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OET or IELTS lessons for a nursing registration resit?
How to choose between OET and IELTS lessons when you must retake an English test for nursing registration, with a decision sheet you can copy.
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B1 for settlement or citizenship
B1 SELT preparation: choosing online lessons
How to choose online lessons for a B1 SELT: check your route, find the approved test, test your speaking and agree a plan. Includes a route-to-test checklist.
Choosing an online tutor
Choosing an online English tutor for everyday life
How to choose an online English tutor in the UK: set a real-life goal, check experience and feedback, compare formats and costs, and start with an assessment.
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Passing B1 for settlement or citizenship
B1 SELT preparation: choosing online lessons
How to choose online lessons for a B1 SELT: check your route, find the approved test, test your speaking and agree a plan. Includes a route-to-test checklist.
Choosing a tutor for everyday English
Choosing an online English tutor for everyday life
How to choose an online English tutor in the UK: set a real-life goal, check experience and feedback, compare formats and costs, and start with an assessment.
Passing a nursing English resit
OET or IELTS lessons for a nursing registration resit?
How to choose between OET and IELTS lessons when you must retake an English test for nursing registration, with a decision sheet you can copy.
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Passing a nursing English resit
Guides for nurses who have to retake an English test for registration: how to choose between the Occupational English Test (OET) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), what lessons can and cannot do, and how to plan the next attempt.
Passing B1 for settlement or citizenship
Plain guides for people preparing for a B1 speaking and listening test for settlement or citizenship. Check your own route on gov.uk first: lessons help you prepare, but the test itself is booked separately.
Meeting an IELTS offer deadline
Guides for candidates who need an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score by a university or work deadline: choosing preparation, getting feedback you can use and planning the weeks you have.
Succeeding in interviews and at work
Guides for professionals with an English-language interview booked, or meetings and presentations ahead: what to practise, how to use one-to-one lessons and how to talk about your experience clearly.
Helping a child use English at school
Guides for parents whose child needs English support after feedback from school: choosing a tutor, what to ask before the first lesson and how to follow progress.
Communicating clearly in care work
Guides for care employers and care staff on clear communication at work: handovers, notes, families and everyday workplace English. This is communication practice, not clinical training or registration preparation.
Choosing a tutor for everyday English
Guides to choosing an online English tutor for everyday life: what to compare, what to ask before you book and how to tell whether lessons are working.
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