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'Co-ordinating a school partnership allows you to take on a leadership role within your school.' Photo by Duane Schoon under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 28 July 2014 - 16:54

How teachers can improve their professional development

Keri Reid, principal teacher at Muthill Primary School in Scotland, explains how partnering with Juliet Johnston school in Ghana has helped.

Tags: Schools

'Singing as part of the whole class creates a safe space for shy children to find their voice.' Photo: British Council

Date: 22 July 2014 - 17:06

How teachers can help children enjoy singing

Music is one of life’s greatest pleasures. So how can teachers encourage shy children to sing?

Tags: Arts, Schools, Music

Up to 70 per cent of all jobs advertised on tefl.com are for native English speaking teachers. Photo by Flazingo Photos on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 18 July 2014 - 11:45

Native English-speaking teachers: always the right choice?

There are perceptions that native speakers of English make better English language teachers.

Tags: English language

'Violence and instability have made it difficult for Syrian students to continue their studies.'

Date: 17 July 2014 - 16:50

What's happening to Syria's students during the conflict?

When a country is at war, what happens to its universities?

Tags: Universities and higher education

'The children are a delight, always smiling and so keen'. Screen shot from British Council video.

Date: 12 July 2014 - 12:34

What's mentoring English language teachers in Borneo like?

Can you imagine living and working in beautiful, tropical Malaysian Borneo? Rob Gordon is one of over 120 British Council mentors working with primary school teachers

Tags: English language, Teaching

Asking a friend to provide feedback can improve your teaching skills. Photo by Nationaal Archief/Spaarnestad, no known copyright restrictions, adapted from the original.

Date: 11 July 2014 - 12:42

How do you become a better English teacher?

Lizzie Pinard, winner of the TeachingEnglish monthly blog award, writes about how reflecting on your teaching practice can help you improve your teaching skills.

Tags: Teaching, Teaching resources, English language

'Many are familiar with the story of how more Indian and Chinese students came to the UK as their countries’ economies grew.' Still from the British Council's animated infographic on student mobility

Date: 10 July 2014 - 15:27

Student mobility into and out of the UK: the trends

The British Council’s Michael Peak runs us through the trends in recent years (link to data visualisation), as UCAS releases figures on undergraduate enrolment in UK universities today.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'One day I decided to go into school with one black contact lens, just to surprise my students. It worked.' Photo (c) Mat Wright

Date: 09 July 2014 - 14:44

Essential tips for English language assistants in Thailand 2

Charlotte Ogilvie, who taught in a Thai school last year through the British Council’s Thailand English Teaching programme, explains how to make the most of your time outside the classroom

Tags: Teaching, Teaching resources, Work outside the UK

'Many students only want to pack their suitcases for a short stint studying abroad, rather than a full year.' Photo (c) Natasha Mileshina, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 07 July 2014 - 14:58

Will the trend of short-term study abroad catch on?

What are the trends in study abroad? Janice Mulholland of the British Council’s US office explains the big issues in US universities’ international education programmes.

Tags: Universities and higher education

Universities working directly with their communities might be looking into questions such as: 'What are the effects of an ageing population in a particular town?' Photo (c) Garry Knight, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 July 2014 - 15:16

How can universities create stronger communities?

The British Council’s Caroline Chipperfield explains how more and more higher education institutions are becoming an integral part of their local communities.

Tags: Universities and higher education

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