We build connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.
We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries bringing international opportunity to life, every day. Each year we work with millions of people, connecting them with the United Kingdom, sharing our cultures and the UK’s most attractive assets: English, the Arts, Education and our ways of living and organising society. We have over 75 years experience of doing this. The British Counc
il’s high profile work in English, the Arts and Education & Society helps hundreds of millions of people worldwide to learn about and experience creativity and excellence from the UK. Millions of talented people of all ages – but particularly younger people – engage face-to-face and online with us learning English, developing new skills, experiencing life and study in the UK and earning UK qualifications. Finally, thousands of policymakers, academics, researchers, artists, sportspeople, scientists, curators, creative entrepreneurs, head- and classroom teachers work through us with their counterparts in the UK to develop policy, professional standards and participation in English, the Arts, Education and civil society. In the process, they create new opportunities and possibilities for the UK and their own countries. By teaching English, changing the way we see each other through the Arts, offering international education opportunities and sharing the UK’s ways of living and organising our society we create opportunity, trust, prosperity and security for the people of the UK and the many other countries we work in around the world.
English teachers from MENA can now learn together without leaving home — free workshops are here. Join us for more free resources, tips, and courses for all English teacheers https://ow.ly/rTUV50YRR2z
TeachingEnglish: Assessing learning – professional development course for English language teachers.
By the end of Assessing learning, you’ll be able to:
• design assessment methods that take into account ways to include all learners fairly
• apply relevant and appropriate assessment for learning (AfL) strategies
• adapt different types of test tasks to make test preparation more enjoyable and motivational for your learners.
Course runs from 8 April 2026. Register now: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0rVkdV0
19/06/2026
Did you know that you can form a lot of advanced English vocabulary with just one basic word? 🙌
Use prefixes and suffixes to expand your vocabulary – but make sure you use them correctly!
See how many new words you can make with ‘use’. ✍️