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The B1 English Gap in UK Social Care, and How to Close It
Back to Menu ↩ The visa route that rebuilt the frontline care workforce set the English bar at B1. That route has now closed to
July 21, 2026
Find out how the Language and Culture Unit at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University in Bahrain use SLC’s English for Care and English for Nurses courses in blended learning programmes for Year 1 and Year 2 nursing degree students.
The case study includes why the LCU chose the courses, how the courses were adapted and what the feedback has been like.
SLC’s digital courses are used by medical schools, nursing colleges, teaching hospitals, and English language schools. They enable teachers to give outstanding medical English courses to their students.
SLC offer institutions over 850 hours of profession-specific, cross-sector and exam preparation materials, all delivered on a customisable, state-of-the-art learning platform.
Back to Menu ↩ The visa route that rebuilt the frontline care workforce set the English bar at B1. That route has now closed to
Contact us Back to Menu ↩ In this article, Laura Wiggin, Curriculum Manager for ESOL, Skills and Community Interpreting at Hopwood Hall College, shares how the
Contact us Back to Menu ↩ Roughly half of the migrants and refugees arriving in the UK already hold a degree or equivalent tertiary qualification.[1] They include
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