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Date: 29 March 2021 - 16:09

This English language learning podcast is connecting people

Nearly 10 million people have listened to Reza Shah and Craig Wealand’s podcast, Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.

Tags: English, Teaching, Technology

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Date: 16 October 2019 - 09:40

How I built a virtual lab for schools

How do you teach practical science without physical equipment? Job Adeleke Oyebisi tells us how a 3D virtual laboratory works.

Tags: Science, Technology, Teaching resources

'The pharaohs left a huge scientific legacy.' Photo (c) David Stanley, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 24 February 2016 - 18:40

Why has Egypt produced so many great scientists?

We asked Nancy Elhalfawy, an Egyptian PhD student, about her country's scientific legacy and how it inspired her to become a scientist.

Tags: Science, Universities and higher education

'As scientists, we have to realise the power we have – and the limitations of that power.' Photo (c) Andy Miah, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 August 2015 - 06:52

What scientists can gain from literature and philosophy

Education UK’s Ellie Buchdahl spoke to Professor Lord Robert Winston, who boasts a long list of achievements in both science and the arts, to find out.

Tags: Science, Education, Literature

'Children always love demonstrations involving the plasma sphere.' Photo (c) Hervé BRY, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 25 April 2014 - 09:30

How can teachers inspire children in science class?

Rhys Phillips is a research engineer and a radio broadcaster. He explains how teachers can amaze and inspire.

Tags: Schools, Science, Education

Teacher Hala Arraby observed that her students were more interested in learning English when she used technology.

Date: 13 December 2013 - 15:34

Why teachers should train in digital technology

This week, the UK and Israel agreed to work together on a project to train Israeli teachers. Hala Arraby explains how it works and why teachers should develop their digital literacy.

Tags: English language, Technology, Teaching

Women and girls in Bangladesh are largely excluded from taking part in the digital sphere. Photo by The Advocacy Project / Creative Commons licence.

Date: 10 December 2013 - 16:05

Is digital education easily accessible to Bangladeshi girls?

A combination of policy and non-governmental initiatives is helping to improve the Bangladeshi girls educational situation. The British Council’s Alexandra Tyers explains.

Tags: Women and girls, Education, Primary school, Technology, Equal opportunities and diversity

'The debate on maths education is held up by opposing tensions, rather like a suspension bridge.' Photo (c) Steve Snodgrass, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 05 November 2013 - 11:46

A few tensions in maths education

Ceri Morgan of Ofsted, the UK's official body for inspecting schools and standards in education, explains some of the counterbalancing tensions in maths education.

Tags: Schools, Science

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