CLASSROOM OBSERVATION TRAINING DAY
A one day training session and workshop led by Fiona Dunlop, Director of Studies at Wimbledon School of English, will take place on Saturday 16th May. This is aimed at senior teachers, AdoSes and summer course coordinators who wish to improve their teacher observation skills. Participants will learn how to identify different types of observation, give feedback, measure progress and will discover the importance of observation as a developmental tool.

Saturday 9^th May, 2009, International House London
There is now just over one week to book your place at the Business English Trainers' Conference, run in association with Business English UK, being held at International House London on Saturday 9^th May.

The Association for the Promotion of Quality in Tesol Education (QuiTE) has issued a guide to choosing an initial teacher training course. In an article in the Guardian Weekly, QuiTE urges prospective English language teachers to select a good quality training programme before they start their teaching careers.

8th June 2009, BERR Conference Centre, London SW1
UKTI is sponsoring the above event which is being organised by AoC and supported by English UK, the British Council, BESA, UKCISA and TVET UK.  The conference will focus on innovative approaches to international markets and is aimed at colleges, private companies including English Language schools, awarding bodies, universities and others interested in joint ventures with the Further Education sector on international exports. 

Breaking News

The Home Office has just announced that the introduction of the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) Register has been delayed from 12th October 2009 to July 2010 and registration for the Scheme for the first wave of applicants will not become mandatory until November 2010.