Voices
A quiet revolution happened in English primary schools last September, representing a historic curriculum change: language-learning was made compulsory for all children between seven and 11.
As we release our latest app Learning Time with Timmy, Danitza Villarroel explains the importance of learning through play.
What qualities do you need to become a British Council intern and what opportunities can it bring? Nishma Menon spoke to other former interns about the role.
What effect can employing male language assistants have on schools and their pupils? The British Council’s Charlotte Ogilvie finds out.
Alex Rawlings, who won a competition to find Britain's most multi-lingual student in 2011, explains why learning foreign languages is so rewarding.
How can we make complex scientific ideas more accessible? Dr Roberto Trotta tells us about his attempt to describe the universe using the most common 1,000 words of English
Actor and artistic director Guy Masterson says the famous Welsh poet didn’t so much defy the rules of grammar as stretch them.
Enter the world of spoken-word poetry with two multi-award-winning poets: from Australia, Zohab Zee Khan, and from the UK, Harry Baker - world poetry slam champion in 2012.
So what do people think of the UK? Anne Bostanci breaks down the results of a recently carried out survey
British writer Neil Gaiman is credited as being one of the creators of the modern graphic novel as well as an author whose work crosses many genres.