Member News
  • Visa and compliance update - May 2019
    30 May 2019

    Important information about using e-gates and course extensions are highlighted in our latest update.

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  • Invest in your career and your centre's student management
    28 May 2019

    "Participants coming out of the Cert SSM know how to be well organised, meet deadlines and communicate well. It really is an investment in a person and their career," says Diane Phillips, a British Council inspector and Cert SSM trainer.

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  • Biggest-ever English UK Annual Conference creates a real buzz
    24 May 2019

    Student statistics, a panel discussion about Brexit opportunities and an explorer who claims to have eaten his own dog were among the highlights of the biggest-ever English UK Annual Conference.

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  • Helping people all over the world: the Eddie Byers Fund opens for new grants
    24 May 2019

    From schoolchildren in Africa and the Middle East, to refugees in the UK – it was the year when the Eddie Byers Fund broadened its reach to support a huge range of people to transform their lives through learning English.

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  • ELT centres need to be highly effective student recruiters, statistics report shows
    23 May 2019

    UK ELT showed a mixed performance in both the state and private sectors in 2018, according to the annual student statistics report.

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  • English UK Board election results: who did you vote for?
    23 May 2019

    Four members have been re-elected for a second and final term to the English UK Board of Trustees, with a fifth joining for a first term in this year's election.

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  • Chinese group leaders join our pre-departure briefing on WeChat
    20 May 2019

    The training session was supported and promoted by British Council China via their dedicated agent-facing WeChat account.

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  • Round table discussions to give you top tips and best practice announced for Annual Conference
    17 May 2019

    From inspection preparation and course management to achieving a healthy work-life balance and creating an enviromentally friendly UK ELT industry, we are pleased to release details of our round table discussions at the upcoming Annual Conference on Thursday 23 May.

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  • Mental health awareness in the classroom and beyond
    13 May 2019

    In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, we have compiled advice from speakers at the English UK Academic Conference to better understand the wellbeing of staff and students.

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  • TAP funding – how previous participants have benefited from the grants
    11 May 2019

    International educators have the chance to attend international trade events with Government support and funding channelled through English UK. A great opportunity as a significant proportion of last year's TAP grant recipients expected to do business worth up to £75,000 as a result of their participation.

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  • Important information for students from Japan, South Korea and Singapore
    10 May 2019

    From 13 May 2019, nationals from these countries entering the UK will be encouraged to use e-gates instead of seeing an immigration official.

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  • Change lives through teaching English: Eddie Byers Fund applications open
    7 May 2019

    The Eddie Byers Fund is now open to applications to fund projects that use English language teaching to change lives for the better.

    Applicants must be registered UK charities looking for funding for a specific project or activity that uses English language teaching to enrich and support individuals and communities. The Eddie Byers Fund is a grant scheme that helps to change lives through learning.

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  • Explorer, author and filmmaker Benedict Allen announced for English UK Annual Conference
    3 May 2019

    We are excited to announce that explorer, author and filmmaker Benedict Allen will deliver the final plenary at this year's Annual Conference.

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