The number of non-accredited private English language colleges which may still be actively recruiting students in breach of immigration rules has fallen by almost 95 per cent both nationally and in London in the past four years, according to English UK research.

Paloma Rodríguez de Rivera is 25 years old and comes from Madrid in Spain. She has completed her IELTS course and is now continuing to attend English Conversation Classes at English UK member centre, Live Language Ltd. Find out more about her experience of living and studying in the UK.

In light of the many changes to the UK's student visa system recently, the British Council will be running an interactive web-seminar for agents on Thursday 12 May 2012. This web-seminar will help agents have a better understanding of the changes and how they will affect students.

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The English UK Fair, Panama 2012 took place at the InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa from Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 April 2012. The workshop bought together English UK member centres and agents from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

The programme of social events, seminars, and one-to-one appointments in a luxurious, tropical, secluded resort on the Pacific Ocean gave educators and agents the opportunity to really get to know each other and develop long-lasting productive partnerships.