Running a language school is such a fantastic job that people often don’t want to stop. At 83, Suzanne Sparrow is still running the Plymouth school she founded 31 years ago. And less than an hour away, fellow English UK member Catherine Borgen is also celebrating 31 years as director of her own school.

Make the most of your free time when studying here with our series of things to do and try. Since the UK has had a lot of rainy weather lately, we have put together a list of ten things you can do in the summer - even if it's raining.

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There is currently understandable anxiety among parents about the health of their children with the well-reported global increase in the transmission of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu.’ But English Language Teaching (ELT) providers are operating as normal.

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Brazilian Police Captain Etiene Martins has just returned to work after two weeks improving his English for free in London after winning a Let Your English Grow scholarship.