The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. It was incorporated by a Charter of King George VI in 1940 and we received a Supplementary Charter in 1992. The Charter is our constitution and sets out the objects for which we exist.

We have offices in 110 countries, 7,300 staff worldwide and a turnover of £430 million. British Council Wales is an aggregate of Wales-focused and UK-wide initiatives and forms part of the UK Region of the British Council

Why are we here?

Creating international opportunities and building trust
The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide.

We call this cultural relations.

We have offices in more than 100 countries and territories and are active in many more.

Cultural, diplomatic and economic benefit for Wales and the UK
We create long-term relationships that provide cultural, diplomatic and economic benefit

We provide access to Wales's assets (language, arts, education and society), especially in big and emerging markets, as well as opportunities for millions of people to engage in global dialogue.

We are operationally independent from the UK government, which enables us to build trust on the ground in places and with people where relationships with our country, society and values are strained.

We place the UK at the heart of everything we do. We are working for the UK where it matters.