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EC London teachers in strike ballot

The first-ever strike ballot in the UK’s private TEFL sector is underway. Teachers at EC English London, members of the TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW), are balloting to strike, marking an...

BPL receives national grant for English language learning

BPL has received a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York as part of the foundation’s Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy initiative.

17% drop in international students a threat to university sustainability

The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) has responded to latest NSO data which reveals a 17%...

Chinese students at top Uni’s to get specialist careers support

Chinese students coming to study at two highly ranked, leading UK universities will now benefit from specialist support...

What does English UK’s 2025 student statistics report tell us?  

UK ELT held steady in a year of global uncertainty and turbulence, according to the latest annual figures...

Kaplan International frees up nearly US$1billion in capital reserves as pandemic hits profits hard

In June this year some £635 million was transferred from the capital reserves of the three UK- based holding companies which form part of...

About face

Malta is to close all language schools from Wednesday 14 July and ban unvaccinated tourists as Covid cases soar, the Deputy Prime Minister Christopher...

Language schools seek support

Reporting on the All Party Parliamentary Group round table: Securing the Future of English Language Teaching in the UK after Covid To set the scene,...

Student numbers tumble

Survey after survey shows the damage Covid has wreaked on the EFL industry We first reported the (unsurprising) massive drop in English language students coming...

Report helps ELT centres plan recovery

British ELT centres have see a drop of £590m in revenue since the start of the pandemic. To help them steer a path back...

Learn with Google

Google is on the case to jump into the language-learning scene. It was already an early adopter with Google Translate, which was launched 13...
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