- Date
- 15 January 2014 - 09:22
Could you teach work skills through computer simulation?
Geoff Rebbeck explains how one UK college is using virtual simulation software to teach students welding skills.
- Tags
- Skills
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 07 January 2014 - 16:47
Evacuation from South Sudan
British Council South Sudan country director Tony Calderbank writes about the evacuation from South Sudan soon after fighting broke out last month.
- Tags
- Cultural relations
- Date
- 27 December 2013 - 17:28
Reclaiming how Aboriginal culture is represented in museums
Kimberley Moulton explains how indigenous people can reclaim the way they are represented in museums by reframing the way their cultural artefacts are displayed.
- Tags
- Arts
- Date
- 23 December 2013 - 12:23
To win a conflict, you have to connect people to people
Mariane Pearl's husband was beheaded by a militant Islamic fundamentalist group in February 2002. In November 2013, Mariane was interviewed by Mike Patterson of BBC. Read it here.
- Tags
- Schools
- Date
- 20 December 2013 - 16:28
Tips for teaching English to migrants and refugees in the UK
Rachel Thomas recounts how she got into voluntary teaching and shares both tips and experiences of teaching English in her local community.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 17 December 2013 - 15:58
How UK pupils can learn from refugee children in Lebanon
A year since UK teacher Stewart Cook started a partnership with a Lebanese school hosting 40 per cent refugees, he explains how the project has transformed his own pupils.
- Tags
- Schools
- 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
- 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
- Date
- 06 December 2013 - 11:08
How English language teachers can use pictures in class
Larissa Albano explains how using pictures as a teaching aid can help language teachers engage their students.
- Tags
- English language, Primary school, Teaching
- Date
- 05 December 2013 - 11:49
Why the 25 per cent drop in Indian students choosing the UK?
The British Council’s Richard Everitt explains the latest figures and provides some options for UK universities, based on our latest report on Indian student mobility.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education