- Date
- 14 October 2019 - 12:56
How to pitch your tech idea to an investor
Vikas Shah is a venture-investor in technology businesses. He told us what he looks for in a pitch from an entrepreneur.
- Tags
- Technology, Skills
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- Date
- 09 October 2019 - 11:24
Remote teaching – how to keep learners' attention
Do you want to communicate effectively during an online lesson? The British Council's Graham Stanley shares his advice.
- Tags
- Professional development, Teaching, Teaching resources
- Date
- 08 October 2019 - 13:30
Twelve things for new teachers to consider
Teacher Mary Gorman shares 12 tips to improve your teaching practice.
- Tags
- English language, Professional development, Teaching resources
- Date
- 23 September 2019 - 12:36
Five ways to re-use plastic bottles in a primary class
British Council teacher Siham Bouzourene tells us how she turned plastic bottles into learning tools for her primary English language class in Algeria.
- Tags
- Teaching, Teaching resources, English language
- Date
- 19 September 2019 - 18:07
How to make your school's digital penpal project a success
British Council teacher and trainer Melissa Thomson shares her recipe for a digital penpal project.
- Tags
- Teaching
- Date
- 22 July 2019 - 16:33
English language summer camp activities for teenagers
Learners might go to camp to improve their language skills, but the experience can mean much more to a teenager. British Council teacher Melissa Thomson shares memorable learning activities.
- Tags
- English, Teaching resources
- Date
- 12 July 2019 - 10:40
What does it take to be a foreign correspondent?
Author and Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Times Christina Lamb tells us what makes an effective reporter.
- Tags
- Skills
- 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
- Date
- 08 July 2019 - 16:34
What is it like to be a young, Black journalist in the UK?
We asked Amnesty UK Media Award finalist Nadine White about getting paid and recognised as a journalist, and how a lack of diversity in the profession affects the quality of news.
- Tags
- Skills
- Date
- 03 July 2019 - 15:44
Four ways your library can support language learning
Sonia Contreras and Cristina Sanchez are librarians at the British Council Young Learner Resource Centre in Madrid. They tell us how to set up storytelling events, writing clubs and more.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching resources, Literature