1 September 2021
September Resolutions
It has often puzzled me why we save New Year’s resolutions until January, because for the vast majority of us, the rhythms of the...
22 December 2020
Chinese Idiom Explainer No.2
Once upon a time there was a lazy farmer. He didn’t like toiling in the fields day after day and, while he did do...
26 November 2020
Chinese Idiom Explainer No.1
Learning the Chinese Idiom 叶公好 (yè gōng hào lóng) There once was a man named Ye Gong and boy did he love dragons! Dragons...
25 September 2020
Dragons Teaching raises £0.6 million to empower UK language learning
Dragons is excited to announce we have successfully secured £0.6 million in a development capital investment round for its new EdTech provision, supported by...
22 September 2020
Seize the educational opportunities post-pandemic
It is easy to get consumed by negativity in 2020. Not least by considering the continuing Covid-19 pandemic with the potential for reimposition of...
9 January 2020
8 Amazing China Geography Facts
China is one of the largest and most geographically diverse countries in the world. From vast green plains to expanding deserts and freezing mountainous...
18 December 2019
Do Chinese Celebrate Christmas?
For many of us, Christmas is the most special holiday of the year. And for good reason because it’s full of lots of wonderful...
2 December 2019
Technology in the Classroom
I began working in the education sector three short months ago and in this time I’ve busied myself attending headteachers conferences, visiting both junior...
22 November 2019
Colours in Chinese Culture
Colours in Chinese culture has a rich history. Western countries have lots of colour associations such as red for love and green for nature....
25 October 2018
Virtual teaching and Mandarin
Could Virtual Teaching revolutionise Mandarin learning? Given the vital daily role that technology plays in the modern world, it should come as no surprise...