English UK took the issues of the UK ELT industry to the heart of both major party conferences this autumn.

Summer centres, FE colleges, private language schools and home tuition were among the different UK ELT options visited by Chinese agents during a post-StudyWorld FAM trip focusing on summer centres.

A charity which supports refugees to rebuild their lives in the UK by helping them get English qualifications for work and education is the first recipient of the Eddie Byers Scholarship fund.

"Students like the UK because it's close to Russia and there's a big variety. You can stay in the UK four times before going to a different country because of the different regions.

"I thought the Parner Agency Scheme would be good to show you are an accredited agency and English UK is the biggest organisation that unites English schools which want to get foreign students. People know you are on the English UK website and that's authority."

Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

This week, mathematicians and historians discover more about the number zero, a family in Coventry finds a lizard under their bed, there is a change your grandparents might not like your name and a huge fatberg discoverd in the sewers of London.