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UK ELT saw post-pandemic summer of recovery

Recently released English UK Quarterly Intelligence Cohort data shows there was an increase in both under-18 and adult student weeks of over 200% during summer...

There’s a new secure at-home English language test for university admission

Password English Language Testing launched the Password Skills Plus test on 8 November at the Society of Antiquaries in London. The Password Skills Plus test...

A new partnership

NILE, the specialist teacher development institute, and Lacunza, a language school that’s a Cambridge Centre of Excellence in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque region of...

Pearson sees post-pandemic boom

Staid, long-time educational publisher Pearson is experiencing exciting times, having seen a massive jump in its share values since the end of the pandemic,...

Canada first choice

Where are international students heading post-pandemic? According to research from IDP Education, the number-one destination of choice is Canada, with 27% of students making...

School owner loses case against Irish government

Brazilian-born language school owner Tiago Da Silva Macarenhas has lost his appeal to have a 2019 decision by the Irish Minister of Justice ban...

Online English learning to fill coffers

The online English language learning market is forecast to be worth a staggering US$31.81 billion within seven years’ time.  According to the Online Language Learning...

Jamaican teacher wants to bring it home

One of this year’s recipients of a Chevening Scholarship is Venice Irving, from Kingston, Jamaica. Chevening is the UK Government’s international scholarships and fellowships...

Sterling crisis favours UK unis, but not yet language schools

“This is good news for international students,” one commentator on the woes of the pound, told Singapore’s Straight Times, noting this was around the...

Canadian schools feel the teacher shortage

The Canadian language schools industry is the latest to admit to a chronic teacher shortage. In recent months the Gazette has reported recruitment problems...