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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...

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...
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