The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.

Our purpose
We build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide.

Our vision
The future for the UK in this crowded, dangerous, beautiful world depends on people of all cultures living and working together on foundations of education, mutual understanding, respect and trust.

Our values
Our five corporate values guide what we do and how we work: Valuing people, Integrity, Mutuality, Creativity and Professionalsim.

Equal Opportunities and Diversity
As the UK’s principal cultural relations organisation the British Council is strongly committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities and is keen to reflect the diversity of society at every level within the organisation. For more information about how we build Equal Opportunity & Diversity into our programmes and projects and who you can contact for more information, please visit our corporate website.