About Us

British Council

Our purpose

We build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide.
Our vision

The future for the UK in this crowded, dangerous, beautiful world depends on people of all cultures living and working together on foundations of education, mutual understanding, respect and trust.
Our values and how we show them

Our five corporate values guide what we do and how we work.

Valuing people

We demonstrate this by:

* treating people with courtesy and respect
* listening to what people have to say and responding helpfully
* giving people the opportunity to use and develop their talents
* valuing diversity.

Integrity

We demonstrate this by:

* being honest
* being consistent both in what we do and say
* taking responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Mutuality

We demonstrate this by:

* wising to learn from and share with other people
* putting effective relationships at the heart of our work
* working towards common goals.

Creativity

We demonstrate this by:

* encouraging people to develop new ideas in an environment of trust
* being resourceful and innovative in our approach
* actively seeking and presenting the best in creativity.

Professionalism

We demonstrate this by:

* being true to our values and keeping our promises
* listening to and valuing the ideas and opinions of others
* accepting individual and collective responsibility for delivering work to a high standard.

Cultural relations

Cultural relations is the building of engagement and trust between people of different cultures through the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

website http://www.britishcouncil.org

IATEFL

IATEFL stands for the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language and our mission is to link, develop and support English Language Teaching professionals throughout the world. We do this through:

* a range of regular publications. These include six copies of our magazine IATEFL Voices and a free publication per year;
* holding an Annual International Conference with an extensive programme of talks and workshops, which attracts over 1,400 delegates;
* offering members the chance to join any number of 14 Special Interest Groups (SIGs);
* providing members with reduced rates on a number of selected professional journals;
* offering scholarships to specific groups of teachers to enable them to attend our Annual Conference;
* linking with associated professional organisations in other countries;
* providing help to others in forming or developing a local teachers' organisation.

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website and that you will want to join the IATEFL family of over 3,500 members in more than one hundred different countries.

website http://www.iatefl.org