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July 30

Cambridge Linguaskill now available in Italy

Italian employees and learners can now take Linguaskill at authorised centres across the country. The first session took place in Pisa.

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July 27

How to support trainee teachers by identifying personality traits

A teacher training provider in the United Kingdom is integrating a psychometric test from Cambridge experts into their training programmes – as part of a drive to support new teachers.

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July 21

More than 1000 students take part in virtual ‘chat’ about BMAT

More than 1000 potential healthcare students took part in a virtual live chat to find out more about how the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) can help them get a place on medical, dental and other healthcare related degrees.

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July 10

OET accepted in the US for both doctors and nurses

Doctors and nurses applying for positions in the United States can now validate their English language proficiency with OET, the world’s only international English language test specifically for healthcare professionals.

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July 8

UK: NHS Trust's in-house test venue allows nurses to take OET

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in the UK has made it possible for overseas nurses to get their OET English language qualifications, by creating a test venue in-house.

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June 5

Language teaching and assessment experts pay tribute to eminent professor in latest research volume

Experts from the language teaching and assessment sector pay tribute to the academic achievements of the late Professor Cyril J Weir, in the latest volume of the popular SiLT series. The 50th volume in the long running series of academic research is published by Cambridge Assessment English and Cambridge University Press.

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June 4

Kahoot! and Cambridge Assessment English launch English language games for children

Cambridge Assessment English has teamed up with game-based learning platform Kahoot! to launch a range of fun games that help young learners practise English and build their language skills.

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June 1

Update for students taking BMAT in 2020

Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing has confirmed that the September session for the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) will not go ahead this year. Students who need to take BMAT for entrance onto healthcare related courses will still be able to take the test in November, which will give them more time to prepare for the test day.

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May 20

Cambridge CELTA can now be taken completely online

Aspiring English teachers around the world can now take Cambridge Assessment English’s CELTA qualification completely online. As part of the ongoing commitment to help candidates and teachers develop their skills, Cambridge English has allowed approved CELTA centres to deliver training online to enable access to CELTA courses as the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact education worldwide.

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May 14

Free online guide will help teachers support their students preparing for BMAT

Experts from Cambridge have launched a free online guide to help teachers support students who need to take the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) to get a place to study Medicine or Dentistry in the UK.

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