Two of our member centres, The English Studio in London and BLC (Bristol Language Centre) have recently informed us that they have ceased trading.

On 24 March the Home Office announced provisions for international students who are unable to leave the UK.

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To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community, we continue to review our planned events and make the appropriate arrangements to follow expert guidance and reduce risk while delivering services as far as possible.

We believe it is vital that our sector follows national advice as our priority must always be our duty of care to students, staff and the wider community...