Tuesday, April 22, 2025

April 2023

Two teachers’ nail-biting escapes from Sudan

Zoe Salim and Jennifer McLellan struggled to flee Sudan in the wake of sudden attacks by a paramilitary group in Khartoum. The UK called for British citizens to make...

Sudan update – 26th April

Shortly after the Gazette published the story about nine British Council staff trapped in the Council’s Khartoum headquarters...

International students in Scotland at higher risk of homelessness

1 in 5 international students likely to experience homelessness, according to a study published Monday by NUS Scotland.  In...

The British Council launch IELTS Ready: Premium

The British Council have recently announced the IELTS Ready: Premium, a new service providing personalised learning for IELTS...

Leaning into PISA’s language test

In 2025 the OECD is launching its Foreign Language Assessment (FLA) as part of its famous suite of...

Growth mindset

Can a growth mindset be harnessed to improve academic progress? Students with a more growth-oriented mindset do better on an academic writing course, but reading...

What the Welsh tell us about reading

Biliteracy needs to be taught, especially to dyslexics, Melanie Butler discovers It’s hardly news that dyslexics may face problems learning English. The case of Alex...

Teaching EFL online due to Covid

A study in China reflects common themes teachers faced around the world Chinese EFL teachers describe common challenges faced when the Covid pandemic necessitated moving...

A classicist’s take on the Trinity Cert

Language learner and teacher Zoë Parrish took a four-week online Trinity CertTESOL course with EBC. Here’s what it was like I may not be your...

Will English UK plan garner Tory press support?

English UK, the association of language centers accredited in association with the British Council, has produced a thought-provoking position paper designed to take the...

UK teacher, resident in Spain, fights for right to apply for jobs

A British teacher, who has lived in Spain for 30 years. is aiming to take the Education authority of Mallorca to court for discrimination...
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