A new online English language test, Password Intro, will be launched at the British Library on 6 August 2009. English Language Testing (the developers of Password Intro and Password) are looking for some additional language schools to help item pilot questions.

We would like to remind you about the São Paulo Fair – the second event to be organised this year by the English Language Promotions Group (British Council, English UK, UK Trade & Investment and VisitBritain).

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has increased its influenza pandemic alert level to 6. This means that there is now evidence of increased and sustained human-to-human transmission of the swine flu virus across a number of global regions.

You should have recently received an invitation from the UK Border Agency to a series of events to inform sponsors of the next phases of the roll-out of Tier 4 beginning this autumn. 

The UK Border Agency will soon be circulating a letter to all Tier 4 Registered Sponsors to inform you about the Bulk Data Transfer Implementation Toolkit - to be used by sponsors to migrate some key information from their IT systems directly into the Sponsor Management System.