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Issue 473 - Nov 2020

A class apart?

Melanie Butler dives into the data on boarding schools Statistics show that British boarding schools are the top-performing sector in UK EFL, based on reports from British Council inspection reports. On...

English from first grade in Saudi schools

Saudi Arabia’s state schools will start to teach English as a subject from the first grade of primary...

Taiwan’s “Bilingual by 2030” too ambitious

The governments’ “Bilingual by 2030” plan, which aims to have the island speaking English within a decade (see...

Leaning into Pisa

Melanie Butler predicts the effect of the new tests The plan to introduce, in the OECD’s 2024 Pisa tests,...

Case study: Stonyhurst Language school

Owned and run by Stonyhurst College, the summer language school takes place on the historic school campus, which...

Teach in: Teaching Online

El Gazette looks at teaching online as an alternative to in-person teaching, and the best places to look for online work Between the pandemic and...

Safeguarding in the coronavirus era

Charlotte Aynsley, advisor at safeguarding software firm, Impero, outlines what all schools need to know Across the world, state schools, international schools and private language...

Growth mindset improves engagement in EFL learners

EFL students engage more with classes and achieve better grades when they can clearly see how learning English is relevant to their goals and...

Chain slashed as Covid hits

British-owned EFL giant Instil Education, best known for its Regent and OISE school brands, may have closed up to 14 of its UK schools,...

The downside to unlimited English lessons

Dr Sue Ollerhead comments on Australia’s “Unlimited English” programme While these changes are historic and positive in allowing learners greater and more flexible access to...

How to demystify grammar

Andrew Rossiter discusses how to get over our hang-ups about teaching grammar Last week I heard from an old friend, an experienced teacher who has...
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