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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
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
'Once you have a set of cards, they can be adapted and reused with counters and pencils.' Image (c) fielperson, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
12 May 2017 - 17:50

Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses

Are you looking for new grammar games for the classroom? Award-winning blogger Mike Astbury shares some resources to download and print.

Tags
Learning resources, English language, Schools, Teaching resources
'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.

Tags
Teaching resources, Teaching, Schools
Photo of book in Harry Potter series
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.

Tags
Teaching, Schools
Three young girls sitting side by side smiling at the camera
Date
22 July 2016 - 16:19

How to teach the UN's development goals, and why

Emily Reynolds of our schools team explains why it is in students' interests to know about the 'Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs), and how teachers can teach them.

Tags
Schools, Education, Global development
'[W]atch the films in advance so there are no awkward moments during the screening.' Photo
Date
29 June 2016 - 12:57

How to get film-based lessons right

Have you ever shown films to your class, or considered setting up a film club? Daryn Simon, Head of History at Ysgol Bryn Alyn, and Beatrix Clark of Into Film share some advice.

Tags
Film, Schools, Arts, Teaching resources, Teaching
'Young children understand the concept of symmetry from building towers with building blocks.' Photo (c) Raúl Hernández González, licensed under CC-BY-2.0, adapted from the original.
Date
06 August 2015 - 04:06

Every child is capable of learning maths

How important is a child's mindset when learning maths? Emily Cairns, a UK student working at JUMP Math in Toronto as part of an international work-study exchange programme, explains.

Tags
Teaching, Science, Schools
'To empathise with others from different backgrounds takes an effort of imagination.' Photo (c) Tom, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
15 June 2015 - 14:37

Why teach empathy?

To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June 2015, the British Council's Emily Reynolds looks at why empathy is so important and how teachers can help children develop the ability.

Tags
Schools, Primary school, Secondary school
'The potential benefits of bilingualism are not being realised.' Photo (c) Mat Wright.
Date
02 June 2015 - 07:50

Wales: bilingualism untapped in further language-learning

The authors of the first Wales-wide Language Trends research report explain the dire situation for modern foreign languages in Wales.

Tags
Secondary school, Schools
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