Joint foreword from the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for International Trade Since publishing the International Education Strategy in 2019, the global landscape has been impacted on a scale that could not have been anticipated. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has posed significant challenges for the education sector in the UK and its international operations. The pandemic has also changed the way that education is delivered across the globe.

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Contents
Foreword 4
Executive Summary 7
1. A Changing Global Context 10
1.1 Supporting a global education agenda 12
1.2 The value of the education sector’s international activity 14
1.3 International Education Strategy 2019: progress update 16
1.4 Responding to the coronavirus pandemic 18
2. From recovery to growth: building on the
International Education Strategy 24
2.1 Diversifying international student recruitment 26
2.2 Enhancing the international student experience 26
2.3 Building lasting global partnerships 29
2.4 Supporting growth of education exports
and internationalisation 36
3. Summary of international education support
by government for education sub-sectors 39
3.1 Early years 40
3.2 Independent schools 41
3.3 English language training 42
3.4 Technical and Vocational Education and Training 44
3.5 Higher education and transnational education 46
3.6 Education technology 47
Annex A: Summary of actions (2021) 50
Annex B: Progress against the actions of the
2019 International Education Strategy 53
Annex C: Acknowledgements 63