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'They campaign, they volunteer, and yes, they vote.' Image (c) Allef Vinicius, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
13 September 2017 - 08:42

How does the next generation in the UK see its future?

We asked 2,000 young people in the UK about their career prospects, interest in political and social action, and the UK's place in the world, as part of the Next Generation UK research.

Tags
Publications, Civil society, Cultural leadership, Educational research
'We developed a card game where you can match female and male figures doing the same profession.' Image (c) 27707,licensed under Creative Commons CC0 and adapted from the original
Date
23 February 2017 - 21:00

How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls

Fatma Özdemir Uluç, who led a British Council-supported study into gender equality in Turkish schools, tells us how teachers can show children that boys and girls are equal.

Tags
Education, Women and girls, Teaching resources, Teaching
Three young girls sitting side by side smiling at the camera
Date
22 July 2016 - 16:19

How to teach the UN's development goals, and why

Emily Reynolds of our schools team explains why it is in students' interests to know about the 'Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs), and how teachers can teach them.

Tags
Schools, Education, Global development
'We can't allow another generation to grow up putting up with inequality.' Photo (c) Mat Wright.
Date
03 March 2016 - 16:06

Can we legislate away sexism?

The fifth of the United Nations' new development goals is to achieve gender equality for all by 2030. We asked Janet Veitch OBE how far we still have to go.

Tags
Civil society, Cultural relations
People are unaware of issues hidden behind walls. Furniture poverty is one example. Photo (c) Taber Andrew Bain, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
25 August 2015 - 15:59

When is a house not a home?

What makes a house unliveable? Canadian student Maria Bustos Fabregui, who is being mentored by a social enterprise in the UK this summer, explains.

Tags
Social enterprise
'Maths-phobia can easily translate into students exhibiting anxiety.' Photo (c) Chris de Kok, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
10 August 2015 - 06:46

How can teachers help students overcome their fear of maths?

Ewart Newton of JUMP Math, a social enterprise working with the British Council as part of an international work-study exchange programme, makes some suggestions for the maths classroom.

Tags
Civil society
Many factors can contribute to an individual becoming homeless. Photo (c) Garry Knight, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
05 August 2015 - 10:52

Three myths about homelessness in the UK

Canadian student Carter Vance, who's being mentored by a social enterprise in the UK this summer as part of an international work-study exchange programme, gives us his take.

Tags
Civil society

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