Language school calls for foreign students entry rules to be relaxed
By Christian Fuller & Piers HopkirkA Canterbury language school has called for a relaxation in bureaucracy for foreign students entering the UK.
Cherry Silcock-Stone, of Concorde International language school, said introducing a "protocol" just for students would be "game-changing".It comes after the government reportedlyMs Silcock-Stone said: "Those people want to come to our country because they can see a whole value in authentic British culture and experience.
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