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WELCOME . EDITOR’S LETTER

Welcome to the Spring ’25 issue

which we hope you will enjoy

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Our focus on Master’s and career advancement (p25-33), with full listings of postgrad course
providers will hopefully provide a useful insight into options available for teaching advancement, MELANIE BUTLER,
whilst as the thermometer finally creeps up, our Summer Schools supplement (p13-24) and rankings editor-in-chief,
highlights the super-achievers in this dynamic sector. started teaching EFL in
Iran in 1975. She worked
We’re proud of the depth of content in this issue and that we can bring thought-leading content for the BBC World Service,
on a range of subjects, including politeness (p9), Global Scale of English (GSE, p11), News and Pearson/Longman and
Research, Employer fit (p22-23), Test assessments (p36-37). MET magazine before
As the sun comes out in the UK, we look forward to attending the IATEFL Conference in taking over at the Gazette in 1987 and
Edinburgh! also launching Study Travel magazine.
As the incoming Editor, I would like to thank Lauren Billings for her hard work producing this Educated in 10 schools in seven countries,
she speaks fluent French and Spanish, and
excellent issue. I hope to continue to match this quality in future. rather rusty Italian.
We also need to acknowledge 2 corrections in the last issue’s (492) rankings table. melanie@elgazette.com
Peartree Languages was missing an area of strength in ‘course design’ in our ranking table. They scored
12 points overall. Their position within the table remains unchanged. BECCI KNOWLES,
Chichester College was missing an area of strength in ‘student administration’ in the table. They scored editor, Becci studied
13 points overall. Their position in the table remains unchanged. English and American
All this and more inside your EL Gazette! Literature at Canterbury,
has experience as an ELT,
and has been published
BECCI KNOWLES, EDITOR in many leading titles,
including The Guardian and The Daily
Telegraph.
GILL RAGSDALE,
research news reporter,
has a PhD in Evolutionary
Anthropology from
Cambridge and teaches
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,
senior sales, 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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