Visitors to the UK are being reassured about their safety after the US issued a travel alert about Europe last week.

The American government issued a travel "advisory" warning of possible terror attacks in Europe, and urging its citizens to be "cautious" when travelling. But Americans were not urged to avoid Europe, and the advice is not at the highest level of alert.

Get off to a great start with George Pickering at this year's 2010 English UK Teachers' Conference! George has agreed to step in at short notice to replace Jeremy Harmer, who has had to withdraw from this year's event. We are hoping to have Jeremy back for 2011.

This survey asks English UK members for their views on aspects of accommodation provision for international students and particularly for those aged under 18. The survey includes short sections on criminal records checks, private fostering, homestay provision and guardianship and may help to influence future English UK policy in terms of the development of the Accreditation UK Scheme and our relations with other external agencies.

Bookings have now opened for the busy Teachers' Conference which is again supported by Cambridge ESOL and is one of English UK's most iconic events. Last year's conference attracted in excess of 250 participants including teachers from the state and private sector, academic managers, service providers, and consultants. 99% of participants said that they would recommend the event to a colleague.

The founder of TEFL clips, Jamie Keddie, will be leading a session on online video at the British Council in Spring Gardens on Tuesday, 19 October 2010. The session will last from 18:30 to 20:30.

This series of seminars encourages debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning. Informal networking events are combined with more formal workshops and presentations. Previous sessions include stimulating seminars given by Mario Rinvolucri, Michael Swan, Catherine Walter, and Jeremy Harmer & Steve Bingham, highlights of which are available here.

Click here for further details and booking information.