English UK's membership manager Alice Marcolin was in Rome last week to promote UK ELT course options at the 3rd Salone delle Lingue.

The annual event, organised by Italian agent association IALCA, includes a B2B day for schools to meet with agents, followed by two B2C days where schools and agents collaborate to share information with students and parents. 

We were the proud recipients of an Outstanding Contribution Award in the Language and Teaching Travel Industry. Many thanks to everyone in IALCA for this special recognition. We look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship, as we work to build strong relationships between UK and Italian study travel businesses. 

We want to hear stories from members about recent product development - what worked well, what were the challenges and what have you learnt along the way?

The PRELIM teacher training project, which has paired English UK members with English teacher associations all over the world, is moving into a new phase. in PRELIM 3 up to to 20 partnerships will be created between language centres and ETAs, working together to create resources designed specifically for overseas teachers to use in their own classrooms with their students.

Visitors from Colombia, Peru and Guyana will no longer need a visa to visit the UK for up to six months, from 9 November 2022.

PRELIM, the pioneering British Council-funded scheme pairing accredited ELT centres in the UK with English teacher associations (ETAs) around the world has now run twice, supporting hundreds of teachers to improve their skills and confidence.