English UK is offering the opportunity for professionals with expertise in marketing to international students to speak at the second edition of the prestigious ELT Marketing Conference in London on Thursday 21^st January 2010.

A number of important Scheme developments come into effect from 12th October 2009 of which members will need to be aware. The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults.

Bookings are now being taken for the eagerly-awaited annual English UK North Academic Conference which is being held at the University of Sheffield on Saturday, 17^th October 2009. The opening plenary will be presented by Mario Rinvolucri and participants will have the opportunity to network and attend a range of sessions on CPD, skills development and new ideas. The event is supported by Cambridge ESOL. Click here for further details and to obtain a copy of the booking form.

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 2009. Winners will be announced on Saturday 5 September at the Alphe UK Dinner taking place at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

BELTE (Brighton English Language Training Event) / 17 October 2009 / 10am - 4pm / Brighton Study Centre
BELTE (Brighton English Language Training Event) is a new event in the world of ELT. The rationale is to focus attention on the region as a centre of English Teaching excellence and is anticipated to be an informal event, rather than a ‘conference’, for teachers as well as managers.