The Department of International Trade will support the UK’s struggling ELT sector, according to the department’s minister for exports, Graham Stuart. 

Thousands of international students who have postponed courses at ELT schools in the UK will have to reapply for visas before they can enter the country.

At least 15 ELT centres in the UK have gone into administration as a direct result of Covid-19, while stakeholders elsewhere have raised concern over the future of the sector.

Two new reports researched six months apart contrast the positive picture of UK ELT in 2019 with the shocking impact of Covid-19 just months later.

English UK is celebrating increased visa flexibility regarding the short-term study visa route, but is calling for increased government support at the same time.

The pandemic's effect on UK ELT was debated in parliament this week, as MPs asked the government to extend the support it is providing.

English language providers require ongoing government support in order to save the sector following the pandemic, while up to half of all providers may be forced to close in some regions.

English UK will establish an action group to focus on how values of anti-racism, diversity and inclusion are embedded in the sector.