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Find a resource, designed by leading education professionals, to help your students explore the world beyond their classroom.

Our education packs are free to download and have been created to support the curriculum. They cover a number of different topics including the environment, gender equality, migration and cultures. Use the filters above to search by theme and by primary or secondary age group.

Many of the resources have been designed with international projects in mind so that you and your international partner school can work together on a shared project and learn from each other how location and culture can affect the outcomes.

How can we create innovative solutions to reduce hunger?

This resource is designed to encourage your pupils to think critically about ways to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Getting to know you

Simple activities to get your international partnership started, for all ages and stages.

Pupil writing on blackboard helped by Language Assistant

Primary languages starter pack

Download our pack designed for Language Assistants and other native speakers new to teaching languages in primary schools. It is also useful to schools hosting Language Assistants.

Shakespeare Lives schools pack

This Shakespeare Lives schools’ pack was created by the British Council in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company to engage students with the key themes in his plays.

Our Shared Past - Remembering the First World War

This cross-curricular resource pack, is designed to support teaching and learning with a focus on how people remember and commemorate the First World War.

Our Commonwealth Ocean

This pack is designed to improve ocean literacy and bring to life the world of wonder that is our ocean.

One Voice for All

Discuss themes of global citizenship through an exploration of human rights and street children.

Nowruz

This pack explores ‘Nowruz’ – the New Year festival which is celebrated across large parts of the world, from China to North Africa.

Magna Carta: My Digital Rights

Learn more about one of the world's most influential documents with our Magna Carta teaching resource.

Living Together

Discuss topical themes of conflict and peace using dialogue-based learning by using our refugee pack.