correct; and
 I give this consent freely.
Name of student (BLOCK CAPITALS)
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Family name
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First name
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Signature of student
Date (write name of month e.g. 2 December 2009)
If the student is 17 years old or younger, the signature of a parent/legal guardian is required:
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Name of parent/legal guardian acting on behalf of above named student
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Signature of parent/legal guardian