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Welcome to our blog, where you will find all the news about learning English for kids and teens to adults, professional skills, teaching English and examinations as well as the latest news from our work in the world of arts and education.

Date: 23 July 2018 - 12:01

Making thinking visible

Our Training Consultants recently collaborated with educators from several primary schools in Singapore to explore the integration of Visible Thinking Routines in their classrooms.

Tags: Teach English

Date: 06 July 2018 - 12:52

CELTA Online: What do our graduates say?

We ran our third CELTA Online course in the first half of 2018, and are happy to report a 100% Pass rate! Hear what our candidates had to say!

Tags: Success stories, Online, Teach English, CELTA

Date: 06 July 2018 - 09:36

How to survive your CELTA course

CELTA veterans talk about How to Survive your CELTA course!

Tags: Teach English, CELTA

Date: 28 June 2018 - 12:07

Primary creative writing competition - The Future

Read what our Primary students had to say on the topic of The Future in our first Primary Creative Writing Competition.

Tags: Primary, Kids and teens, English courses

Teacher with four North East Asian Study Camp students

Date: 07 June 2018 - 19:59

Make friends and learn English: British Council courses for mamas and kids

Tried and tested British Council English courses and camps suit the needs and abilities of all ages.

Tags: English courses, Adults, Kids and teens, Study Camps

Date: 25 May 2018 - 12:27

Training course for teachers from Thailand

The British Council in Singapore's Teacher Development Centre conducted a training course for 15 teachers from a Primary School in Thailand.

Tags: Teach English

Date: 21 May 2018 - 10:10

Top five CELTA myths

Read more on our top-five list of such CELTA myths, and our efforts to dispel them.

Tags: Teach English, CELTA

Date: 11 April 2018 - 12:52

Three ways to help your child with English homework

How can you help your child with homework without giving them all the answers? Charlie Spiller, Head of Primary Courses shares three simple, time-sensitive activities you can do.

Tags: Primary, Kids and teens, English courses

Date: 11 April 2018 - 12:43

Seven ways to help your child ace the spelling test

Our Head of Pre-school Courses, Matthew Scott, shares seven tips for you to help your child ace his/her weekly spelling test. Read on and try these at home.

Tags: Early years, Pre-school, Kids and teens, English courses

Date: 23 March 2018 - 13:12

Meet Gemma Church, Head of Young Learners

Find out what Gemma Church believes is the key to engaging children in learning.

Tags: Early years, Primary, Secondary, Kids and teens, English courses