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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...

Seven language schools go in North America

A flurry of language school closures in North America demonstrates the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on the language travel industry. Stafford House, owned by Chinese...

Covid pushes BC to the brink

The British Council is facing financial disaster as the global pandemic has forced 203 of its language schools worldwide to close, as well as...

British Council partners US Kazakhstan course

Matt Salusbury talks to Ben Grey about the British Council’s English for Journalists course Why did the US Embassy choose the British Council as a...

New Secure English Language Tests for UK migrants

Migrants to the UK will benefit from the expansion in the number of Secure English Language Test (SELT) centres and the wider choice of...

Is the EFL model broken in the UK and the US?

Melanie Butler gives her view After 30 years reporting on English language teaching, I am accustomed to waves of school closures in one English-speaking country...

Old is Excellent, in English Schools

As a rule of thumb, the best educational institutions in England are both old and independent. The latest results from the British Council inspection...
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