It appears from the data collected through this consultancy that the English Program in Thailand,
though still small in scale, is received positively by stakeholders and is set to grow and develop in
the coming years. Schools have gradually, through their experience over several years, been able to
overcome various obstacles and challenges, and now work confidently within the programme.
In terms of educational attainment, it is not possible at this stage to be certain whether or not the
EP is achieving its educational goals, in terms of improved levels of English and satisfactory levels of
content knowledge, owing to the lack of internationally benchmarked evaluation data. In terms of
teaching, a number of areas have been identified as targets for training.
The limitations in the research data were outlined earlier, and it would clearly be of value for more
research to be carried out into the EP in Thailand. In particular it would be useful to obtain more
data on actual classroom practices, perhaps as the basis for future teacher development
programmes.