February 2022
Empowering remote learning in remote regions
The future of international training contracts is increasingly online, but providers need to plan for problems with internet connectivity, so believes UK training specialists...
Teacher sues over native-speakerism
“We are only allowed to hire native speaker. I am so sorry as your CV is really interesting.”
Rachel Tsateri received this message after applying...
Disappearing schools cause confusion
The figures tell the story. In January 2020, the Gazette database listed 478 British Council accredited language schools. Today it contains just 401.
Two...
A look at English instruction in Egypt
One size is never going to fit all, says educationalist Abeer Okaz
For quite some time, the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has...
Boarding schools come up trumps
These institutions attract the best because they know what they’re doing, says Melanie Butler
The British Council accredited boarding schools have survived the pandemic better...
Does your therapist speak your (first) language?
Psychotherapy or counselling for bilingual speakers is more successful with a bilingual therapist or L1 speaker, according to a review by psychologists Kinga Izsóf...
