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• Watch the English Effect exhibition virtual tour

  The English Effect exhibition, London

  The English Effect virtual tour

  The English Effect is an exhibition at the British Council in London, examining the impact and value of the English language. It is open from 4 April until 30 June 2013. Watch this virtual tour, visit us at our offices in Spring Gardens and join the conversation on Twitter: #EnglishEffect

• Get tickets for the Hay Festival 2013 at Hay-on-Wye

  Get tickets for Hay Festival 2013

  Get tickets for Hay Festival 2013

  Join us for the British Council series at Hay Festival 2013 in Hay-on-Wye (Wales), showcasing some of the UK's very best writers: Sebastian Faulks, Howard Jacobson, Will Self, Rose Tremain. The festival itself takes place on 23 May to 2 June. Click through for details and links to tickets.

• Non-formal learning for young people from the UK; photo by Daniel Mohammed

  European Youth Week 2013

  European Youth Week 2013

  26 May – 2 June 2013 is the sixth European Youth Week (EYW2013) and will be celebrated across Europe. If you are from the UK and either a youth worker or 15 to 30 years old, click through to find opportunities for training and learning outside formal education respectively.

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• ELTons winner K. Donaghy talks about building a business

  ELTons: Teaching English through film

  Kieran Donaghy has won the Innovation in Teacher Resources award at the 2013 ELTons. He describes how his business, Film English, has grown from using film in the classroom to becoming an e-enterprise.

• English language teaching business

  Three entrepreneurs share tips

• Report linking culture and trade

  Participation in UK culture good for UK trade

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