Celebrating success: How to praise students and motivate learning
Praise and recognition are powerful tools. They show students what to repeat, make them feel confident in their abilities, and motivate them to continue learnin...
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Leadership
ISE Team
June 11, 2025
Celebrating success: How to praise students and motivate learning
Praise and recognition are powerful tools. They show students what to repeat, make them feel confident in their abilities, and motivate them to continue learning. When implemented effectivel...
Leadership
ISE Team
May 14, 2025
Empowering teachers through mentorship: a case study from Pakistan
The British Council’s Action Research Foundation Course gave educators from across our Partner Schools the chance to engage in teacher-led research. In this context, Generation’s School in P...
Technology
ISE Team
April 14, 2025
Mobile phones in schools: policies and research from around the world
The debate about the use of mobile phones in the classroom continues. Some experts call for widespread bans and restrictions, whereas others argue that technology has become essential to man...
Your World video competition
ISE Team
February 4, 2025
How to inspire your students for the Your World video competition
2025 marks the tenth annual Your World competition, where the British Council invites students from its global Partner Schools network to showcase a three-minute social action video. This ye...
Wellbeing and safeguarding
ISE Team
January 28, 2025
Why a strong network is so important for safeguarding in schools
Safeguarding consists of the measures we take to prevent harm and abuse to learners, and to respond when we become aware of it. While responsibility often falls to a dedicated welfare and pr...
Continuous Professional Development
ISE Team
January 13, 2025
Learning together: Collective professional development for teachers
Education moves at a fast pace, and your faculty needs continuous development to keep up with the latest teaching methods, curriculum changes, and technological breakthroughs. Teacher traini...
Action Research
ISE Team
December 19, 2024
Unifying a growing school: a case study from Egypt
The 2023-2024 British Council’s Action Research programme empowered Marwa to tackle her school’s challenges through social and emotional learning. The British Council launched its Action Res...
Technology
ISE Team
November 21, 2024
Action Research: 12 global stories of school improvement
In 2023, the British Council launched its Action Research Grants programme for British Council Partner Schools. The scheme supports educators with funding, mentorship and resources to conduc...
Technology
ISE Team
October 10, 2024
AI in education: how to use AI tools in your classroom next term
Busy educators may struggle to find time in their schedules to catch up on the latest technological trends. However, AI deserves our attention. The fact is that AI is making its way into cla...
Your World video competition
ISE Team
September 24, 2024
How to balance equality and equity in the classroom
Access to quality education may be a human right but it’s not a reality for many people. Recent UNESCO data reveals that millions of children worldwide don’t complete secondary school. Many ...
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