Thursday, June 19, 2025

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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...

120% hike threatens Irish language schools

Representing over 60 accredited language schools, English Education Ireland urges an immediate review and pause of a new immigration policy more than doubling financial...

Password reveals smarter way to test

Password Skills Plus is now available for universities to brand as their own. While Password English Language Testing handles test delivery and invigilation, results are sent directly and exclusively to the university, ensuring faster admissions decisions and preventing applicant data leaks.

Kaplan-owned summer schools named and shamed

Summer school operator Alpadia UK Ltd – now owned by Kaplan – was one of over 500 companies which failed to pay national minimum...

VAT fears vanish from most UK language schools

UK Language schools are heaving a sigh of relief after fears that their fees might be subject to a 20% sales tax, known as...

Wall Street English launch Speak+

Wall Street English have launched Speak+, a new service providing immersive English speaking practice classes. Speak+ consists of English Medium Instruction (EMI) classes that are...

How one English school succeeds in recruiting and retaining staff

In a world where EFL teachers are in short supply across the Anglosphere, a language school in Bournemouth, UK, has come up with what...
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