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A teacher holds up a piece of paper, she is showing it to her class of young pupils.
Date
11 August 2025 - 16:30

What if we invited them in? Using learners’ languages to support English

Could welcoming our learners’ other languages into the classroom be the key to more effective learning? Huma Riaz explores how plurilingualism can create richer learning experiences.

Tags
Teacher development, Language learning, English and languages, English, Educational research
Group of students standing outside a building and chatting.
Date
11 August 2025 - 12:00

International students – the UK’s BFFs

The economic benefits of international students to the UK are well known, but what about the benefits of the goodwill these students generate towards the UK? Reesha Alvi investigates.

Tags
Higher education, Universities and higher education
An AI generated image of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen sitting in a cafe.
Date
28 April 2025 - 16:00

The world in an idiom: what everyday phrases say about us

The British Council's Amy Lightfoot and Mina Patel look at how the everyday phrases we read in books, on social media or hear on TV are shapeshifting in the digital age.

Tags
Language learning, English and languages, Languages, English, English language
A poster in a school - on a yellow background text says: Je vais. Tu vas. Il / elle / on va. Nous allons. Vous allez.
Date
15 July 2024 - 09:00

Our new survey finds schools in England struggle to recruit language teachers

Vicky Gough takes a look at the results of the British Council Language Trends England 2024 survey and finds schools struggling, but there's hope for the future.

Tags
Language learning, Schools, Languages, Languages, Teaching, Schools
A group of smiling people with author Michael Rosen at the British Council ELTons awards.
Date
07 March 2024 - 14:34

The ELTons Awards: Celebrating innovation in English language teaching

How can an awards ceremony promote innovation in English language teaching? Cerys Wright explains why you should enter the British Council's ELTons Innovation Awards.

Tags
English and languages, Teaching, Exams
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
School children learning arabic language in a classroom
Date
18 July 2022 - 09:31

Has language learning in England's schools recovered from the pandemic?

British Council’s annual Language Trends Report examines teachers' views of language teaching and learning in schools in England.

Tags
Languages, Schools, Primary school, Secondary school, Teaching
Smiling baby listening through headphones
Date
01 December 2021 - 16:00

Babies’ language learning can help adult learners

English language teacher, Elsa O'Brien says adult language learners can learn a lot about pronunciation and intonation from the way babies learn language.

Tags
Languages, English and languages, Teaching
Schoolgirl in German class
Date
24 November 2021 - 14:00

What do Year 9 pupils think about learning languages?

A new YouGov survey commissioned by the British Council explores the attitudes of Year 9 pupils in England towards language learning. Vicky Gough, our Schools Adviser, tells us more.

Tags
Languages, Schools, Secondary school, Teaching
Woman with colourful computer coding reflected onto her
Date
15 November 2021 - 11:30

Training the future workforce for automation and technological change

Dr Daniel Susskind, co-author of the best-selling book The Future of the Professions and the author of A World Without Work, spoke to us about training the workforce of the future.

Tags
Skills, Education and skills, Technology, Policy
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