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INDUSTRY SpEAkS StUdytrAvel mAgAZIne AUgUSt 2018

Industry speaks

info@englishuk.com
Educator Q&A www.englishuk.com

This month, Sarah Cooper, What has English UK been up to What did the last QUIC reveal?
Chief Executive at English UK, in the last 12 months? We were delighted that its fi rst
answers our questions about the Our biggest project was the very year-on-year data showed rising
association’s achievements and popular relaunch of StudyWorld as student numbers in both the adult
objectives. a UK-focused event. We also trans- and junior markets, with a slight
formed our existing conferences, drop in commissionable weeks. For
Full name: English UK
Year established: 2004 creating a new two-day Academic the fi rst time, Brazil appeared in the
Number of members: 425
Types of members: Private and state ELT Conference, giving a free place to top three source markets.
schools
Association’s main role: To lead the UK every member at our one-day An-
ELT industry to success, through innovation nual Conference, and creating new Tell us more about your agent-
and intelligence
Government recognition: yes classroom-focused events on spe- led initiatives?
Code of practice: yes
Complaints procedure: yes cial needs and specialist English. We have a new focus on develop-
Agent workshops/fam trips: yes
We attended the Labour and ing agent relations, led by Louise
Conservative party conferences, Gow, and we are listening carefully
where I spoke at fringe events on to their needs as well as those of
the value of ELT. We also attend- our members. We are always seek-
ed EAQUALS, BUILA and NARIC ing ways to improve our promo-
and transformed the annual tional events and make them more
Student Statistics report with the effective and effi cient, and one
inclusion of more detailed state way of doing this is to work with
sector information. recognised agent associations.
Read more at: bit.ly/EdAssoc-aug18
On The Move

Zoe Janine Ana Rob
Hajifanis Faulkner Rocha Corr
has been appointed has been appointed has joined Harvest has joined
Director of Sales and International English Institute http:// Eurocentres www.
Marketing at Bell https:// Marketing Manager for www.harvest.net/ as eurocentres.com as
www.bellenglish.com/. Zoe has Broadway Education http:// Director of International Sales. Business Development Manager
been in the industry for nearly five broadway-education.com/. Janine Ana previously worked as a based in the UK Head Office in
years, starting as Regional Manager previously worked as Admissions Center Director and Director of central London. Rob will focus on
at Kaplan International English and Marketing Manager at Saint International Sales & Marketing at Asia and explore and develop new
before coming Sales Director. Michaels College in Tenbury Wells. inlingua Florida, USA. markets and partnerships.
For the latest On the Move announcements, go to: bit.ly/StudyTravelOTM
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