Great night with brilliant headteachers #TesAwards10 Looking forward to seeing who wins the British Council International Award Schools_On_Line British Council Andy Mellor Amy Finch

Congratulations to Brighton College for winning the British Council International Award #TesAwards10. Brilliant work!

‘The point of learning other languages is not always evident to pupils, parents or school leaders.’ Our 2018 Language Trends report responds to concern about how few students are learning languages in England. Read about the findings in this article. britishcouncil.org/voices-magazin…

I'm a bit slow on #ThankATeacher Day but it is never too late to recognise the importance of quality teaching and the contribution that programmes such as #connectingclassrooms make x.com/DFID_UK/status…

#UKaid is partnering with British Council to link British pupils with children in schools across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, building relationships and giving young people the chance to learn about and act on global issues. #AidWorks

Great panel discussion at today’s inspiring Association of Colleges conference #AoCConf with the excellent Kevan Collins, Helena Kennedy, David Laws, Ian Gilbert.

Superb educational and cultural exchange in action - again. The study week now in England, another in Singapore in January, it is a full-on programme. Thanks to the commitment of Nick Gibb, British Council, Department for Education and wonderful hospitality of SingaporeHCLondon

UK students and graduates, gain valuable experience teaching English abroad and impress your future employers by becoming an English language assistant. britishcouncil.org/study-work-abr…

Today the UK's world-leading ivory bill becomes law. It will be one of the toughest ivory bans in the world, and will come into force in late 2019. We want other countries to follow our lead RT if you want elephants to survive 🐘 #EndWildlifeCrime

Every child in the UK should have the chance to learn about other countries and cultures as part of a rounded education. This Department for Education scheme will help.

All children deserve good language learning opportunities. The British Council Language Trends Report gives us teacher views in England britishcouncil.org/research-polic…. Strong comments from Geoff Barton tes.com/news/why-brexi… and Sean Harford Ofsted theguardian.com/education/2019…

Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma Lea School A fabulous opportunity for all schools in the UK, our children have learnt so much from our friends in Lebanon 🇱🇧 google.co.uk/amp/s/www.tes.…

New UK funding will give millions of girls around the world the chance to go to school 📖 Helping them to fulfil their potential and have a fair chance in life. #UNGA #LeaveNoGirlBehind gov.uk/government/new…

Great focus on teachers and the teaching profession at #EduSummitEU in Brussels. Including hearing about multilingualism from Jean-Michel Blanquer and reform in Croatia from Minister Divjak, which @britishcouncil is proud to support

Britons don’t have to be stubbornly monolingual standard.co.uk/comment/commen…

This #WorldTeachersDay, thank you to all teachers for your work shaping childrens’ futures, especially during this challenging time. Find out more on Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office & the British Council programme that provides teacher training and connects 🇬🇧 classrooms with others across the 🌍👇

For any teachers looking for #BlackHistoryMonth materials, the resource below from British Council focuses on youth-led campaigning. Discover the history of events in South Africa and the USA with slides, teacher notes and activities bit.ly/3jjRaL1 #ConnectedByLearning

The British Council is thrilled that the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Girls' Education Helen Grant OBE MP will be joining the panel for our #InternationalWomensDay webinar on 10 March to discuss girls' education. Free sign up here bit.ly/3kcEk2h #EduExch2021

Want to see modern language learning thrive in the UK? Then this article by Suzanne O'Farrell is well worth a read. bit.ly/2Birf2W Suzanne ASCL SecEd British Council

Great to see #ConnectingClassrooms making such a difference to teaching and learning. x.com/dfid_education…