Voices
The idea to create Mabboo, a sustainable bamboo clothing and accessories brand, came to Ed Cheney in February 2008, during his time as a British Council English language assistant in China.
Duncan Foord, who has worked with teachers, directors of studies, school managers and principals, answers seven questions about delegation.
We are recruiting people from the UK now to become English language assistants (ELAs) in China next academic year! There are plenty of reasons why you should apply.
Following her recent presentation in our seminar series for English language teachers in the UK, Johanna Stirling offers ways to deal with human ‘weaknesses’ in teaching situations.
How many ways are there to use moving images in the classroom? English language teacher Svetlana Urisman, who won last month’s British Council Teaching English blog award, shares her advice.
Geoff Rebbeck explains how one UK college is using virtual simulation software to teach students welding skills.
British Council South Sudan country director Tony Calderbank writes about the evacuation from South Sudan soon after fighting broke out last month.
Kimberley Moulton explains how indigenous people can reclaim the way they are represented in museums by reframing the way their cultural artefacts are displayed.
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.
Rachel Thomas recounts how she got into voluntary teaching and shares both tips and experiences of teaching English in her local community.