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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
3.0
Apr 5, 2026

BC UK review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

people and projects can be really interesting and involving

Cons

continuous change without an uniform adequate support to those who do the work can be challenging as it can generate a lot of gaps in teams going through transformation.

4.0
Apr 4, 2026

Flexible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Allows remote working Open environment Great colleagues

Cons

Flat structure, some department does not have opportunities to be promoted

3.0
Mar 28, 2026

Mixed

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lovely team members who are committed to the organisation’s purpose

Cons

Currently undergoing a major restructure, and the Senior Leadership team are not handling it well.

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