Voices
Monica McWilliams co-founded the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and was one of few women at the table for the multi-party peace negotiations leading to the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
The Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits was nominated for the Latvju Teksti poetry prize in 2014, and won the Kindred Nations’ award for his book Livonian Literary Language.
Brenda Nakalema started Uganda's Mosaic fashion house. She talks about Ugandan style, fusing the traditional with the international, and the power of self-confidence.
Through trial, error and mild emoji-obsession, Colm Boyd, a materials writer and British Council teacher in Barcelona, has produced these tips for English language teachers.
Michael Price is a composer for TV and film, known for work including the theme for the BBC TV series 'Sherlock'.
English language assistant Stephanie Glenister talks about the challenges she encountered while teaching in Canada and France.
Gina Wilson studies French at the University of Manchester and Kirstie Baughan is an experienced social worker. This is what they added to the Language Assistants programme.
Phil Dexter, British Council Teacher Development Adviser, wants to take the 'learning styles' debate further to understand how teachers can use the concept effectively.
For Eilidh Latto, becoming an English language assistant in Romilly-sur-Seine meant living 900 miles away from her partner. This is what she learned.
Two British Council language assistants share the mobile apps that they use to navigate the unknown.
