Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine has again raised the issue of student visas in the House of Commons. A Government consultation on the visa system ended last month and Ministers are expected to announce their recommendations to Parliament in the coming weeks.

English UK will be exhibiting at Expo Belta in São Paulo with the British Council on 19 & 20 March. We will also be at the ALPHE Latin America workshop from 16 - 18 March, and will be holding a Partner Agency Briefing Seminar for agencies that have not yet applied to join the scheme.

English UK will once again be present at the IEFT spring exhibitions in Turkey from 19 - 27 March. We hope to see you there!

The English UK website has just had its busiest-ever week, with more than 11,000 visits to its pages. Traffic jumped by 17 per cent in one week alone, with particular jumps recorded in page views from China, Indonesia, Egypt and Pakistan.

Voting for the sixth Language Travel Magazine Star Awards is now officially open. Nominate English UK as your LTM Star School Association!