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WELCOME . EDITOR’S LETTER

The wait is finally over

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
theteam
Autumn term is now in full swing, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for the UK language
centre rankings!
For long-time fans of the Gazette, and our annual rankings, you may have noticed this issue is out MELANIE BUTLER,
a little later than usual. editor-in-chief,
Each year, we rely on the British Council accredited centre reports to compile our yearly rankings. started teaching EFL in
Iran in 1975. She worked
However, this year, due to some changes in the accreditation criteria, reports were released later and for the BBC World Service,
less frequently than usual. Pearson/Longman and
As a result, this October issue has been pushed back just a little bit to make sure we had as much MET magazine before
information as possible in order to create an extensive ranking. You can read more about this in our taking over at the Gazette in 1987 and
Special Supplement, starting on page 13. also launching Study Travel magazine.
What hasn’t changed, however, is our UK Educated in 10 schools in seven countries,
she speaks fluent French and Spanish, and
Have you considered language centre rankings still contains our usual rather rusty Italian.
detailed tables, key information and exclusive melanie@elgazette.com
a Masters in Professional analysis. We also have a special feature all about
what makes a Centre of Excellence from school LAUREN BILLINGS,
Development for director, Patrick Creed. Take a look at that editor, has a Masters
on page 25! in Publishing from
Language Education? Alongside our much-anticipated rankings, the University of
you will find your usual news from the world Roehampton. She
previously taught English
of ELT over on pages 6 and 7; it’s all about the future of English at the International Publishers in Japan, and speaks
Exhibition in Greece and the English in a Changing World Forum in Türkiye. Also, the Lettori fight conversational Japanese.
continues on page 12. editor@elgazette.com
And, as always, we have an exclusive interview on page 28. Have you considered a Masters in
Professional Development for Language Education? Fabio Cerpelloni speaks to NILE’s Martyn GILL RAGSDALE,
Clarke about their course and what students can expect to achieve. research news reporter,
With all that out of the way, happy reading, and we hope you enjoy your EL Gazette! has a PhD in Evolutionary
Anthropology from
Cambridge and teaches
LAUREN BILLINGS, EDITOR Psychology with the Open
University. She also holds
an RSA-Cert TEFL. Gill has taught EFL in
the UK, Turkey, Egypt and to refugees in
the Calais ‘Jungle’ in France. She currently
teaches English to refugees in the UK.

CHARLOTTE DYASON,
account manager, a
graduate of Canterbury
and experienced
education marketer,
Charlotte has a wealth of
expertise and knowledge
to assist with promotional campaigns.
info@elgazette.com, tel 020 3137 9119.

IAN CARTER,
publisher, has a
Masters in Strategic
Business Management
(Westminster) and
30 years’ publishing
experience in the
professional and academic sector.
elgazette@media-shed.co.uk,
tel 020 3475 6811.
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