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DATA & ANALYSIS

Top four source markets reported by language Fastest growing
schools: course level:
Primary

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Spain Italy Poland Germany

said numbers had actually gone up. Bell put its trust in the popularity the future is still uncertain. For the UK, it all depends on whether the
of English-medium education: ‘Education ministries and local country will remain part of the Erasmus plus scheme after Brexit.
education authorities all over the world continue to implement [such] The membership of Erasmus plus is crucial to this and other
policies,’ it said. scholarship programmes, such as the Pon (see page 12), that bring
In line with education policies abroad, in which Clil is compulsory students to the UK. It is definitely in the interests of the ELT
in many secondary schools, the most common courses offered are Clil sector for the UK to remain part of the scheme.
for secondary and primary school teachers, followed by vocational Training providers who responded to our survey included ACET,
and university. Providers report that the most popular level is ADC College, Bell, British Study Centres Brighton, British Study
secondary, but the fastest growing is Clil for primary school. Again, Centres London Hampstead, British Study Centres Oxford, Globe
this follows trends such as the ones observable in Spain and Italy, English Centre, International House Newcastle, Language Link, Lake
where bilingual and Clil courses are being piloted at primary level. School of English, NILE, Oxford
In terms of subject areas, science is the most popular, followed by International Study Centre, Pilgrims CLAUDIA
maths and geography. Science and geography are the fastest growing, and Richard Language College. CIVININI
according to the majority of providers. But the Irish Active Centres Chief reporter,
EL Gazette.
for English Training (ACET) said instead that its fastest-growing
subject was physical education. For other providers it was difficult
to pinpoint a specific subject as the most popular, partly because
some offer history and geography
as ‘humanities’. ‘Primary school
Fastest growing teachers,’ IH Newcastle added,
source market: ‘tend to have a mix of subjects.’
Where are teachers coming
Poland from? When we last did this
survey about three years ago, the
scene was dominated by Spain and
Italy. Today, to no one’s surprise,
the scene is still dominated by
Spain and Italy, but the picture
is more diversified. Poland and
Germany, for example, have been
reported in the top three by six
providers. Poland is also the fastest-growing source market for these
courses, according to our survey – followed, you guessed it, by Spain
and Italy.
More nationalities are reported in the top three: France, according
to four providers, then the Netherlands and the Czech Republic for
two. Other markets mentioned by our respondents were Colombia,
Austria, Finland, Switzerland,Turkey and Slovakia, which was
mentioned as the fastest-growing country by Pilgrims.
And how about the future? Optimism and initiative seem to
abound. Some providers, such as British Study Centres Oxford,
would like to include more technology in their courses or incorporate
online elements. Language Link, among others, is thinking of taking
Clil courses overseas. British Study Centres London Hampstead
pointed out that, with more Esol speakers in the UK, there will be
a greater need for A-level, vocational and university teachers who
might need assistance in the field.
However, as ADC College and Richard Language College remarked,

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