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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 buddha carved into a large rock.
Date
23 May 2024 - 09:00

The world is on fire, so why should we care about cultural heritage?

In a world affected by conflict, climate change and economic uncertainty, culture and cultural icons are under threat, but our Cultural Protection Fund is protecting heritage worldwide.

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Arts and Culture – International Development, Cultural heritage and museums, Cultural heritage
Date
13 March 2024 - 14:30

A Ukrainian opera’s journey from premiere to awards night

The UK premiere of Opera Aperta's award-winning 'Chornobyldorf' was part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture. Here Dasha Stokoz talks to the team behind the production.

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Arts and culture, Music, Performance
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.

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English and languages, Teaching, Exams
Photo of woman carrying a container on her head, she is walking along a track with bushes and plants in the background.
Date
28 November 2023 - 12:30

Bringing solar energy to rural Pakistan

Dr Rihab Khalid describes a project to design a solar energy system for Helario village, one of Pakistan's most remote rural communities.

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Environment and green transition, Gender and inclusion, Technology
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Date
24 May 2023 - 12:00

Why should colleges work internationally?

Ruth Owen Lewis of Gower College and Dr Caroline Chipperfield from Petroc College, share how integrating internationalism into strategy and curriculum has transformed their colleges.

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Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) – International Development, Further education
Woman sits in a library with shelves of text books behind her. She is holding a book call 'How English works'.
Date
18 April 2023 - 16:54

In our rapidly changing world what is the future of the English language?

English is one of the world's favourite languages, but will it be in the future? Mina Patel talks about how English, its teaching, assessment and use in business might change.

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English and languages
A young woman and a young man cycle along a tree lined path in a park on a sunny day.
Date
31 March 2023 - 13:05

A walk in the park - can prescribing nature work?

Dr Sian de Bell, Research Fellow, University of Exeter and Julius Cesar Alejandre, Doctoral Researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University explain how nature prescribing can help keep us well.

Tags
Science, Social change
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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.

Tags
Languages, Schools, Primary school, Secondary school, Teaching
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