Voices
Anna Rowlands, who helps young people in the Middle East and North Africa transition from school to adult life through the Taqaddam programme, explains how best to answer the question.
What habits should English language learners adopt to help them meet their goals? Martin Sketchley, latest winner of the British Council's Teaching English blog award, gives us his top five.
Drawing on the histories of female writers and performers in England, Dr Emma Whipday of King's College London asks what might have become of Shakespeare if he had been a woman.
Do you find it hard to wake up in the mornings? Chloe Fung Choi Yi explains why getting more sunshine may help.
Wallas Souza dos Santos, 15, talks about losing his 13-year-old sister to gun violence and how he was chosen to carry the Olympic torch this summer after taking part in Premier Skills.
What innovations in English language teaching (ELT) have had the biggest impact on your teaching? Teaching expert Chia Suan Chong lists her top ten.
Chia Suan Chong, winner of the British Council's Teaching English blog award, offers three strategies to help students use English in international environments.
Imagine a material that is stronger than steel, more transparent than glass, and thinner than a human hair. Hint: it's not kryptonite. Young scientist Aida Rafat explains.
Dominic Fitch, creative director for the Shakespeare Schools Festival, suggests a few ways teachers can help pupils get to grips with Shakespeare's plays.
Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, whose course, Oxford Discover, won the 2015 ELTons award for course innovation, suggest ways to use inquiry-based learning in the ESL classroom.