Monday 9 October 2023

making it easier to learn english in the uk

It's not easy to travel to the UK to learn English:

No ID card travel or limited work rights for UK ELT students

There is a 'short-term study visa':

Study English in the UK (Short-term study visa): Overview - GOV.UK

But there are suggested changes:

Help us become the world’s premier ELT destination again HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN HELP OUR INDUSTRY THRIVE English UK position paper / April 2023 (updated May 2023)

English_UK_position_paper_Apr2023_WEB.pdf

And there are specific proposals emerging:

Students from the EU are the focus of a proposed educational travel plan.
The impacts of losing freedom of movement, and the ripples of COVID-19, are starting to be felt further afield than merely the confines of the British Isles. Prior to 2019, the UK was a leader in ELT, attracting over 500,000 students a year. In 2022, the UK attracted only 239,576 – around a 45% decrease from pre-pandemic levels.
Not only does this loss impact the UK’s tourism industries, the changes to passport requirements in October 2021 makes the UK less accessible to young people learning English. Before this change, students could visit in supervised groups with just ID cards. Now, they must produce full passports, which many EU students do not have. As a result, a number of associations are trying to make a change by proposing the Youth Group Travel Scheme...

BETA propose Youth Group Travel Scheme | E L Gazette

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