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British Council reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,306 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Oct 21, 2025

Change Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, opportunities and programmes

Cons

Organisation doesn't necessarily live up to its values

5.0
Oct 20, 2025

Satisfied

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefit package is quite generous. People friendly.

Cons

Nothing special to mention as cons.

5.0
Oct 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, interesting projects, lots to learn

Cons

Slow to change processes, bureaucracy

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