Following the À bon entendeur television programme aired on RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse), the British Council and English UK would like to reassure Swiss partners about the safeguards in place when booking language courses with British Council accredited English language teaching centres.

We are running a series of free webinars to help our summer course providers get their staff teams ready for a busy summer season.

The latest figures on the UK's ELT source markets from QUIC show that the overall figures are now close to pre-pandemic levels, with Q1 2023 reaching 92% of Q1 2019 student week volumes.

The nine asks outlined in our new position paper would enable UK ELT to recover its position as the world's premier ELT destination. Our top asks are aimed at attracting school groups and young adults to study in the UK. We urge you to email your MP, bringing their attention to the issues and asking for a meeting to discuss how these changes would help your centre.

The Mayor of London is considering the option of withdrawing Day Travelcards as part of cost-saving efforts following the pandemic. There is a consultation open until on 6 June. we encourage members to submit questions to ensure TfL re-consider this option.