Member News
  • Meeting English UK members is a priority, says new chief executive Sarah Cooper
    31 August 2016

    Sarah Cooper, who took up her post as new chief executive of English UK earlier in August, has spent her first days in the office meeting staff and members of some of the association's advisory boards. She explains what she's planning to do next.

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  • Update from the English UK Membership team
    29 August 2016

    We would like to inform all members that Alice Marcolin, our membership manager, will be on maternity leave from September 2016.

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  • New job for English UK chair
    23 August 2016

    Steve Phillips, chair of English UK, is moving to a new industry role with responsibility for developing transnational programmes and pathway provision.

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  • Shakespeare Lives at StudyWorld London 2016
    12 August 2016

    Shakespeare Lives is an unprecedented global programme of events and activities celebrating William Shakespeare's work on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016.

    We are excited to partner to bring the Shakespeare Lives campaign to StudyWorld 2016.

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  • English UK plans market scoping visit to Iran
    9 August 2016

    With international sanctions lifting following the 2015 nuclear non-proliferation deal, a growing, youthful population, rebounding economy and huge appetite for overseas education, Iran offers exceptional opportunities for the UK ELT market.

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  • "I like everything": Anas' experience studying English in Plymouth
    9 August 2016

    "I like my teachers and the weather, even the rain. It's different from Saudi Arabia. I like everything and would recommend it to my family and friends"

    Anas Alsalamah's experience studying English in Plymouth, South West England.

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  • English UK welcomes new chief executive today
    8 August 2016

    English UK is pleased to welcome our new chief executive, Sarah Cooper, to the office today.

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  • Congratulations from English UK to everyone nominated for a travel industry award
    8 August 2016

    The StudyTravel Star Awards is an 'Oscars' ceremony for the study travel industry, where businesses nominate and vote for their peers.  We are thrilled to see so many English UK members and partner agencies nominated for awards.

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  • Partner agency interview: Stan Shchegolskiy
    4 August 2016

    "It gives some weight to the brand of the company if people look at the website and see this is an English UK partner and there is more trust. I think it is a good thing to be one of the partners."

    Each month we profile one of our partner agencies; find out more about Interintellect Fund Ltd.

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  • Improve your English - and your handicap!
    3 August 2016

    Offering English with golf to juniors is pretty unusual, and even more so when the school has built its own nine-hole golf course.

    "Basically we're a language school that does sport and music very well," says director Bram Van Asselt, who began the business with Olympic gold medal hockey player Steve Batchelor.

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  • Book now for the first of our 2017 B2B regional workshops
    2 August 2016

    Our first 2017 workshop, held on 6–8 March, will bring together agents from the Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey and North Africa to do business with representatives from English UK member centres.

    Delegates tell us the unique format of these regional fairs makes them the world's most effective English language teaching workshops...

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  • Call for Speakers for the English UK Teachers' Conference
    1 August 2016

    Do you have expertise and insight you'd like to share with your peers?

    We are inviting speaker proposals for the English UK Teachers' Conference 2016, held on Saturday 12 November in London.

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