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The British Council is the UK's leading international organisation for educational and cultural relations.

So whether you want to learn English, study in Britain, take a recognised UK exam or discover the latest ideas from the UK - this is the place to start.

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Education opportunities

British Council Milan © Mat Wright Find out how we can help you to further your education and develop your career. Creating learning opportunities is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a range of options for students, young people, adult learners and teaching professionals.

Learning and Teaching English

British Council Brazil © Mat Wright Do you want to improve your English skills? Are you teaching English or an English language professional? We can help you to meet your goals with a wealth of opportunities for learners of English and supporting activities for professionals.

Exams in Burma

British Council India © Mat Wright Want to work, study or live abroad? We can help you to get the qualifications you need with our range of recognised exams and tests. We administer a range of exams on behalf of a number of academic and professional bodies.

LIBRARY SERVICES

British Council Beijing © Mat Wright Do you want to get in touch with the contemporary life in the UK? Are you looking for self-education resources in English? We can offer you our rich collection of electronic and print resources, access to the Internet and free consultation services.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

British Council Milan © Mat Wright

As the UK’s principal cultural relations organisation the British Council is strongly committed to Equal Opportunity & Diversity.

Our approach to EO&D

Equal opportunity is focused on legislating against unjustified discrimination and the fair treatment of specific groups. It’s about treating people fairly, identifying and removing barriers that get in the way of this and redressing existing imbalances, so that groups which continue to be disadvantaged gain access to opportunities for full participation in the workplace and in wider society.

Diversity is focused on making effective use of the differences and similarities between people. It’s about creating working environments that value a range of differences, believing that understanding and managing these can lead to organisational and societal benefit.

When we talk about equal opportunity and diversity in the British Council, we focus on 7 main areas:

• Age
• Disability
• Ethnicity/race
• Gender (which includes transgender)
• Religion/belief
• Sexual orientation
• Work-life balance.

We believe the best way to manage diversity is to ensure that it is built into all processes and functions, considered as part of all policy decisions, and present in the planning of all programmes from start to finish.  This is what we mean by mainstreaming diversity.  To help us mainstream diversity we have a number of documents that outline our commitment to equality and diversity. They are our:

• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Diversity Strategy
• Integrated Equality Scheme

EO&D in Programmes & Projects

See examples of how Equal Opportunity & Diversity themes have been built into our programmes around the world.

How we manage EO&D

Find out how we manage and evaluate Equal Opportunity & Diversity internally, including our Diversity Assessment Framework, Equality Screening and Impact Assessment process and Disability Advisory Panel.

Articles & Publications

Read a selection of articles and publications produced by our Diversity team and members of our global network.

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