Press releases

For press queries about English UK and UK ELT, contact Susan Young, English UK's external relations manager, on press@englishuk.com.

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  • English UK Parliamentary Reception confirmed for Thursday 11 May
    13 April 2023

    The English UK Parliamentary Reception will take place in the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons on Thursday 11 May from 13:30 - 15:30, hosted by Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon.

    This is a valuable opportunity for English UK members to meet and network with MPs, Lords and other stakeholders to raise the profile of UK ELT and our need for policy support from government. We'll be launching our new position paper at the event.

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  • English UK members help over 50 doctors to requalify in the UK
    28 January 2023

    In 2022, almost 250 refugees and asylum seekers had their life chances improved with the help of English UK members. 

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  • QUIC statistics show UK ELT's steady summer of post-pandemic recovery
    23 November 2022

    Student weeks this summer reached 55% of the business done in the equivalent quarter of 2019.

    Newly-released English UK QUIC (Quarterly Intelligence Cohort) data for Q3 shows increases in student weeks for both junior and adult markets, with overall figures up by well over 200% compared to 2021.

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  • Tourism leaders urge youth group travel scheme
    16 November 2022

    The removal of ID card travel for visitors to the UK from the EU has caused a drop of over 80% in under-18 travel, according to new research by the Tourism Alliance. 

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  • English UK receives Outstanding Contribution Award from Italian agent association IALCA
    2 November 2022

    English UK's membership manager Alice Marcolin was in Rome last week to promote UK ELT course options at the 3rd Salone delle Lingue.

    The annual event, organised by Italian agent association IALCA, includes a B2B day for schools to meet with agents, followed by two B2C days where schools and agents collaborate to share information with students and parents. 

    We were the proud recipients of an Outstanding Contribution Award in the Language and Teaching Travel Industry. Many thanks to everyone in IALCA for this special recognition. We look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship, as we work to build strong relationships between UK and Italian study travel businesses. 

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