Delegate information
English UK Members' Conference and AGM 2025
Registration will open at 09:00 on Thursday 15 May 2025.
If you are attending in person, please collect your name badge at the registration desk and wear it during the event. If you are attending digitally, please ensure your on-screen name matches the name you used to register for the event.
Please see below for all the information you will need. We look forward to welcoming you to the event.
The English UK Members' Conference programme
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| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration, exhibition and welcome refreshments |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Welcome from English UK Chair Shoko Doherty
and Lucy Horsefield, LANGUAGECERT
|
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
Statistical insights on the UK ELT sector in 2024, and the outlook
for 2025 and beyond with Ivana Bartosik, BONARD, plus panel
|
| 11:05 - 11:30 |
Doubling down in the face of adversity: an update from
English UK Chief Executive Jodie Gray
|
| 11:30 - 11:40 |
Meet the exhibitors |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Refreshments and exhibition
|
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
AGM and conference motions plus live member forum with
the English UK team
|
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch and exhibition
|
| 14:00 - 15:15 |
Spotlight sessions: campaigning and visas plus updates from
Mark Henebury, DBT and Ciara Devlin, Breaking Barriers |
| 15:15 - 15:30 |
New economic impact report: highlights
with Huan Japes, English UK, and report sponsors
|
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Refreshments and exhibition |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Becoming a resilient leader through the path of connection:
closing keynote with Rob Jansen |
| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Networking drinks reception
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Annual General Meeting
The English UK Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place every year in May.
The AGM is open to English UK language centre members only. It is an opportunity for the English UK team, board and membership to come together and discuss the future direction of the association.
We are working hard to reduce waste so no paper copies of the agenda or any papers will be provided at the meeting.
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Venue and travel information
The English UK Members' Conference and AGM 2025 will be held in London at the Hilton London Canary Wharf, just 30 minutes or less from Kings Cross, Victoria, Waterloo and London Bridge.
Venue address
Hilton London Canary Wharf
South Quay Square
Marsh Wall
London E14 9SH
How to reach the venue
The Members' Conference is easy to reach by public transport. There are also a number of city bike stations within a 5 minute walking distance from the venue – view the London bike share website for details.
The nearest stations are:
- Canary Wharf Underground - 5 mins' walk
- Canary Wharf Elizabeth Line - 14 mins' walk
- South Quay DLR - 4 mins' walk
The nearest bus stop is:
If you are arriving from Canary Wharf station, the best exit is Jubilee Plaza. From the exit, head south and through the building, 35 Bank Street (look for the Obicà sign), to get to South Quay Footbridge. Cross the bridge, turn left down South Quay Walk and then take the first right. This will lead you to Admirals Way, the hotel is just further down that road.
> Watch our video to see how to get there from Canary Wharf station
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Accommodation
If you haven't yet booked accommodation for the night before or after the conference, we recommend doing so soon.
We are aware that prices in the Canary Wharf area are high for these nights, likely due to a large EU event taking place the following week. The Hilton Canary Wharf is easily accessible from many parts of central London.
Nearest stations:
- Canary Wharf station is on the Jubilee, Elizabeth and DLR lines (up to 10 minute walk to venue)
- South Quay station is on the DLR (4 minute walk to venue)
For more affordable options we suggest the following areas of London:
- Greenwich, a 15-minute trip on the DLR
- Stratford, a 25-minute trip on the Jubilee line, or 30 mins by bus or DLR
- Paddington, a 30-minute trip on the Elizabeth line
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Attending online
The English UK Members' Conference and AGM is a hybrid event. This means we will have delegates attending both in-person at the venue and online from across the country.
Joining sessions online
All sessions will take place using Zoom Webinar or Zoom Meeting. You will receive the Zoom links to the sessions by email at least two days before the conference.
In order for the team to monitor attendance and to prevent any security breaches, we will require you to register your attendance for selected sessions in advance. Please use the name you used to register for the event.
Please do not pass the Zoom links to a colleague. If a colleague wishes to attend the event they will need to register.
Joining the AGM online
If you are attending the AGM digitally, please join the five minutes' before the start time (11:55) and add your 'name, centre name and member number' to your Zoom name.
Your Zoom name should look like this:
- Joe Bloggs, Your School of English, 789
If you wish to speak during the AGM or the debate, use the 'Raise hand' function in Zoom and wait to be called upon. You may have your video on.
Please use Zoom's Chat function to communicate with English UK, but do not submit questions using this feature.
The English UK Members' Conference 2025 will be recorded and shared following the event.
Please do not record the sessions and respect the privacy of audience members if you use screenshots on social media or other publicity - use images that only show presenters' faces and names
You can find all English UK event and webinar recordings in our resources area. Please note, many of these are available to members only.
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Let your network know you're coming to the Members' Conference
We have prepared a range of visuals that you can share on social media or add to your email signature to promote your attendance.
The editable visuals are ppt files: Download the file, follow the instructions on the first slide, and export your customised slide as a JPEG or PNG ready for posting.
The portrait visuals work best on Instagram and the landscape versions are better for LinkedIn and X. Tag English UK and use the hashtag #UKELT.
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Refreshments and dietary requirements
There will be plenty refreshments available to you throughout the day. Drinks and breakfast snacks will be available when you arrive and during the morning break. In the middle of the day there will be a a buffet lunch with hot and cold options, followed by drinks and snacks during our afternoon break.
If you have informed us of any specific dietary requirements, special meals will be provided if needed. Please speak to a member of the venue catering team on arrival for further information.
We always provide plenty vegetarian and vegan options as part of our main menu - providing delicious, inclusive and low-emission meals that everyone can enjoy is part of our commitment to social and environmental responsibility. These will be clearly labelled.
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Exhibitor information
Exhibitors will receive one table and two chairs. The table size is 70cm (w) x 120cm (l) x 70cm (h). Your exhibition space is approximately 3m x 2m.
We recommend paper materials, giveaways and displays that lead to excessive waste being avoided. Consider the use of digital tools such as QR codes and other alternative means of capturing and sharing information.
Delivery
Promotional material can be delivered to the venue:
All packages must be clearly labelled using the delivery label provided by the venue.
Please note that both English UK and Hilton Hotel do not accept liability in the event of items being undelivered, returned to sender, lost, misplaced or damaged in these circumstances.
Collection
Please arrange for your courier to collect all items:
All items must be clearly labelled with your organisation name.
Exhibition space set up
We invite our exhibitors to arrive an hour before delegates so their exhibition stands are ready during registration and morning coffees. Please clear your stand by the end of the networking reception.
- Set up: 08:00 – 09:00
- Breakdown: after 16:00 and before 18:00
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Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact Siobhan Baccas or Eleanor Thomas or call the team on +44 20 7608 7960.
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