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'You need to be globally mobile and able to adapt to other countries.' Photo of Tunis © Chris Neil.
Date
09 April 2015 - 10:01

What does it take to join us as a future leader?

What skills and personal qualities do you need to successfully apply for the British Council's Future Leaders Scheme? The British Council's Chris Neil explains.

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Cultural leadership, Professional development
Helping begins and ends with understanding. Photo: Mat Wright
Date
01 April 2015 - 09:25

How teachers can recognise and help children with autism

British Council teacher Peter Moran shares his son's story with advice for teachers to help recognise and assist children with autism.

Tags
Equal opportunities and diversity, Teaching
'Iran has among the highest rates of female enrolment in university in the world.' Photo (c) Beshef, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
28 January 2015 - 08:02

Things you probably didn’t know about Iran

Danny Whitehead runs through some of the more unexpected facts about Iran, in time for today's book publication of Didgah – New Perspectives on UK-Iran Cultural Relations.

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Cultural relations
Teachers in Yemen are pushing for better educational provision for children with disabilities and special needs. Photo (c) Martin Sojka, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
03 December 2014 - 07:07

How the Middle East can help children with special needs

How can countries in the Middle East ensure that children with special educational needs aren't sidelined?

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Schools, Equal opportunities and diversity
Studio portrait of two Aboriginal servicemen from Taree
Date
03 December 2014 - 06:40

Indigenous Australian soldiers in First World War

The British Council's Amber McCulloch explains what it meant for Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander soldiers to fight alongside their mates in the First World War.

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History
'Women's suffrage marks a watershed moment for equality in many countries.'
Date
03 December 2014 - 04:08

80 moments that shaped the world: women's equality

In the final instalment of our blog series on the 80 moments that shaped the world in the last 80 years, we turn to number ten: the move towards greater equality for women.

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Publications, Equal opportunities and diversity
'"Spam" is said to come from a classic Monty Python sketch, in which the canned meat is shown as ubiquitous.' Photo (c)
Date
21 November 2014 - 11:29

80 moments that shaped the world: email

We're continuing to count down our series on the 80 moments that shaped the world over the past 80 years. Today we turn to number 26, the invention and widespread use of email.

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Publications, Cultural relations
'Wikipedia marks a major step change in how we access reference information.' Image
Date
14 November 2014 - 11:17

80 moments that shaped the world: Wikipedia

In the second of our series on the 80 moments that shaped the world in the last 80 years, we turn to number 47: Wikipedia.

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Publications, Cultural relations
'It could be argued that shipping containers date back to prehistoric and Roman times.' Photo (c) pete, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
07 November 2014 - 07:57

80 moments that shaped the world: the shipping container

This month marks the 80th anniversary of the British Council. To celebrate with us, 10,000 people across the world have ranked the top 80 moments of the last 80 years.

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Publications
'Chinese script started with pictures.' Photo (c) melenama, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
04 November 2014 - 11:29

Chinese: complex tones and characters, streamlined grammar

The final post in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future is about Mandarin Chinese.

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Publications, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK, Schools
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