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I have written to the Prime Minister with senior diplomats, military and political figures urging him to secure the long-term funding of the British Council. In an increasingly dangerous and volatile world, investing in our soft power assets - like the Council - is investing in

Our team in Germany hosted experts in Berlin for the New Directions in English Language Assessment Conference 2025. Over two days, delegates explored how AI, ethics, and real-world communication are reshaping language education, with insights from Professor Barry O’Sullivan OBE,

After nearly a decade, our English exams (IELTS) have officially returned to #Yemen. This is the result of five years of perseverance, strategic planning, and cross-team collaboration across the British Council’s teams. Bringing #IELTS back is a game-changer, restoring hope and

We've launched a collection of 100 idioms, proverbs and phrases that shed light on the evolution of English. Phrase-ology highlights how the language is constantly evolving, shaped by global influences and pop culture, while preserving phrases with origins that date as far back

Schoolchildren participating in our UK-Ukraine School Partnerships programme were invited to Downing Street to launch a commemorative stamp marking the 100-Year Partnership, which aims to deepen ties between the two countries. 📸 Pupils from Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin in

We've just launched our 2025 UK/Kenya Season. Taking place in Kenya and the UK, the Season will encompass architecture, design, fashion, literature, music, visual arts, performing arts and film, offering artists and cultural organisations a platform to connect. A series of events

International relations expert and Harvard professor Joseph Nye has sadly passed away. His work has been, and will continue to be, a major influence on policymakers worldwide. He coined the phrase 'soft power' and his ideas around that concept encapsulate the work of the British

We've published a report examining the British Council’s oral history collections, which were compiled for our 75th and 90th anniversaries. Drawing on in-depth interviews from politicians, artists, educators and language experts from around the world, as well as current and

Meet Priya Varma, who began her career with the British Council in Abu Dhabi in 2008 as a Customer Service Assistant. She progressed through several roles to become Head of Customer Service in the UAE. In 2019, she took on a leadership role, overseeing sales and customer

Congratulations to everyone involved in the GBR - Geology of Britannic Repair exhibition on being awarded a Special Mention at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at the #VeniceBiennale. Commissioned by the British Council for the #BritishPavilion, Geology of Britannic

The British Council is part of an effort to advance STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education in #Jamaica. The Government of Jamaica is funding a £1.7 million, three-year STEAM Education in Schools Programme. The programme will see 800 primary and

The Premier League has opened an office in Mumbai to support football development across India at elite and grassroots levels. At the grassroots level, the Premier League has been running its Premier Skills programme with the British Council since 2007, continuing a long history

Our film team offers international opportunities to UK screen professionals and brokers creative relationships between UK screen creatives and their international counterparts.  Working with BFI, they are presenting the eighth annual edition of the GREAT 8 showcase at the

Ahead of this week’s EU-UK Summit in London, I had the pleasure of welcoming representatives from 30 fellow cultural institutes from across Europe to our global headquarters in Stratford, London, to discuss the value of cultural relations and soft power.  Thank you to @EUNIC

At the Education World Forum (#EWF) in London, on behalf of the British Council I signed an agreement with Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science, Oken Lisovyi, to continue our partnership and collaboration around the Ukrainian education system with a focus on schools,

British Council New Zealand and the Pacific recently presented a special event featuring British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director Ben Elton, in conversation with New Zealand radio host and comedian Jeremy Corbett.  Held in partnership with The King’s

FOCUS Wales is a major international music and arts showcase festival, drawing an audience of over 20,000. Our team British Council Wales were there again this year, bringing delegates from Ukraine, Bangladesh, South Korea, Iceland and New Zealand. They also hosted a panel on ‘Global

Congratulations to this year’s Fellows who have been chosen to join us at the British Pavilion award-winning exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale. We launched our Fellowship Programme in 2014 to offer students, artists and architects the opportunity to spend a month at

Deb Avery is an education consultant and trainer who has been involved in our English language programmes in South Africa for more than 15 years. We recently interviewed her for our Oral Histories project. In the interview, she talked about the power of education to build trust