Meet qualified doctor Kawther Nasar, an alumn of the RefuAid 'Language: A Gateway' programme.

The issue of business rates for ELT centres has been raised once again in a House of Lords debate on legislation paving the way for a further £1.5bn to be distributed.

Our colleagues at the Tourism Alliance and VisitBritain have informed us that from Wednesday 1 December in England, those international visitors and students recognised as fully vaccinated will not need to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone who tests positive for Covid-19.

From 04:00 GMT on Monday 22 November, more passengers arriving to England and Northern Ireland will be exempt from quarantine.

Further vaccines have been approved, meaning more vaccinated adults will be eligible to avoid quarantine. Under 18s from all countries (except those on the red list) will no longer need to quarantine in England and NI. 

An unexpected vacancy on our Board of Trustees has been filled by the candidate who narrowly missed joining after the last election in May.