- Date
- 03 February 2016 - 05:09
How art helped these children traumatised by war
Filmmaker Sara Ishaq relates how a four-day art workshop helped give a degree of solace to Yemeni children made homeless by war.
- Tags
- Civil society, Arts
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- Date
- 02 February 2016 - 13:51
Refugee children are not getting the education they need
A number of barriers are stopping refugee children in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan getting the education they need. Some steps have already been taken, but there is a lot to be done.
- Tags
- Education, Schools
- Date
- 02 February 2016 - 08:06
How to help teenagers stay safe online
To mark Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2016, Jo Budden, editor of our LearnEnglish Teens website, takes a look at the issues and offers some practical tips.
- Tags
- Teaching, Learning resources, Education
- Date
- 29 January 2016 - 07:47
Ideas for using Shakespeare on film to practise listening
Dr Christina Lima of the University of Leicester suggests five ways of using films of Shakespeare's plays to practise English language listening.
- Tags
- Shakespeare, English language, Teaching, Education
- Date
- 28 January 2016 - 16:18
Five things to do in China if you want to challenge yourself
Following a year abroad in Australia, Daisy Binks decided she wasn't done with living abroad and is now working as an English language assistant in Shijiazhuang, China. Read her tips.
- Tags
- Work outside the UK, Education, Teaching, English language, Schools
- Date
- 18 January 2016 - 14:08
How much influence should employers have on education?
Employers have been complaining about education systems failing to produce the graduates they need. Ivana Aleksic discusses how much of a say on education employers should have.
- Tags
- Skills, Education
- Date
- 18 January 2016 - 11:51
Why not to fear teaching Shakespeare to young learners
Rae Seymour, who develops education resources at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), encourages primary school teachers to use Shakespeare and theatre when teaching young learners.
- Tags
- Education, Schools, Shakespeare, Theatre, Arts
- Date
- 15 January 2016 - 15:28
Universities are at the heart of Africa's economic rise
African economies are developing fast, and we must recognise the role of universities in this, as the British Council's Caroline Chipperfield shows.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 13 January 2016 - 14:31
How living and working with Chileans has improved my Spanish
After having studied Spanish for more than five years, UK student Charity Woodruff was surprised when first faced with the idioms of Chile. Read how she got to grips with the language
- Tags
- English language, Teaching, Work outside the UK, Education, Schools
- Date
- 11 January 2016 - 17:20
Things to remember when adjusting to teaching abroad
Eddie Simmonds, an English language assistant in Rome, shares a few things you should remember if you find yourself in an unfamiliar place, hundreds of miles away from home.
- Tags
- English language, Education, Work outside the UK, Schools, Teaching