Covid-19 position paper: kickstarting UK ELT

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English UK's Covid-19 position paper: calling on the government to help kickstart UK ELT 

English UK's Covid-19 position paper, published in March 2021, calls on the government to help kickstart the UK ELT sector after Covid-19. 

The document outlines the help we believe crucial for our sector's survival.. 

English language teaching was one of the first UK industries to be hit by Covid-19, and may be one of the last to recover.


Impact of Covid-19 on the UK ELT sector

Our Covid-19 impact report Members Corporate members published in March 2021 estimated that English UK member centres lost £590m in gross revenue overall in 2020. 91% of UK ELT jobs were affected, with 54% of the workforce released and an additional 18% of staff furloughed.Value of UK ELT industry


English UK's campaigning work

English UK is the national association of accredited English language centres in the UK. Campaigning on behalf of the English language teaching industry is a key focus of our work.