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We are happy to help journalists with questions about English UK and UK ELT. Contact our external relations manager Susan Young on susan.young@englishuk.com.

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  • Tourism leaders urge youth group travel scheme
    16 November 2022

    The removal of ID card travel for visitors to the UK from the EU has caused a drop of over 80% in under-18 travel, according to new research by the Tourism Alliance. 

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  • English UK receives Outstanding Contribution Award from Italian agent association IALCA
    2 November 2022

    English UK's membership manager Alice Marcolin was in Rome last week to promote UK ELT course options at the 3rd Salone delle Lingue.

    The annual event, organised by Italian agent association IALCA, includes a B2B day for schools to meet with agents, followed by two B2C days where schools and agents collaborate to share information with students and parents. 

    We were the proud recipients of an Outstanding Contribution Award in the Language and Teaching Travel Industry. Many thanks to everyone in IALCA for this special recognition. We look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship, as we work to build strong relationships between UK and Italian study travel businesses. 

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  • UK visa news | Visitors from Colombia and Peru will no longer need a visa for stays up to six months from 9 November
    21 October 2022

    Visitors from Colombia, Peru and Guyana will no longer need a visa to visit the UK for up to six months, from 9 November 2022.

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  • PRELIM 2: learnings from the teacher training project
    17 October 2022

    PRELIM, the pioneering British Council-funded scheme pairing accredited ELT centres in the UK with English teacher associations (ETAs) around the world has now run twice, supporting hundreds of teachers to improve their skills and confidence. 

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  • A small member centre with a big heart: West London English School provides tuition to 90 refugees
    6 October 2022

    West London English School (WLES) is one of English UK's smaller member centres - and yet in the past two years it has offered free tuition to around 90 refugees, working with the charity RefuAid.

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