English UK news
  • Visa extensions for students who cannot leave the UK
    25 March 2020

    On 24 March the Home Office announced provisions for international students who are unable to leave the UK.

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  • Webinar: Covid-19: online teaching with a long-term mindset
    24 March 2020

    Watch again: Covid-19: online teaching with a long-term mindset with Dan Thompson

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  • Webinar: understanding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for UK-ELT providers
    24 March 2020

    Anita Wynne of Beststart HR, who has experience of particulars of UK-ELT centers, gives an overview of the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme, and answers questions from attendees on this and other HR matters. 

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  • Webinar: open Q&A with BestStart HR
    24 March 2020

    Anita Wynne of BestStart HR ran an open forum to answer your HR-related questions on Friday 27 March. The questions were mostly Covid-19 related, with a few other staff-related headaches.

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  • Webinar: moving online and using Zoom: where are we now?
    23 March 2020

    A short live online session exploring what we are doing and what is possible via Zoom to help the ELT sector respond to the Covid-19 crisis.

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  • Update on English UK events, conferences and training
    19 March 2020

    To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community, we continue to review our planned events and make the appropriate arrangements to follow expert guidance and reduce risk while delivering services as far as possible.

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  • Information for agents on Covid-19 measures in the UK
    19 March 2020

    We believe it is vital that our sector follows national advice as our priority must always be our duty of care to students, staff and the wider community...

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  • English UK: all ELT centres should close in line with publicly funded schools
    18 March 2020

    English UK is strongly recommending that all UK English language teaching centres should close in line with publicly funded education institutions.

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  • Coronovirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS): information for members
    18 March 2020

    The Coronovirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), announced in the government's Budget 2020 on Wednesday 11 March, provides a potential source of loan funding (plus some other financing options) that English UK members may wish to consider

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  • Accreditation UK's response to Covid-19
    18 March 2020

    A statement from the chairs of the Accreditation UK Board and manager of Accreditation UK

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  • Webinar: Covid-19 outbreak and transitioning online - synchronous & asynchronous online learning
    18 March 2020

    In this webinar we look at how you can continue to support and teach learners through both synchronous (with the teacher) and asynchronous (independent student-led) online learning, while also exploring how to adapt the kind of content you already use for online learning. 

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  • Webinar: Covid-19 concerns – update and Q&A with English UK
    18 March 2020

    Our regular update and Q&A sessions are a place for members to ask questions to English UK senior managers about your Covid-19 concerns. 

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  • Webinar: emergency business response panel
    17 March 2020

    In such a rapidly moving crisis, we have two professionals with decades of experience in ELT and finance sectors to answer member concerns and questions about how best to act during this crisis.

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  • English UK raises impact of Covid-19 UK ELT and industry needs to government
    17 March 2020

    Covid-19 is devastating our industry. English UK public affairs team is focusing on getting the government to understand our unique situation and supporting members in the difficult decisions they have to make in this time.

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  • How to adapt your teaching techniques for online teaching
    16 March 2020

    This webinar on Wednesday 18 March will cover the basics aspects of online delivery, from planning your classes to mastering the technology required.

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  • The impact of coronavirus: supporting staff wellbeing free webinar
    16 March 2020

    This webinar's focus is on staff wellbeing – what can be done to recognise and limit the negative mental wellbeing effects of the pressure and uncertainty of the current situation for managers and staff in a language centre.

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  • Tempus Public Foundation Foreign Language Learning Programme postponed
    13 March 2020

    The Tempus Public Foundation has announced that the commencement of the Foreign Language Learning Programme will be postponed until 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • Coronavirus and international student mental wellbeing webinar
    10 March 2020

    The Covid-19 outbreak is placing the international students in our care under increased stress. Join this webinar to better look after students in your care.

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  • Moving learning online: contingency planning for Covid-19
    9 March 2020

    Join our free webinar offering practical advice to institutions who are considering online delivery as part of contingency planning.

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  • Supporting student wellbeing: the psychological impact of coronavirus
    5 March 2020

    In addition to practical measures, it is vitally important to also consider the psychological impact and potential mental health risk the current situation could cause international students, mitigating this wherever possible.

    Expert advice from positive psychologist and coach Ruth Hughes...

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  • English language expert David Crystal to speak at ELT Conference 2021
    2 March 2020

    We are delighted to announce that author, English language expert, grammarian and multi-award winning David Crystal will close our 2021 ELT Conference with a talk on 'What's new in the English language?'

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