The long-awaited IATEFL Conference is coming to Birmingham next spring! The international festival will be attended by English language teaching professionals, making it the perfect opportunity for professional networking and […]
Thinking of a career in ELT in Moldova? It comes highly recommended, says Wayne Trotman. “Moldova? Where’s that?” was my reaction when the regional ELT director told me he was sending me to Chișinău (“ki-shi-now”), its charming capital. Although I’d got […]
One of our most anticipated and informative issues is almost here! Centred on School Rankings, readers can expect to find insight into the emerging ELT landscape and trends, with expert […]
Wayne Trotman reviews Promoting Professional Learning by Silvana Richardson, edited by Andy Hockley and published by Cambridge University Press, March 2026. This title is the fourth in a growing series […]
Exam preparation can easily become repetitive: learners complete a reading task, check their answers, write another essay, receive feedback, and then repeat the cycle. While this may improve familiarity with […]
The Bloomsbury Institute, a higher education provider in central London, has had its licence to sponsor international students revoked. The Basic Compliance Assessment is an annual check that all sponsors must pass, […]
Every mainstream state school in England will be given their own target to improve pupil attendance, the government has confirmed. Schools will also be encouraged to offer more clubs and […]
I started learning English in primary school in Zonguldak, in northern Türkiye. Like many learners of that time, my first experience of reading in English was through the Oxford Picture […]
Universities will be stripped of the right to recruit international students if too many drop out, as the government tightens the screws on visa abuse. New sponsorship rules will introduce a sliding scale of penalties for higher […]
The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have agreed for the UK to associate to the Erasmus+ programme from 2027. Erasmus+ is an EU programme that provides grant funding for international placements and partnership […]