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Festivals in South East Asia: Catalysts for the Creative Economy

This research takes a closer look at festivals in Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore, exploring the state of play, opportunities and needs in each country.

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Language Trends England 2022

Research series: this year's Language Trends report surveyed teachers at more than 1600 primary, secondary and independent schools across England about language learning.

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Applying the Lexile Framework to evaluate text complexity in the Chinese context: A corpus-based study

Discover how well the Lexile Framework fits China’s English exams, and what it reveals about reading demands across the four key stages of education.

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The impact of textual features in academic journals on learner engagement

Improving sentence structure and flow, not just vocabulary, can boost how well engineering students understand academic texts

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Instructional coaching – why it matters and how to make it matter

This article explains how instructional coaching, as one form of effective professional development, has been implemented in Estonia.

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Next Generation: What We Know Briefs

This report explores the main themes from the Next Generation series: education and skills, local and global challenges, and political and civic engagement of young people.

Social Cohesion in Europe Literature Review

Research report: this literature review provides an overview of relevant research and policy literature on social cohesion in Europe.

Gender Equality in Higher Education - Maximising Impacts

Report exploring the gender equality challenges in higher education across the world, and strategies for positive change.

International higher education partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals

How can international higher education partnerships tackle urgent global challenges?

Reflecting on Change – Exploring an international disability arts programme

A report on the impact of the British Council's international disability arts work by Tim Wheeler. Includes discussion of current issues, case studies and resources.