An interesting and a bit scary report on boys in social media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/boys-in-the-digital-wild-online-culture-identity-and-well-being Boys in the Digital Wild: Online Culture, Identity, and Well-Being

Explore how history, culture and identity shape the way the world speaks. - This is a beautifully designed website from the British Council - it explores accents around the world and has lots of interesting examples and background information https://www.britishcouncil.org/english-language-day

Interesting article, but i think there’s more to AI literacy than just understanding how it works https://www.ecampusnews.com/ai-in-education/2026/05/06/building-the-ai-ready-graduate/

This is a nice tool for capturing audience questions during presentations at conferences or during classroom lectures or panel discussions. https://panelq.com/

If you would prefer to explore knowledge with real people around the world rather than with AI this could be the app for you https://surveva.com/

If you fancy making some extra money by becoming an AI musician you can get started here: https://plaimusic.io/ No ability necessary. Much of the music produced here is almost indistinguishable from the 'real' pop music charts. Could make for a nice discussion with learners. Can the tell the difference?

Get 50% off these Video shorts lesson plans for the next week https://payhip.com/peacheypublications/collection/video-shorts-lesson-plans $1 - $1.50 can save you lots of time and get you a professionally made lesson plan with motivating tasks and beautiful graphics.

Here's a calendar of songs linked to specific dates - could be handy for a song of the day - Doesn't have one for EVERY day, but there are a lot: https://theyearinsongs.com/month/5

Wonderful interactive website about the Amazon (the place , not the company destroying it) Great for lessons on the SDGs https://www.nationalgeographic.com/into-the-amazon/

This is a great site for language nerds - https://pudding.cool/2026/05/similes/ it has an analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction. They all use the structure as ... as.
Just scroll down the page. There are some nice interactive touches too.

Here's another weird and wonderful infographic facts about how wonderful Pigeons are https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IncrediblePigeons_3-01.png You can find lots more infographics on my Pinterest account at: https://uk.pinterest.com/nikpeachey/infographics-for-students/

Here's another AI powered worksheet generator - You can generate 3 worksheets each month on the free subscription. https://teachtools.co/

This is an interesting writing activity for developing descriptive writing skills and AI prompting. Learners see a picture and try to describe it in a 100 word prompt. Then they see what the AI creates using their prompt and they can compare the images. Nice for comparisons too https://twinpics.ai/

This looks like an interesting creative writing development tool for kids - It's in beta at the moment and free https://www.teachtales.com/

This is a really nice site where learners can build their own tiny worlds - Nice activity for developing vocabulary and descriptions + comparing https://tinyworld.build/

This is a tool for generating audio courses on any topic. It works on Android or iOS so you can listen to your course on your mobile phone https://sunapp.ai/

If you missed it, here is a recording of the Pilgrims AI panel discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZld83zEdM Pilgrims AI panel discussion with Isil Boy, Nik Peachey and Jamie Keddie on Saturday 16th May

What Are We Practicing When We Use AI?
Meet me in the messy middle, where the thinking gets bigger and more interesting.
https://stacykratochvil.substack.com/p/im-so-sick-of-eitheror-thinking-in "I hate either/or thinking. It flattens complexity into something easier to argue with, but less true. False binaries make for lively debates, but what happens when we sit in the uncertainty, the messy middle, a little longer instead of rushing to pick a side? "

Language-responsive education: The British Council's position on inclusive language policy and practice - Download for free https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/case-studies-insights-and-research/language-responsive-education

This is a marvellous 'Happy Map' - It's an interactive map of moments people have shared that they say make them happy. You could use it for reported speech or get students to find someone who shares the same things that make them happy https://pudding.cool/2026/02/happy-map/ Great warmer.

Some really useful links in the British Council Teacher Educator newsletter -This one focuses on teacher observation https://culturalengagementemails.britishcouncil.org/teacher-educator-newsletter-may-2026