British Council reviews

Little or no support for working families Variable academic quality of material Limited funding for external training (DELTA, TYLEC etc) Poor work life balance 6:30am starts 10pm finishes Rolling cover - means you could work a morning shift pattern for 2 weeks, then an evening shift pattern for 2 weeks over two centres. Many teachers breaking contract

There is a huge issue with colleague safety across the entire organisation. Country Directors exist in an unregulated role across the world, acting like demi-Gods. There are hundreds of reports of sexual harassment, harassment and bullying that go unacknowledged and hidden. A culture of intimidation and silence is rife. Nothing is investigated fairly. All priority is given to white male British leaders, who are often woefully inadequate, or worse - acting inappropriately across the world. The leadership are truly awful - lacking in any skill or experience, nepotism rules, they constantly give themselves pay-rises whilst cutting jobs, budgets and meaningful projects. During a HR restructure to save money, 3 under-qualified directors ended up on hugely inflated salaries and promoted themselves... then announced "we didn't make the cost saving targets". There is a lot of brilliant people across the organisation worldwide, but sadly they are stuck in a web of toxic management, and an organisation that is both morally and financially bankrupt. The concept that "we do good in the world" therefore we let people off who act poorly in the organisation? Just no. Do better. The British Government should shut this organisation down, and start fresh.