English UK’s Post

A warm welcome to our new member Yorkshire College, based in Leeds. The independent English language school offers general English, IELTS preparation, and business English courses to students aged 16 and over. #UKELT Visit their site: https://lnkd.in/dZWZhUJj

📢 Calling all English UK member centres... Have you voted in the English UK Board of Trustees election? At English UK we represent #UKELT nationally and internationally. By standing for election or casting your vote, you are actively supporting our mission to harness the collective energy of the membership to champion and advance UK ELT. Make sure you are part of it. Voting closes at 23:59 on Friday 3 May. >> View the candidate Q&A on Padlet: bit.ly/3w5xE0f >> View candidates' statements and vote: bit.ly/4aVBQz5 Thank you to all the candidates who have put themselves forward for election: Faeza Afzal (MInnov), Céline Aloé CEO at UKLC, Bob Dignen, Shoko Doherty, Fiona Dunlop, Michael Glen-Kerr. Jon Halligan FRSA, Basil Hanna, James Herbertson, Sian Matos, Will N., Victoria Paterson, Jacqueline Pilkington, Justin Quinn, Duncan Reith, Corinne Taylor, Simon Thorley, Steve Derras Tulk, Slavenka Vukovic-Bryan, and Leon Zhang. Note: Only English UK member centres are eligible to vote.

Our first Higher and Further Education Conference is on Friday 14 June in Birmingham. Join us to discuss the future of state-sector ELT provision. Check out our sessions and speakers 👇 > Transition, retention and progression - what role can we play in our international student journey? with Joanne Parfitt and Lisa Langley (Swansea University) > Data insights for HE/FE providers - with discussion on future developments in data collection with Ivana Bartosik (Slobodnikova) (BONARD Education) > How ELT departments can add value to their institutions and support student learning - a panel discussion with Will Nash (University of Sheffield), Hayley Maxwell (University of Birmingham) and Victoria Paterson (Edinburgh College) > The future direction of the Accreditation UK scheme for the state sector with George Pickering > FE college case study: how to run English plus vocational programmes with Harriet Petty and Victoria Paterson (Edinburgh College) > Member showcases: 3 x 15 minute presentations on new course developments and innovations Thanks to our event sponsors Pearson and Macmillan Education. Book your place 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTFewxFf

Are you passionate about UK ELT? Join us at our 2024 parliamentary reception on Thursday 16 May in the House of Commons. We'll be asking MPs and government stakeholders to support the UK's English language schools and everyone who works with them. Join us there and invite your MP: https://lnkd.in/eHJNXJeF Thanks to our event sponsor LanguageCert and our parliamentary host Stephen Hammond MP. #UKELT #intled #WeAreInternational

2024: A year of elections including the English UK Board of Trustees election! Four seats are up for election on our board of trustees and we are delighted to have such an incredible group of candidates standing this year. Want to find out who our 2024 board candidates are? Want to know how to cast your vote? >>> bit.ly/3Js6aVZ #UKELT #EnglishUK [Note: only English UK member centres are eligible to vote and it is one vote per member centre. You can rank as many candidates as you like, in order of preference.]

Join us at the English UK Members' Conference & AGM on Friday 17 May. Meet other language centre leaders to share stories and gather new ideas. As always, we will share sector updates and association news, and launch our annual student statistics report. Every English UK member centre and corporate member gets one free in-person place. Books yours today: https://lnkd.in/db8bpyns Our parliamentary reception is on 16 May at the House of Commons. Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/eUXyFFJn #UKELT #ELTconference

Thank you to the team at Belta for the partnership and for the opportunity to share our #UKELT student data. 🇧🇷🇬🇧

Our first Higher and Further Education Conference takes place on Friday 14 June 2024 in Birmingham. If you manage a university or college-based ELT centre, join us to connect with peers and discuss the future of ELT provision in the state sector: https://lnkd.in/erTnKiR5 Thanks to our event sponsors Macmillan Education and Pearson. #UKELT #ELTconference

A warm welcome to our new member PGL Travel. PGL offer outdoor education and residential courses for students aged 8-17 years old. They own and manage 12 English language centres across the UK, which operate seasonally and are British Council accredited. Their courses for juniors combine English lessons, excursions and on-site adventure activities. Locations include Devon, Suffolk, Shropshire, Lincolnshire, Perthshire, Wiltshire, Isle of Wight, North Yorkshire, Surrey, Dorset, East Sussex and Lancashire. #UKELT Visit their site: https://lnkd.in/ent86SeR

Thank you to the team at RefuAid and especially Ilaria Tarulli and Madiha Sultan for the support you provide in helping our member centres and accredited #UKELT support refugees and asylum seekers in the UK >> Thanks to RefuAid and English UK member centres: ◾ 246 refugees and asylum seekers graduated from their English language courses in 2023 ◾ 131 of the 246 plan to attend university in the UK to get the qualifications they need  ◾ 51 of these are doctors who are preparing for requalification and PLAB exams after passing OETs (English tests for healthcare professionals) ◾ The group of graduates also includes ten nurses, eight pharmacists and five dentists now preparing for requalification exams as well as engineers and teachers. #WeAreOne Find out more >> bit.ly/3vBf1B6