Privately funded independent and public further education colleges that lose their Tier 4 status will in future be allowed to teach students until the end of their courses under certain circumstances.

Students often ask for tips to help them learn English quicker and better. Here's a tip from English UK member International House Belfast...

The British Council Japan is delighted to announce that they are launching the 'Summer English Language Study in the UK Programme' targeting high school students in Japan. UK institutions accredited by Accreditation UK are invited to tender to participate in this programme that will place approximately 70 students in UK centres.

What do the classic second language acquisition case studies have to help teachers in the classroom? How can teachers get out of their rut and invigorate lessons with something new? How can teachers help students settle, and does early emphasis on tenses hinder those learning English?

All these questions, and many more, were discussed during English UK's annual Teachers'  Conference.

Steve Phillips has taken over as chair of the board of English UK. He replaces Sarah Cooper, who stepped down as chair after 18 months in the post.

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