Today is the last day for British Council 🇺🇦 Country Director Nick Thomas. He and his fantastic team kept English language learning & other projects going through COVID and through the invasion. Less visible work is not less heroic and it goes from strength to strength.Thank you.

From staging Shakespeare in Yemen, to training teachers in Ukraine, to supporting young people in 200 countries, our Chief Executive Scott McDonald talks about how we're strengthening trust in the UK. Read the full interview [paywall] 👇 telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-t… The Telegraph

Great article by our Deputy CEO Kate Ewart-Biggs ⁦Kate Ewart-Biggs⁩ on our role in Ukraine in ⁦The House magazine⁩ politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

as Rishi Sunak visits #heatherwick’s exhibition in #tokyo, we celebrate the uk's cultural links with japan British Council. this summer, japan will enjoy Matilda The Musical, @rpoonline, CBSO, works from the Tate's collection, a #hockney exhibition, and a tour by The Royal Ballet

Important series of letters in today’s Times on the national importance of language learning and cultural awareness, inc. by Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social and Peter Ricketts thetimes.co.uk/article/times-…

Great to welcome British Council Directors Lucy Watkins, David Thompson, and Louise Kallora-Stimpson to Scotland House. Positive discussion on shared priorities & scope for further collaboration - on educational exchange, youth mobility, & cultural diplomacy.

It’s going to be a busy week here in #CentralAsia! 🇬🇧🇺🇿🇬🇧🇹🇯🇬🇧🇰🇬🇬🇧🇰🇿🇬🇧🇹🇲David Cameron seeks ‘new era’ in UK-Central Asia relations on visit to region independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

#EnglishLanguageDay seems an appropriate day to meet 🇬🇧Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron in #Tashkent to talk about British Council’s work in supporting English language teachers across #CentralAsia (before he got down to the serious business of some Uzbek Plov!) 🇬🇧🇺🇿

Delighted to host Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron at our British Council #YouthConnectUkraine workshop in #Lviv today. Joining in, he heard from Ukraine's #NextGen Leaders about their challenges, discussed ways forward and the skills needed . Thanks for your inspirational words.

To mark our 90th anniversary we’ve brought together 90 future young leaders from around the world. They’re in the UK to work alongside their UK peers to develop skills for creating change in their communities. I was delighted to speak to them in London and they've had a warm

A new travel fund from the British Council and @CreativeScotland is open for applications. Scotland-based arts professionals can receive a grant to travel to France to build on existing connections or research opportunities. Find out more ⬇ scotland.britishcouncil.org/travel-grants-…

Great honor to join 48 Study USA participants at their graduation yesterday. Thirty years on, the program continues to cultivate local leaders & build meaningful connections. Thanks to Economy NI and British Council Northern Ireland for their support & stewardship of this excellent program.

La ministra Jenny Chapman visitó el British Council en Bogotá para fortalecer los lazos entre Colombia y el Reino Unido. Conoció iniciativas como Colombia Programa, English Without Borders y Creative BootCamp, que transforman vidas a través de la educación, el inglés y las Artes.

90 years ago, the Foreign Office created the British Council. Championing the UK’s world-leading cultural and educational institutions, they boost our influence & impact in over 100 countries. Thank you to everyone at British Council. Your mission remains as vital as ever.

On Monday we are speaking to Scott McDonald, Chief Executive at the British Council and Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive at the British Council as we look into how the British Council can best deliver value.

Since I joined the British Council securing its future has been top of my agenda. This week I’ve seen our work recognised by the UK Government and had the chance to explain the tough challenges we now face. 🧵1/7

Impossible to agree more. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I’ve sent the PM on behalf of 33 distinguished signatories (+me) a letter calling on the Gov’t to sustain funding for the British Council. An effective national security strategy in a changed world needs not just more defence spending but investment in our soft power assets. 1/2

For Wales, internationalism is not just an ideal - it’s a necessity. As a small nation in a post-Brexit world, we need to open minds, share learning and best practice between ourselves and other nations✍️Ruth Mari Cocks BritishCouncilWales nation.cymru/sport/for-wale…