Bookings are now OPEN for English UK's ELT Marketing Conference, organised by the English Language Promotions Group (the British Council, English UK, UK Trade & Investment and VisitBritain) and supported by Cambridge ESOL.

Delegates will enjoy a top-class day of seminars, panel discussions and networking at the prestigious Butchers' Hall venue in Smithfield, London.

Bookings are being taken online for this event at www.englishuktraining.com.

For more information about the day please click here.

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has issued a press release based on findings from their survey which ran throughout October to gather feedback from international students who applied to come to the UK via the Tier 4 student route in 2011. View the full press release and details from the final Tier 4 survey report.

It's been just over a year since the Partner Agency Scheme was launched, and English UK are delighted to announce that the scheme has now reached the landmark of 100 partner agencies

For the 2012 ELT Marketing conference we are moving to a new venue - Butchers Hall - and a new addition to the event's format will be an associated evening reception.

What do the Starship Enterprise, comedian Reginald D. Hunter and Harry Potter's hat have to do with EFL teaching? The 230-plus delegates who attended the 2011 English UK Teachers' Conference, which took place in London on Saturday 12 November, know the answer.

Language schools wrongly identified in the media as being "banned" from teaching international students are being encouraged to take legal action for defamation.

The Professional Services team has been busy processing multiple bookings for the upcoming Teachers' Conference, due to take place on Saturday 12 November at Prospero House, London.

Unfortunately Jenny Johnson is unable to deliver her 'What Students Want' presentation, but we are pleased to announce Edward de Chazal has stepped into the breach and will present 'EAP Reading: Finding and Using Authentic Texts.' 

The UK's £2.5bn English Language sector is losing students to overseas competitors as a result of Government visa changes.

Submit your nominations for this year's British Youth Travel Awards, recognising the work and individual successes of organisations engaged in youth, student and educational travel, to and from within the UK.