• 1934: British Foreign Office officials created the "British Committee for Relations with Other Countries" to support … See more

The British Council is a charity governed by Royal Charter. It is also a public corporation and an executive nondepartmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Its headqu… See more

The British Council offers face-to-face teaching in more than 80 teaching centres in more than 50 countries.
Three million candidates took UK examinations with the British Council in more than … See more

The British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneurs Awards identify and support talented people from across the creative industries, such as the International Young Publisher of the Year, International Young Design Ent… See more

In 2010, Conservative MP Mark Lancaster, the then Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, the then Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, and other MPs were involved in rows over expenses incurred o… See more

The Council has been chaired by:
• 1934–37 Lord Tyrrell
• 1937–41 Lord Lloyd
• 1941–45 Sir Malcolm Robertson
• 1946–55 Sir Ronald Adam… See more