British Council English Online phone number: +44 (0) 161 957 7755

Phone the British Council helpdesk on +44 (0) 161 957 7755 for enquiries relating to English Online. If calling from inside the UK dial 0161 957 7755. Customers can also contact English Online using the web form.

British Council English Online Support Email

If you are experiencing difficulties with your British council English Online account or you are unhappy with a recent class then contact the support team by emailing support.englishonline@britishcouncil.org

Launched on the 15th September 2020 British Council English Online is an online English Language program. It is a premium product that is part of the British Council Adult Portfolio English language program. Classes are taught by professional teacher on the Zoom program. 

British Council English Online currecntly has three products:

  • English Online is a subscription service where the students can choose their own topic and inlcudes webinars. Class capacity is 10.
  • English for Work is a 6/12/or 18 week course which prepares students for the workplace. There are no private classes, only group classes and class capacity is 15.
  • IELTS Coach Private and group classes. Purchase credits for unlimited access to self-study material and live classes. This covers both Academic and General IELTS exams.

English Online

After joining English online students will be granted access to the portal, where they can choose from among the bank of over 200 fully-qualified British Council teachers. They can then go ahead and choose a theme for their course, indeed students have a huge role in managing their own curriculum and timetableing. 

Before classes with the teacher there are several pre-class activities for students to complete.

Classes run 365 days a year and there are classes running every half-an-hour.