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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
Sonny Swe
Date
09 July 2019 - 08:38

'Every story was censored' – Sonny Swe, publisher

Sonny Swe, CEO of Frontier Myanmar Weekly Magazine, talks about negotiating with the censorship board in Myanmar, and building a career before and after prison.

Tags
Civil society, Skills
Blue and white building in Tunis seen through an archway
Date
08 May 2019 - 17:01

What is transitional justice?

Noha Aboueldahab is a specialist in transitional justice, author, and fellow at the Brookings Doha Center. She tells us about her career, and why her work matters.

Tags
Justice, Conflict resolution, Study in the UK
Young person using a laptop in a doorway
Date
24 January 2019 - 15:41

How teachers, parents and carers can spot and prevent online grooming and radicalisation

David Wright, director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, talks about grooming and radicalisation, the signs to look out for, and steps for prevention that parents and teachers can take.

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Technology, Education, Civil society
'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
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Date
02 March 2017 - 16:24

How to win an argument

We asked Hitham Elhimmali, a young doctor in Tripoli, Libya, who is a debating champion and trainer in the British Council's Young Arab Voices programme.

Tags
Learning resources, Skills, Cultural leadership, Civil society, Conflict resolution
'Gendered language has a bias towards a particular sex.' Image (c) dmagarityjr, licensed under CC BY SA-2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
01 March 2017 - 19:00

Teachers, what is gendered language?

What exactly is gendered language and why should you warn language learners about it? Jemma Prior explains.

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Teaching resources, Teaching, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity
'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.

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Education, Women and girls, Teaching resources, Teaching
'It is important is to emphasise what is unique about each girl.' Image (c) Mat Wright
Date
25 October 2016 - 08:14

How to build girls' confidence

How can you help girls become more confident? We asked April Negrette, a member of the British Council's Active Citizens programme.

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Teaching, Education, Cultural leadership, Equal opportunities and diversity, Women and girls
Date
07 September 2016 - 17:31

India's women scarred by violence have a new champion

Why are so many women in India victims of acid attacks, and what's being done about it? Ria Sharma, winner of the Social Impact category in the Alumni Awards India 2016, explains.

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Universities and higher education, Civil society, Women and girls
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