More than 50 young victims of last month's devastating Italian earthquake will be able to learn English for free in Britain this summer, thanks to the generosity of English UK members.

The Al Ain Fair was held at the InterContinental Al Ain Resort from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 April and brought together 33 accredited UK English language centres and 43 study abroad agents and educational consultants from key markets in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Turkey.

Saturday 9^th May, 2009, International House London
There is now just over one week to book your place at the Business English Trainers' Conference, run in association with Business English UK, being held at International House London on Saturday 9^th May.

The Association for the Promotion of Quality in Tesol Education (QuiTE) has issued a guide to choosing an initial teacher training course. In an article in the Guardian Weekly, QuiTE urges prospective English language teachers to select a good quality training programme before they start their teaching careers.

8th June 2009, BERR Conference Centre, London SW1
UKTI is sponsoring the above event which is being organised by AoC and supported by English UK, the British Council, BESA, UKCISA and TVET UK.  The conference will focus on innovative approaches to international markets and is aimed at colleges, private companies including English Language schools, awarding bodies, universities and others interested in joint ventures with the Further Education sector on international exports.