Save the British Council Language Assistantship Scheme
Background:For 105 years, the British Council has provided the opportunity for language students to work as assistants in schools across 15 different countries worldwide. Many students and university... continue reading »
"scrapping this scheme would not only disadvantage the participanting assistants, but also the students around the world who benefit from having an English Language Assistant."
"As English teachers at a German Grammar school we had been waiting for at least 15 years to be allocated an English language assistant by the British council. Last year and this year the British Council did so and it is a blessing to have a native speaker"
"University Manchester I am currently on my year abroad, and the British Council Language Assistantship Scheme is the best thing I have ever done. Getting rid of it would make Britain even more narrow-minded towards other cultures and languages."
"University University of Birmingham Assistantship is integral to the study of languages at degree level- the scheme must be maintained."
"silly to lose the benefits of giving for our future decision makers multi-lingual, multi-cultural experience gained at low-cost to the taxpayer ."
"As a nation we're already isolated from Europe and our language skills are already awful. What is getting rid of this scheme supposed to achieve apart from saving a few pennies?"
"University Newcastle University It is a disgrace."
