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The British Council is one of the United Kingdom's cultural relations organisations and which specialises in educational opportunities. It is a non-departmental public body and is registered as a charity in England. Founded in 1934, one of its patrons is Queen Elizabeth II and its Chair is Lord Kinnock, the former leader of the UK Labour Party. Its 'sponsoring department' is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, although it has day-to-day operational independence. Martin Davidson is its Chief Executive, appointed in April 2007. The British Council exists "to build mutually beneficial cultural and educational relationships between the United Kingdom and other countries, and increase appreciation of the United Kingdom’s creative ideas and achievements." Its overseas network extends to 110 countries and territories. It has UK branch offices in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff and a headquarters in Spring Gardens, off Whitehall in central London.
While supporting curriculum development with teaching materials the British Council is also strengthening perceptions of the UK by introducing millions of people to British ideas. There are 70 British Council Teaching Centres in 53 countries. It taught 1,189,000 class hours to 300,000 learners in 2006/07.
In examination centres around the world, the British Council administers 1.5 million UK examinations to over one million candidates each year- and this is set to grow. The British Council is making it easier to register and pay for these examinations online. The British Council is also working with the UK's award bodies to extend the range of professional qualifications available overseas to establish the UK as the international benchmark in areas such as accounting.
In schools around the UK, the British Council is working with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the devolved administrations to help three million children gain an International School Award, which increases their understanding and appreciation of other cultures. There are now 2700 UK schools working towards an award. In the Middle East the British Council has launched a major school links programme to bring together children in the UK and the region to breakdown negative perceptions and foster inter-cultural dialogue. 153 schools in the region are involved in 53 collaborative projects.
On playing fields in 40 countries young people have learned new leadership and teambuilding skills by being involved in Dreams+Teams sports festivals. 5500 young leaders have been trained and 280,000 people have been reached in their schools and communities through programme activities. The British Council is expanding the programme to help more young people prepare for global citizenship.
English for peace is an important and growing element of British Council English language work in Africa. It works with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence to improve the English language skills of military personnel assigned to international peacekeeping duties through the Peacekeeping English Project (PEP). PEP is helping prepare approximately 50,000 military and police service personnel in 28 countries worldwide for peacekeeping mission duties.
In many countries, including the UK, the British Council runs cafés scientifiques, informal events to engage people with creative ideas about science. They take place in cafes, bars and bookshops and begin with a short talk from a UK scientist or science writer. Events so far have brought together audiences from as far away as India and Malaysia to discuss the social and ethical aspects of issues from Darwin to DNA, from global warming to artificial intelligence.
ZeroCarbonCity is the British Council’s global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and the energy challenges facing the world’s cities. It chose climate change as the major theme for its science work to underline the leadership being shown by the UK in tackling this major issue, the Prime Minister’s commitment to use the G8 and EU presidencies to renew efforts to confront the global challenges. The programme included a touring exhibition, an online global debate and series of seminars and conferences. 62 countries have participated in ZeroCarbon City and 2.5 million people have been reached directly by the campaign.
The British Council-supported production of Love’s Labours Lost in 2005 was the first performance of a Shakespeare play in Afghanistan in over 17 years. The play was performed in the Afghan language of Dari and the capacity audience responded enthusiastically to the eternal and universal themes of Shakespeare’s play and to the local references and music.
The British Council has pioneered work on promoting the UK experience with the creative industries abroad, including running a series of awards for young creative entrepreneurs worldwide such as the International Young Publisher of the Year and International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
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