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Colourful envelopes and a pencil
Date
08 October 2019 - 13:30

Twelve things for new teachers to consider

Teacher Mary Gorman shares 12 tips to improve your teaching practice.

Tags
English language, Professional development, Teaching resources
Man modelling a bow tie
Date
25 September 2019 - 08:45

English loan words in European languages

‘Ich gehe nachher mit meinem Boyfriend shoppen, ich brauche zwei Jeans und T-Shirts. Erst Lifestyle, dann Wellness – OK, cool.’

Tags
Languages
Plastic bottles and plastic waste
Date
23 September 2019 - 12:36

Five ways to re-use plastic bottles in a primary class

British Council teacher Siham Bouzourene tells us how she turned plastic bottles into learning tools for her primary English language class in Algeria.

Tags
Teaching, Teaching resources, English language
Person checking his phone
Date
19 September 2019 - 18:07

How to make your school's digital penpal project a success

British Council teacher and trainer Melissa Thomson shares her recipe for a digital penpal project.

Tags
Teaching
Two tortoises eating leaves
Date
16 September 2019 - 13:23

Our favourite compound nouns in European languages

Have you ever seen a ‘naked snail’ or watched something on the ‘stupid box’? Do you have a ‘clean mother’?

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Languages
Quantum physics
Date
28 August 2019 - 07:34

What is a quantum dot?

What do quantum dots look like, and how are they changing entertainment, healthcare and security?

Tags
Science
Italian word amore written on wall
Date
14 August 2019 - 10:12

My bilingual romance started with a few Italian words

Language barriers would stop 54 per cent of British people from having a holiday romance, according to a new poll.

Tags
Languages, Cultural relations
Jonny Cotsen holding hearing aids
Date
12 August 2019 - 11:58

I am Deaf, but I was raised to be hearing

Theatre-maker Jonny Cotsen's parents raised him as though he were hearing, but when he became a teacher he realised the extent of his Deafness.

Tags
Theatre, Equal opportunities and diversity
Travis Alabanza during BURGERZ performance
Date
07 August 2019 - 14:37

'Fear masks other emotions' – Travis Alabanza, artist

Artist and performer Travis Alabanza wrote their play, BURGERZ, after they were targeted in a transphobic attack. They tell us why we should be responsible bystanders.

Tags
Theatre, Equal opportunities and diversity
Maggots in a bowl
Date
01 August 2019 - 08:21

How do you create a crime scene for television?

Forensic entomologist Dr Paola Magni tells us how to create a realistic crime scene for television, and why fly maggots are sometimes better than caterpillars. 

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Science
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