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'A digital staffroom is as good as the real thing, you just have to provide your own teabags!'
Date
04 February 2016 - 08:25

Why staffrooms are essential training grounds for teachers

Staffrooms, including digital ones, can be a rich source of professional development, argues British Council teacher Matt Ellman.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Professional development
'It is likely that the Monkey King started his life as a foreign import.' Photo (c) Yun Huang Yong, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adpated from the original.
Date
03 February 2016 - 14:25

Is the Monkey King the world's most popular superhero?

You may have never heard of him, but the Monkey King has been adored in the world’s most populated country for centuries. James Trapp examines his roguish charm.

Tags
Schools, Teaching resources
Young boy sitting among ruins with other people standing in the background
Date
03 February 2016 - 05:09

How art helped these children traumatised by war

Filmmaker Sara Ishaq relates how a four-day art workshop helped give a degree of solace to Yemeni children made homeless by war.

Tags
Civil society, Arts
'War and displacement have a far-reaching impact beyond the school gates.' Photo (c) DFID, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
02 February 2016 - 13:51

Refugee children are not getting the education they need

A number of barriers are stopping refugee children in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan getting the education they need. Some steps have already been taken, but there is a lot to be done.

Tags
Education, Schools
'Teenagers often have a lot to learn when it comes to staying safe online.'
Date
02 February 2016 - 08:06

How to help teenagers stay safe online

To mark Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2016, Jo Budden, editor of our LearnEnglish Teens website, takes a look at the issues and offers some practical tips.

Tags
Teaching, Learning resources, Education
Hamlet (dir. Hay Plumb, UK, 1913) (C) British Film institute (BFI). Find out about our Shakespeare on Film on Tour programme with BFI
Date
29 January 2016 - 07:47

Ideas for using Shakespeare on film to practise listening

Dr Christina Lima of the University of Leicester suggests five ways of using films of Shakespeare's plays to practise English language listening.

Tags
Shakespeare, English language, Teaching, Education
'My local friends always give me the inside scoop on the best places to eat and how to make the most of the city.'
Date
28 January 2016 - 16:18

Five things to do in China if you want to challenge yourself

Following a year abroad in Australia, Daisy Binks decided she wasn't done with living abroad and is now working as an English language assistant in Shijiazhuang, China. Read her tips.

Tags
Work outside the UK, Education, Teaching, English language, Schools
'The economic crisis of 2008 and its aftermath did not help strengthen a young private sector.' Photo (c) William Murphy, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
18 January 2016 - 14:08

How much influence should employers have on education?

Employers have been complaining about education systems failing to produce the graduates they need. Ivana Aleksic discusses how much of a say on education employers should have.

Tags
Skills, Education
'The younger the learner, the more fearless they tend to be when working with Shakespeare.'
Date
18 January 2016 - 11:51

Why not to fear teaching Shakespeare to young learners

Rae Seymour, who develops education resources at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), encourages primary school teachers to use Shakespeare and theatre when teaching young learners.

Tags
Education, Schools, Shakespeare, Theatre, Arts
'The vision is to create world-class universities, based on African models and solutions.' Photo
Date
15 January 2016 - 15:28

Universities are at the heart of Africa's economic rise

African economies are developing fast, and we must recognise the role of universities in this, as the British Council's Caroline Chipperfield shows.

Tags
Universities and higher education
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