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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...

More UK language centres gone

A further 10 language centres have been removed from the British Council accreditation lists since last September, bringing the total number which have closed...

Too many international students are going Dutch, say politicians

The Dutch parliament has called upon the country’s universities to stop marketing their degree courses to international students in order to cut the number...

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,...
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