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'I grew up in a world where nobody could put the two things together: an enjoyable job and good pay' ; © Anita Schiffer-Fuchs / taken at the British Council Literature Seminar in 2003

Date: 14 October 2014 - 16:39

John Burnside: from software engineering to top writer

The T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet tells us about working in prisons, family life and the eeriness of English suburbs.

Tags: Arts, Literature

'Independent schools in the UK are recognised by the OECD as being among the best in the world.' Photo (c) Steve Cadman, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 09 October 2014 - 15:11

Why should international students choose UK schools?

Matthew Burgesslooks at what independent UK schools can offer these pupils and provides some tips to help parents choose the right school for their children.

Tags: Schools, Study in the UK

Where will universities recruit international postgraduates from between now and 2024? Photo: Asim Bharwani on Flickr/CC

Date: 06 October 2014 - 16:58

Where will universities recruit postgraduates from?

Universities increasingly depend on Chinese and Indian postgraduates, but what other markets are opening up?

Tags: Universities and higher education

Date: 06 October 2014 - 14:35

How to build confidence among low-level learners of English

The English My Way project officer, Frances Carbines, shares tips here on how teachers and volunteers can help build confidence among low-level learners.

'Though the script may look like loopy squiggles to an untrained eye, learning to read and write isn't as huge a challenge as most people expect.' (Photo of Arabic calligraphy by Mark under Creative Commons licence)

Date: 03 October 2014 - 14:34

Arabic: more accessible than you think

In the ninth in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, we turn to the fifth most commonly spoken language in the world, Arabic.

Tags: Schools, Study outside the UK, Work outside the UK, Publications

How can schools in the UK help learners of English as an additional language; photo by Bartosz Kali

Date: 02 October 2014 - 09:42

How can UK schools support young children learning English

As we prepare to celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 October 2014, the British Council’s Caroline Drummond looks at what schools in the UK are doing to support EAL learners.

John McDowell, an African American soldier in First World War uniform (Photo courtesy of National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri USA)

Date: 01 October 2014 - 17:00

How black soldiers in First World War shaped civil rights

Anne Bostanci highlights how black people from around the world were involved in and affected by the First World War – and some of its far-reaching consequences.

'The key to successful storytelling is having the right story for the linguistic and cognitive ability of the children.' Photo: British Council

Date: 30 September 2014 - 11:09

How to teach children English using illustrated storybooks

What makes illustrated storybooks such a good resource for teaching young learners of English?

Keeping a blog or even just captioning your photos is a good way to document your experience. Photo of the Teotihuacan pyramids by MCAD library on Flickr/CC.

Date: 29 September 2014 - 11:49

Make the most of your time abroad as a language assistant

How should we prepare for life in a new country?

Tags: Teaching, Work outside the UK, Schools, English language

''Learning Russian has opened up a beautiful and complex country for me.'

Date: 26 September 2014 - 12:18

Russian: beautiful, complex, and a window onto the unknown

We turn to Russian in the eighth post of our series on the ten languages essential for the UK's future.

Tags: Publications, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK

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