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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...

UK ELT dealt heavy blow by pandemic

English UK, the national association for roughly 350 accredited English language teaching centre members in the UK, has released research that shows just how...

Maltese EFL “on its knees”

The Maltese government has ordered Malta’s English language sector to remain closed while the national schools have reopened. This “unexpected decision” has “brought the...

Nord Anglia back in UK buys Oxford International schools

International schools giant Nord Anglia Education, a familiar name to old UK EFL hands, has re-appeared on the British education scene with its recent...

Four more UKVI-approved test centres to open in UK

This month (April 2021), Pearson will open four more UK test centres where their Secure English Language Tests (SELTs), approved by UK Visas & Immigration...

EC quits Australasia in Covid-19 shake-up

Maltese-owned language school group EC has closed its operations in Australasia as part of a restructuring in response to the pandemic. CEO Andrew Mangion...

The business model behind the British school brands abroad boom

The news that Benenden School, the English girls’ school in Kent which is the alma mater of Princess Anne, has partnered with a Hong...
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