English UK is delighted to announce that Jeremy Harmer will be delivering this year's opening plenary session at the English UK Teachers' Conference on Saturday 13th November 2010.

Jeremy's talk is entitled, 'What do Teachers do Next?' The talk will explore how teachers can continue to maintain their enthusiasm and grow as their careers develop. Jeremy replaces Maurice Claypole who has sadly had to withdraw from this year's event but we are hoping that Maurice will speak at the 2011 event instead.

Bookings are now open for the 2010 Student Experience Conference taking place on Thursday 21st October at EThames Graduate School in London.

This national event focuses on improving the student experience for international students, an issue identified as a key target by education policy makers that formed an integral part of the second stage of the Prime Minister's Initiative. The full day of interactive plenary and elective sessions is aimed at exploring ways that schools and colleges can improve the international student's journey throughout their time in the UK.

To download a copy of the programme overview, click here.

To download a copy of the booking form, click here.

For further details please contact Beth Macchi, Professional Services Officer, on training@englishuk.com or 020 7608 7960.

UKCISA, in conjunction with Unipol, have just released a new guide aimed at staff who deal with international students in residential accommodation specifically for HE and FE institutions (but also useful for private sector institutions).

More than 3,000 jobs and over £600 million a year in foreign earnings have been saved for the UK economy by a High Court judgement on which international students can come to the UK.

English UK has today won its case in the High Court against the last Home Secretary’s decision to raise the level of English which students must have before they can get a UK visa to learn the language here.

Thank you to all our partners for nominating us as LTM Stars! English UK has been nominated for the Star School Association Award again in 2010.

Winners will be announced just prior to StudyWorld London at the Language Travel Magazine Star Awards ceremony on Saturday 4 September. They will also be published in the August issue of Language Travel Magazine, which you can access here from 1 August.