Business News - E L Gazette

Companies to speak English

Business News Liz Granirer - 27th June 2022

In a bid to make their companies more competitive in the global marketplace, a number of business are requiring their staff to speak English...

Another test approved for working in the USA

Business News Liz Granirer - 22nd June 2022

Those who want to work in healthcare roles in the US now have another way of proving their English skills, as the Pearson test...

Chain school reactions to current economic climate

Business News Melanie Butler - 21st June 2022

A note on the LAL school website has the message: “Due to local operational difficulties, from the 27th of June, LAL will no longer...

UK’s south coast educators offer help to refugees with English

Business News Liz Granirer - 18th June 2022

The International Education Association (IEA) in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch has coordinated a response from its members along with other international education providers on...

Hong Kong NETs must pledge allegiance

Business News Liz Granirer - 14th June 2022

Native English Teachers (NETs) employed at government schools in Hong Kong must now pledge an allegiance to the city by 21 June or lose...

Time to return to work?

Business News Liz Granirer - 12th June 2022

The UK and Ireland’s English language teaching sector went through multiple periods of disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic with restrictions on travel and face-to-face...

Aptis ESOL comes to the UK

Business News Liz Granirer - 8th June 2022

Aptis ESOL, the English language proficiency test developed and delivered by the British Council, is now available for candidates in the UK for the...

Skills for English test approved

Business News Melanie Butler - 30th May 2022

The Irish government has approved Skills for English™ language tests at level B1 and B2 for study visa purposes. This means that international students...

Chinese ban British school branding

Business News Melanie Butler - 27th May 2022

British international schools operating in China have been hit by another round of government reforms aimed at 'levelling up education' and banning for-profit schools....

Potential opportunity for EFL teachers

Business News Melanie Butler - 23rd May 2022

Fewer UK schoolteachers are heading abroad to work in British Curriculum international schools, a new study by the Council of British International Schools (COBIS)...