Following the recent and forthcoming changes to Covid-19 restrictions, English UK is supporting its member centres to remain open, aligned with government policy. We have published extensive guidance and provided training to members on how to operate Covid-19 secure English language teaching centres.

The Government has announced that planned changes to the short term study route will come into effect on 1 December 2020.

In order to be sure that we are able to reach as wide an audience as possible, StudyWorld will move online with two events in 2021: StudyWorld in January and StudyWorld summer in March.

In September the Government announced further details of the new-style Student visa route, which will replace the current Tier 4 route from January 2021 and be open to all international students studying in the UK from 1 January 2021. Applications will open at 9:00 GMT on 5 October.

English Connects: UK online ELT awards

Request for proposal from the British Council

Jointly funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the British Council and managed by the British Council, English Connects is a programme to connect African youth and the future generation of leaders with the UK through English. It aims to improve the quality of English language teaching and learning, particularly in French and Portuguese speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the British Council is unrepresented, thus creating opportunities to enable young people to increase their potential to study and improve their employability and networks.