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Spanish: learning to speak the language of 400 million people.  Photo of Mexico City by Kasper Christensen under Creative Commons licence.
Date
22 August 2014 - 15:28

Spanish: speak the language of 400 million people

In the recent Languages for the Future report, Spanish was highlighted as the most important language for people in the UK to learn.

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Schools, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK, Publications
'There are more female undergraduates than men, so where are the female leaders? Photo (c) Harsha K R, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
06 March 2014 - 17:55

Where are all the women in higher education leadership?

Ismail Badat runs us through the numbers and asks why there aren’t more women leaders in higher education in South Asia.

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Universities and higher education, Equal opportunities and diversity
'As soon as you make the invisible visible, people react.' Photo (c) VisitBritain / Nicolas Chinardet
Date
18 February 2014 - 14:13

LGBTQI+ issues in English language teaching

Following her recent British Council seminar, education consultant Laila El-Metoui tells us about the importance of creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere in the classroom.

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Teaching resources, Teaching, Equal opportunities and diversity
Women and girls in Bangladesh are largely excluded from taking part in the digital sphere. Photo by The Advocacy Project / Creative Commons licence.
Date
10 December 2013 - 16:05

Is digital education easily accessible to Bangladeshi girls?

A combination of policy and non-governmental initiatives is helping to improve the Bangladeshi girls educational situation. The British Council’s Alexandra Tyers explains.

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Women and girls, Education, Primary school, Technology, Equal opportunities and diversity
When war was declared in 1914, large numbers of men enlisted voluntarily, believing the war would be over fast and they would be home for a hero’s Christmas. Photo via James Vaughan on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.
Date
11 November 2013 - 17:37

Voices and images from the First World War

Lucinda Hawksley gives us an idea here of the language and images employed by British journalists, propagandists and artists during that time.

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History, Teaching
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