France: Teacher burns students’ exams
An English teacher in France was arrested on Tuesday, 9 May, after burning his students' Baccalauréat examinations. Victor Immordino set the papers alight outside...
Pakistan: BC cancels all exams – UPDATED 17 May
The British Council in Pakistan has suddenly cancelled all examinations for today (10 May) and tomorrow (11 May) following the arrest of ex-Prime Minister,...
PTE Core receives approval for Canadian economic immigration
Pearson have announced their PTE Core has been approved for use by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) as proof of English language proficiency.
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On Tenterhooks: Henry Rodgers updates the Gazette on the battle between Italy and its Lettori
"Forty-four years and counting" charted the marathon battle of foreign language lecturers in Italian universities (Lettori) for parity of treatment in the workplace, a...
Lettori: Italy undermines CJEU
The Italian government has issued a decree law in response to the European Commission threat, 26 January 2023, to take Italy before the Court...
