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Date: 21 April 2015 - 14:54

What does school education look like in Iran?

Are Iranian primary schools very different from UK ones? Samira Hazari, a primary school teacher in Iran, gives us a glimpse of school life for Iranian children.

Tags: Schools

The tourist has a task to accomplish, uses a model, and tries it out. Photo (c) John Fink, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 21 April 2015 - 10:53

Is there a 'right' way to learn a language?

What is the best method for acquiring another language? Declan Cooley, CELTA trainer at the British Council in Poland, investigates.

Tags: English language, Teaching

To keep interiors cool, Iranian buildings are designed with wind flow, shade, and the orientation of the sun in mind. Image courtesy Studio INTEGRATE, Mehran Gharleghi and Amin Sadeghy.

Date: 17 April 2015 - 09:24

How Iranian architects invented ways to stay cool

How did people keep cool indoors before the invention of air-conditioning? Architect Mehran Gharleghi explains how Iran's architects developed clever strategies to beat the heat.

Tags: Arts, Architecture

Violence towards women and girls has increased dramatically in Egypt over the past few years.

Date: 16 April 2015 - 13:40

How can we tackle violence against women in Egypt?

Four offices providing women in Egypt with legal advice and social support in the face of violence opened yesterday. The British Council's Doaa Hafez looks at the issues and what can be done

Tags: Civil society, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity

Teachers fear that A-Level students in England are being discouraged from learning languages. Image © Bridget Coila, licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 April 2015 - 10:24

Why aren’t England's A-level students learning languages?

Fewer school students in England are choosing to study languages past the age of 16. Kathryn Board and Teresa Tinsley, authors of the Language Trends survey, explain why.

Tags: Schools, Secondary school

The war in East Africa cost the lives of more than 300,000 people. Image (c) Bundesarchiv, Bild 105-DOA3056 / Walther Dobbertin licensed under CC-BY-SA and adapted from the original.

Date: 09 April 2015 - 20:30

Misremembered history: the First World War in East Africa

The First World War had a seismic impact around the world. Daniel Steinbach of King's College London explains how the campaign in East Africa has been misremembered.

Tags: Cultural relations

Today, writing in Mexico is, like that of any other culture, multiform. Image (c) Eneas de Troya licensed under CC-BY 2.0, adapted from the original.

Date: 09 April 2015 - 16:38

Why the comeback in Mexican literature?

As the British Council celebrates Mexican literature at the London Book Fair, translator Christina MacSweeney gives an overview.

Tags: Literature, Arts

'You need to be globally mobile and able to adapt to other countries.' Photo of Tunis © Chris Neil.

Date: 09 April 2015 - 10:01

What does it take to join us as a future leader?

What skills and personal qualities do you need to successfully apply for the British Council's Future Leaders Scheme? The British Council's Chris Neil explains.

Tags: Cultural leadership, Professional development

Helping begins and ends with understanding. Photo: Mat Wright

Date: 01 April 2015 - 09:25

How teachers can recognise and help children with autism

British Council teacher Peter Moran shares his son's story with advice for teachers to help recognise and assist children with autism.

Tags: Equal opportunities and diversity, Teaching

'María Sabina did not take credit for her poetry: the mushrooms ... spoke through her.' Image (c) Scott Darbey licensed under CC-BY-22.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 30 March 2015 - 20:20

On María Sabina, one of Mexico's greatest poets

Long before 1960s counter-culture, an indigenous Mexican healer was creating extraordinary poetry under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms. Chloe Aridjis writes about María Sabina.

Tags: Literature, Arts

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