- Date
- 07 June 2016 - 16:01
Can sunshine help you sleep better and wake up earlier?
Do you find it hard to wake up in the mornings? Chloe Fung Choi Yi explains why getting more sunshine may help.
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 03 June 2016 - 19:51
How I got picked to carry the Olympic torch in Rio
Wallas Souza dos Santos, 15, talks about losing his 13-year-old sister to gun violence and how he was chosen to carry the Olympic torch this summer after taking part in Premier Skills.
- Tags
- Sport, Civil society
- Date
- 01 June 2016 - 14:14
Ten innovations that have changed English language teaching
What innovations in English language teaching (ELT) have had the biggest impact on your teaching? Teaching expert Chia Suan Chong lists her top ten.
- Tags
- Teaching resources, Teaching, English language
- Date
- 25 May 2016 - 05:18
How to prepare students for international communication
Chia Suan Chong, winner of the British Council's Teaching English blog award, offers three strategies to help students use English in international environments.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language
- Date
- 23 May 2016 - 14:55
What's thinner than a hair, yet stronger than steel?
Imagine a material that is stronger than steel, more transparent than glass, and thinner than a human hair. Hint: it's not kryptonite. Young scientist Aida Rafat explains.
- Date
- 20 May 2016 - 16:23
Classroom techniques to help pupils tackle Shakespeare
Dominic Fitch, creative director for the Shakespeare Schools Festival, suggests a few ways teachers can help pupils get to grips with Shakespeare's plays.
- Tags
- Shakespeare, Teaching
- Date
- 20 May 2016 - 05:54
How to use inquiry-based learning with young learners
Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, whose course, Oxford Discover, won the 2015 ELTons award for course innovation, suggest ways to use inquiry-based learning in the ESL classroom.
- Tags
- Teaching resources, Teaching
- Date
- 09 May 2016 - 07:58
How open are Northern Ireland's 16-year-olds to the world?
We asked Northern Ireland's 16-year-olds about their ambitions to go abroad for study, travel and work. Dr Dirk Schubotz, who directed the research, explains their answers.
- Tags
- Schools, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK
- Date
- 04 May 2016 - 14:03
How international is your country’s higher education?
New research on national education policy in 26 countries was released this week to show how open each country is to international higher education. Michael Peak give us the highlights.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 03 May 2016 - 13:57
Jenny Sealey: 'You must be better than non-disabled actors'
Jenny Sealey, who directed a group of Bangladeshi deaf and disabled actors to perform Romeo and Juliet, tells us whether it is harder for deaf and disabled actors to make it.
- Tags
- Theatre, Arts, Shakespeare, Equal opportunities and diversity