April 2024

Over a decade of innovation - Ceibal en Inglés

Ceibal en Inglés is a programme designed to teach English to children in state schools in Uruguay. The British Council has collaborated in this innovative initiative with Ceibal since 2012, playing a crucial role in transforming the educational landscape in Uruguay over the past decade.
 
With a positive impact on over 280,000 children in state schools, the programme has effectively addressed the shortage of English teachers in the country through video conferencing.
 

  • English
  • Skills and employability
  • Americas
  • Evaluation
British Council image of two people at a 2 metre distance with the words keeping our distance but staying connected
May 2020

How we are adapting our work during COVID-19

During this public health crisis, the British Council is innovating at a pace you might not expect from an 86-year old organisation.

  • English
  • Digital and technology
  • Insight article
Image of Dr Benjamin Zephaniah
July 2019

‘English is the currency!’

British poet Dr Benjamin Zephaniah opened the British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching with a poem to mark our 85th anniversary.

  • English
  • Cultural relations
  • United Kingdom
  • Insight article
Young woman reads Oxford English Dictionary
May 2018

English in Europe

New evidence suggests that English will continue to be the lingua franca in the EU after Brexit.

  • English
  • Europe and Central Asia
  • United Kingdom
  • Insight article

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