Monthly Updates | June 2019

6. Take the next step in your teaching career

7. Partner Schools Global Network (PSGN) - New Modules

8. Mini English lessons

9. Study UK: Prepare to Study and Live in the UK

10. Cultural Protection Fund projects

11. 22nd Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival

12. Voices Magazine

UK Minister for Education Chris Skidmore announcement

EU students who start university in England and Scotland in the 2020-21 academic year have been guaranteed the same fees and funding as home students for the whole length of their course – whatever happens with Brexit.

Do you dream of becoming an undergraduate or postgraduate student at a UK university this autumn but have not secured a place yet?

The Clearing programme benefits students who:

• haven't already applied for a place at university
• have declined the university places offered to them, or
• have applied, but have not received an offer of a place.

Supported by:

• IELTS
• Cyprus Association of Educational Consultants (CAEC)

Same IELTS. More choice.

The IELTS partnership has taken steps to strengthen the product and the services provided to test takers and to recognising organisations.

The changes include rollout of a computer-delivered IELTS test, which has the following benefits:

• Greater test frequency and flexibility in delivery
• Potential for wider availability of venue locations
• Test results issued in five to seven days from the test day (down from the present 13 days)
• New results service for recognising organisations
• Improved test security.

Express Publishing in collaboration with British Council would like to invite you to the "Express Gatherings" which will be held in June.

Next available dates

Nicosia
Friday, 28 June 2019
Date: Time: 10.00 - 12.00
Venue: Express Publishing Office

Limassol
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Time: 10.00 - 12.00
Venue: Gloria Jeans Coffee Makariou

Larnaca
Thursday, 20 June 2019
Time: 10.00 - 12.00
Venue: Gloria Jeans Coffee Finikoudes

How to register

The presentations are free of charge, complimentary to all teachers

Please contact Express Publishing Cyprus by phone +357 22444455 or email expresspub@cytanet.com.cy to reserve your date.

2. English in Early Childhood starts on the 10 June 2019 and runs for 6 weeks, it explores how young children learn English and investigates many other aspects of early childhood learning and development.

This MOOC has been created for English teachers; early childhood practitioners; or anyone who is interested in the areas of child development and language acquisition. It will also be of interest to parents of young children, who wish to support their child learning an additional language.

3. Ideas for a Better World: Leading Change Through Policy Making starts on the 10 June 2019 and runs for 4 weeks. Users can register right up till the last day.

This course is aimed at young people who see themselves as future leaders in the field of policymaking.

Are you keen to take the next step in your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?

There are two sessions available; simply register for the one that suits you best:

• Tuesday 18 June,
  14.00–15.00 GMT 
• Wednesday 19 June,
  10.00–11.00 GMT

If you are not able to join either of these sessions, a recording will be available on the Cambridge Assessment English YouTube channel shortly afterwards.

This month we have 2 great new modules to support professional development in your school!

• Engaging with CLIL - Teaching vocabulary and adapting materials for primary
• Engaging with CLIL - Teaching vocabulary and adapting materials for secondary

Partner Schools Global Network (PSGN)

In order to access the PSGN Online Support for Schools platform you need to become a member of PSGN.

For more information and to activate your membership please contact Natasha Apostolidou, the Exams Business Pursuit and Account Relationship Manager.

Here’s something you can use to help you learn English!

This week we share a brilliant series of bitesize videos from France to help students to learn some of the more subtle skills when learning English.

Be prepared for university study in the UK by familiarising yourself with UK culture and higher education.

The ‘Study UK: Prepare to Study and Live in the UK’ MOOC will teach you about UK higher education, including academic requirements, teaching methods, and course structures and assessment. It will also provide you with advice for studying in the English language and practical information about living in the UK.

We strongly encourage you to complete this MOOC, which is entirely free and can be completed in your own time, so long as you start by Sunday 28 July 2019. Upon successful completion, you will receive a digital certificate.

Two new British Council documentaries with historian Bettany Hughes

We're delighted to launch two documentaries with historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes. In these short films, Bettany visits two Cultural Protection Fund supported projects in Jordan and Lebanon that are creating opportunities for displaced Syrian refugee communities and protecting vital heritage which is at risk of being lost forever.

Αn open workshop and the performance Silent Lines

An open workshop for dancers and teachers held by Russel Maliphant, one of the most important world-acclaimed dancers and choreographers, focusing on Dance and his own personal experiences during the past 20 years.

The workshop will focus on practical ways to explore fascia and tensegrity in movement and relationship to gravity, breath and quality of movement. Exercises will look at positional strategies in different movement regimes which may be applied to techniques that people are already aware of, or which may affect qualities such as shape, flow and dynamics.

An emphasis will be given to awareness, proprioception, refinement & mindfulness through releasing holding patterns and cultivating a full and sensuous body perception with a high level of kinaesthetic acuity.

Information / Reservations

Rialto Theatre 77777745

*Free Bus from Nicosia and Paphos to Limassol

E-tickets: www.rialto.com.cy

Myanmar's youth optimistic about their country's future

'Young people can today vote in competitive elections, use modern communications technology and work in an economy emerging from decades of isolation.'

The British Council surveyed 2,000 people aged 18-30 in Myanmar as part of our Next Generation research. Christine Wilson explores some of the findings.

[Photo: © Boothee Thaik Htun]