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Benefits of participating in this global competition

  • Cross-curricular focus: The theme of Climate Change - From crisis to action can be related to many subjects such as science, physical education, business studies, geography and global studies. Students can draw upon their knowledge of these subjects to produce an exceptional live action or animated style video highlighting their skills and learning.
  • Core Skills Development: By participating in this competition, students will develop critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, creativity, imagination, citizenship, digital literacy, and student leadership skills.
  • Applications for overseas studies: Demonstrating activities outside the classroom supports students' applications. This competition shows a commitment to proactive development and awareness of social and environmental issues.
  • Prizes: Exciting prizes, including a free online film course delivered by a recognised film school, certificates of completion, iPads, trophies, and the opportunity to attend a live online awards ceremony.

Support for teachers and students 

Teachers can access supporting resources, including The Teacher Tool Kit, posters, flyers, previous winning Your World entries, and video guidance for students on creating great videos. Students can find tips on video making, Your World tips, and previous winning entries on our hints and tips page.

Rules and regulations

To ensure a smooth, transparent, and fair delivery of this competition, please refer to the terms and conditions document, which you need to read carefully and sign before taking part in the competition.

Voices from last years winning team:

‘Your world competition is really a useful and meaningful playground for children to not only express their thinking and English language abilities, but also develop other important skills such as teamwork, problem solving and video production.

I hope all the valuable lessons they have accumulated and learnt after the competition will be a premise for them to continue to shine and inspire other students in the school to show responsibilities to the society and become Global Citizens.
Ms. Kim Anh Le, Principal, Cau Giay Secondary School, Vietnam, Global Winner-Your World 22/23

Safeguarding

The British Council is committed to valuing, respecting, and listening to children and adults, maintaining confidentiality, and acting proportionately. They also maintain strong protection systems and procedures to minimize and manage situations where abuse could occur. If any concerns arise, students should know how to report them. Measures should be taken to minimize risks by staying safe online.

Vimeo set-up steps

  1. Prepare your live action or animated style video file.
  2. Log into "Your Account" or create a new one at (https://vimeo.com/).
  3. Click on the "Upload" button in the upper right corner.
  4. You'll be directed to the "Upload Page."
  5. Select your file.
  6. Select your "Privacy Settings" (public/download access, etc.).
  7. Upload.
  8. Wait for the file to be uploaded and processed.

Contact details 

For further information and inquiries, please visit the other pages of this section or contact your country's British Council office.

We hope you will encourage your students to participate and welcome you to the 'Your World' competition!
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