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06/06/2026
In France, Manon Luquand is helping women turn ideas into businesses – even when confidence isn’t there yet at the start.
Through workshops, coaching and pitching sessions, women build skills, test ideas and step into entrepreneurship on their own terms.
It’s about more than business plans – it’s about belief, confidence and backing yourself. 💡
https://ow.ly/aTUZ50Z66kb
05/06/2026
Missed our about the power of community research?
Good news — the full session recordings are now available 🎥: https://ow.ly/zVEg50YVWgc
Catch up on practical tips and actionable techniques on using community research to influence the issues that matter most.
05/06/2026
When was the last time you painted the town red? 🖌️🔴
In English, this means to go out and enjoy yourself in a lively way! 💃🕺
Check out our latest post for more colourful idioms.
Can you think of any others?
How can we support children in developing multiple languages?
Find out at the 6th Online Colloquium on Early Plurilingualism, organised in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Paris.
The event will explore language-responsive education, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and wider perspectives on supporting children’s multilingual development across the curriculum.
With simultaneous translation in French, English and German, the event is open to everyone – including teachers, teacher educators, researchers and parents.
📅 10 June 2026
🕝 2.30–4.30 pm CEST
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free registration
https://ow.ly/U8r950Z65O3
03/06/2026
How is your IELTS preparation going? 📚
If you’re doing well in your practice tests and feeling confident, there’s an idiomatic expression for that. You can say ‘so far, so good’.
Share more sentences you can say with ‘so far, so good’ in the comments. 💬
Find more free prep on our website. ✍️
https://ow.ly/CHTi50Z65zt
02/06/2026
🎙 What are the factors driving change in the relationship between nations?
We hear from Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of Modern History Trinity College Dublin on UK-Ireland relations .
👉 Tune in: https://ow.ly/ouYh50Z5TBY
01/06/2026
Are you bored or boring? 🥱
These two adjectives look similar, but they mean slightly different things.
Read our guide, then write one sentence using an -ed adjective and one with an -ing adjective in the comments below! 👇
What is the difference between dialect and accent?
Professor Rob Drummond explains in the video 👇
31/05/2026
Join us in exploring our latest article! Maryam Rab and Zarif Mohammadinia share fascinating research showing that the more opportunities young people have to learn, the more likely they are to recognise climate change as an urgent issue and to care about what happens next.
Read the article:
https://ow.ly/NYTz50Z3fCp
From concern to action: what are young people telling us about climate change? | British Council Maryam Rab and Zarif Mohammadinia look at research that shows the more opportunities young people have to learn, the more likely they are to recognise climate change as an urgent issue.
29/05/2026
Interested in Erasmus+ funding for your school? Take the first step on your journey: find a partner school from the UK and start a project together through our online events.
Register now: https://ow.ly/etXz50YXExG
Erasmus+ events for schools | British Council A series of free online events to help schools discover what Erasmus+ can offer and get started on a project with an international partner.