Saturday, June 7, 2025

Special Features

On course at NILE

Mike Riley, Deputy Director of NILE, the language-teacher training institution, talks to Melanie Butler about what sets it apart NILE is management consultant on the...

Bridge any gaps

Anna Hearrell, Bridge’s product manager, explains to Melanie Butler how this international teacher training organisation empowers educators Governments seem increasingly keen on EFL teachers with...

A class apart?

Melanie Butler dives into the data on boarding schools Statistics show that British boarding schools are the top-performing sector in UK EFL, based on reports...

Case study: Stonyhurst Language school

Owned and run by Stonyhurst College, the summer language school takes place on the historic school campus, which boasts four libraries, a new tennis...

The secret of success at Pisa English tests

Melanie Butler looks at evidence-based language policies Countries around the world have spent many years trying to improve the English language levels of their children....

Leaders in year-round young learners

Who are the top performers for under-16s, asks Melanie Butler There are 131 accredited UK language schools which now accept under-18s year-round, according to the...

It’s great outdoors

Melanie Butler asks how EFL can take learning outdoors November 5 is National Outdoor Classroom day in the UK, and it occurred to me that...

School for living

Melanie Burke, Director of Admissions at St Edmund’s College, takes us inside the world of British Boarding schools St Edmund’s College was founded in Douay,...

Get to the point with UK visas

Matt Salusbury introduces the new points-based system and explains what level of English immigrants need to get into the United Kingdom A new points-based system...

Pearson hits the ground running as the race to re-open language testing takes off

English language testing ground to a halt as Covid-19 locked down the world. Freya Thomas Monk, Senior Vice President of English Assessment at Pearson,...