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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.

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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.

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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
Pupils in a classroom
Date
29 June 2020 - 08:00

Language learning is still in decline in England's schools

The annual Language Trends survey examines teachers' views of language teaching in schools in England. Its author, Ian Collen, explains some of this year’s findings.

Tags
Languages, Schools, Primary school, Secondary school, Teaching
'Who would expect to hear students talking about la Gran Vía in Madrid as if they had just met there?' Image (c) Jose Maria Cuellar, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
09 March 2017 - 17:00

Eight ways to improve your secondary school language project

Are you curious about setting up an international, inter-school language project? Spanish teacher Cristina Sánchez explains how to make it a success.

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Teaching resources, Teaching, Schools
Town and snowy, mountain landscapes
Date
26 January 2017 - 19:06

A few differences between French spoken in Québec and France

We asked John McEvoy, who took part in the British Council's English Language Assistant programme in Québec, how Canadian French differs from the French spoken in France.

Tags
Work outside the UK, Teaching, Schools
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Date
05 October 2016 - 08:26

What qualities make Professor Dumbledore a great teacher?

Professor Dumbledore has been voted the UK's favourite fictional teacher, in a British Council poll. The British Council's Kristen McNicoll explains why.

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Teaching, Schools
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