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A still from the film Wet Sand
Date
24 March 2023 - 11:35

Five Films for Freedom: queer cinema and censorship

What are the challenges of making queer films in countries with repressive regimes? Film student Josh Bullin shares his learnings from creating a queer film season as part of his studies.

Tags
Arts for social change, LGBTQ+
Children's hands raised in class.
Date
03 March 2023 - 16:00

Teaching visually impaired students online: six key learnings

We asked British Council teacher, Elsa O'Brien, to share what she has learned while teaching a new online English class for visually impaired students.

Tags
Teaching, Schools
Man sitting outside in a city, looking at a copy of El País, a Spanish national newspaper.
Date
19 January 2023 - 16:30

The British and their secret language regrets

'Everyone speaks English' - is that what most British people think? Vicky Gough looks at the results of the British Council’s recent UK survey and finds a desire to learn.

Tags
Languages, UK
Date
10 January 2023 - 14:00

How to help your students speak with clarity

Rosalind Johnson has developed some ideas for how language teachers can help their students speak with clarity, including warm-ups, tongue twisters and working on the pace of their speech.

Tags
Languages, Teaching, English language
Young girl seated in the foreground, wearing a checked school uniform dress, out of focus in the background is a boy wearing a checked school shirt.
Date
05 December 2022 - 15:00

How to support girls in the classroom – lessons from Tanzania

A new report commissioned by British Council Tanzania examines the attitudes of head teachers and teachers towards girls in the classroom.

Tags
Educational research, Women and girls, Policy, Schools, Teaching
Five clear glass trophies, in a rough hexagonal shape, with white lettering that says: ELTons winner Local Innovation. Trophies sit on a black ground, against a purple background.
Date
28 November 2022 - 12:00

Ten statements about the Future of ELT - the hidden messages from this year’s ELTons finalists

Chia Suan Chong had a sneak preview of the 2022 finalists for the ELTons Innovation Awards and she found ten key messages that she wants English language teachers to know about.

Tags
English language, Languages
Two children reading
Date
21 November 2022 - 17:30

Nurturing emotional intelligence through literature

Gabriela Garibotto and Noelia Garfinkiel explain how teachers can use books to develop students’ emotional intelligence and make recommendations for digital platforms to use in class.

Tags
Teaching, Teaching resources
Colourful images of Ukrainian mosaics, that have been destroyed in the war, projected at nighttime onto a large rectangular building with an arch of four columns in the middle.
Date
11 November 2022 - 11:54

We must accelerate efforts to protect Ukraine’s culture

Culture will be central to Ukraine's recovery - enabling people to process trauma, share a common identity and articulate shared experiences, says Scott McDonald.

Tags
Arts and Culture – International Development, Cultural leadership, Cultural relations
Dancers pointing upwards with one dancer on another's shoulders
Date
04 October 2022 - 11:00

Dancing the story of the chain making industry

Dance artists from Ghana, Grenada and the West Midlands in the UK, have come together to tell the story of the Black Country’s chain making industry.

Tags
Dance, Performance, Ghana
Premier Skills female footballer wearing a hijab and holding a football
Date
06 September 2022 - 18:00

Women’s football – more than just a game

Jeremy Barnett, Premier Skills Senior Project Manager, explains how football is helping empower women and girls around the world.

Tags
Football, Women and girls, Women and girls – International Development, Gender equality, Sport
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