British Council Senegal

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Useful links

			UK Embassy in Senegal (English website)
			UK Embassy in Senegal (French website)


Telephone	+221 33 869 27 00
Fax	+221 33 864 08 50
E-mail	information@britishcouncil.sn

Office hours
Monday to Thursday	1200 to 1830
Friday	0900 to 1230 1500 to 1830
Saturday, Sunday & public holidays	Closed

Find us
Address	Rue AAB-68 Amitié Zone A et B BP 6232 Dakar, Senegal

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Chevening scholarship

Apply for a Chevening scholarship before the 27th of January 2012. Click here for more details on how to apply.

English teachers

We welcome job vacancy enquiries from qualified and experienced teachers of English. For further information, contact us by e-mail at information@britishcouncil.sn

The British Council is the UK's leading international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We work in more than 100 countries with over 10,000 leaders and decision-makers each year.

For more information about our services and programmes, please browse through the list below or contact us via the links to the left.

Teaching Centre

			Our Teaching Centre in Dakar is an excellent place to learn and practice English. Our classes in 2011 are FCFA 100,000 for a six week General English or Business Course. A six week Conversation Course is FCFA 50,000.
			Teaching Centre calendar and registration dates.
			Registration leaflets in English and French.
			The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels.
			NOTICE: Whilst we do offer IELTS preparation courses, our nearest IELTS examination centres are in Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria.

English

			Learn English online: we offer francophone versions of the LearnEnglish websites - in the purpose of encouraging the use of ICT to learn English.
			Teaching English by radio: we run a series of 12 15-minute programmes for English teachers, in resource-poor environments, which combines effective teaching with social themes. The radio programmes are supported by supplementary learning materials (CD and print).
			Hornby School: we run a training programme for trainers of English teachers in Senegal and Francophone West Africa countries financed by the Hornby Trust and developed by the British Council.

Education & Society

			Connecting Classrooms: our school partnership programme that promotes intercultural dialogue through three-way partnerships between schools in Sub-Saharan Africa.
			Premier Skills: a football partnership programme defined by the Premier League in collaboration with the British Council that aims at developing coaching, teaching and English Language skills among local community coaches.
			Professional development: we tailor-make professional development courses for enterprises and individuals seeking to improve their managerial, leadership, self-confidence and personal skills in order to achieve better work results. Read more in English and in French. View upcoming courses.
			Study in the UK: we can help you find out more about studying in the UK and applying for scholarships.

Arts

Creative Enterprise: A business skills training programme for young Africans who have recently started or are about to start a business in the creative sector in Sub-Saharan Africa including: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Equal opportunities and diversity

View our Equal opportunities and diversity policy in English or French.