Jim Scrivener, who is providing the opening plenary for the English UK Teachers' Conference 2014, has observed a lot of English language lessons over the past few years - and what he's seen has led him to promote a rather different way of doing things.

Clare Salomon shares her secrets on how to impress students with your social programme

Public Health England, the Government's agency for health and wellbeing, has issued guidance for educational establishments on the Ebola virus, including what to do if a student recently returned from an affected area falls ill.

It's a busy few weeks for the English UK team as it concentrates on marketing to the Asia Pacific region in a series of events.

Inspiring ideas to create a buzz around your language centre plus the latest information on visas, social programmes and safeguarding added up to a productive day for staff from English UK member centres.