Voices
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.
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.
The authors of the first Wales-wide Language Trends research report explain the dire situation for modern foreign languages in Wales.
Yvonne Luce, a trainer on our professional development courses for teachers, shares a few practical ideas for the classroom.
Should Arabic join other modern languages on the UK school curriculum? Yes, says Tony Calderbank, who argues that is essential to the UK’s long-term economic and cultural prosperity.
What can be done to ensure school students in developing countries are not later excluded from the world of work? Abdikadir Ismail reports from rural Kenya.
Educators agree that critical thinking is a crucial skill for the 21st century, but is it harder to teach in some cultures than in others? The British Council's Don Watson reports.
Is teaching Mandarin Chinese as daunting as it sounds? The British Council's Charlotte Ogilvie hears from a few UK teachers, and shares some useful resources.
In the ninth in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, we turn to the fifth most commonly spoken language in the world, Arabic.
German has a reputation for long words and difficult grammar. But far from being prosaic, it’s actually a language for writers, thinkers and hipsters, writes Martin Steinmetz.