Students whose language centres have closed unexpectedly are being placed on new courses for free by English UK staff.

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Hayder Alqarawee is 25 and comes from Kerbalah in Iraq. He is studying IELTS and general English at English UK member centre Northumbria School of English in Whitley. Find out more about his experience of living and studying in the UK.

Language schools wrongly identified in the media as being "banned" from teaching international students are being encouraged to take legal action for defamation.

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