A report by the UKBA chief inspector of immigration, John Vine, stating that there was a backlog of 152,000 notifications about changes in students' circumstances in May, which meant there could potentially have been "thousands" of migrants who were not complying with their visas, is "seriously misleading" says English UK's Chief Executive, Tony Millns.

Bookings are now open for the English UK Marketing Conference 2013. This year's event is on Friday 1 February and is the ideal event for professionals involved in marketing ELT programmes to international students, allowing them to expand their expertise and knowledge in a number of key areas.

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The value of teachers questioning their own practice was one theme that came up again and again through many of the 25 elective sessions and two plenaries at this year's English UK Teachers' Conference, attended by more than 230 delegates.

Meet Jane Ji, the Chinese language centre headteacher who came to London especially for the English UK Teachers' Conference

English UK's annual Teachers' Conference took on an international flavour this year as it welcomed delegates from China, Latvia and Argentina for the first time ever.

London has beaten New York and Sydney in a survey of preferred city destinations for students and the under-25s.

Thirteen language teaching associations from round the world have now signed up to a declaration on international students drafted by English UK. The document calls on governments, agencies and institutions to promote international student mobility.

Organised by the British Council, the ELTons 2013 are the only international awards that recognise and celebrate innovation in English language teaching. The deadline for applications is 23 November 2013.