Young Learners Special
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...
Leaning into Pisa
Melanie Butler predicts the effect of the new tests
The plan to introduce, in the OECD’s 2024 Pisa tests, an optional foreign language assessment, will...
Case study: Stonyhurst Language school
Owned and run by Stonyhurst College, the summer language school takes place on the historic school campus, which boasts four libraries, a new tennis...
Summing up summer schools
Under-16 specialists are the safest bet, says Melanie Butler
When it comes to UK summer school operations, it pays to check the British Council reports:...
Welfare is the watchword for Sidmouth
For over forty years, the team at Sidmouth International School have put children’s welfare first, they tell Melanie Butler
Founded in 1976 by the Dumenil...
The secret of success at Pisa English tests
Melanie Butler looks at evidence-based language policies
Countries around the world have spent many years trying to improve the English language levels of their children....
