we're looking to help children, first of all, be ready for primary school

with the English language that they need.

But more than that, get them ready for a future in a global world.

We want every child to fulfil their full potential

and so we give them a range of learning tools to do that.

Introducing English to learners aged between two and six

means that learning languages comes much more naturally to them.

Young children are born curious

and what we've done at the British Council

is that we've tapped into the natural curiosity.

The Learning Time with Timmy curriculum

is developed by our experienced specialists in

and English as an additional language

who also understand that every child

is unique in the way that they learn.

Aardman are a high profile

Oscar-winning British animation company

recognised all over the world

for their distinctive and family-friendly animation style.

We approached Aardman to partner with us

because Timmy's stories are the perfect way

to bring our English teaching to life

and engage early learners.

We create a safe, happy and relaxed learning environment

set in Timmy's world

where the learners feel uninhibited

and secure and relaxed

so that they can communicate without worry.

[My son] has been here for two years now

and he's got a good vocabulary for his age.

He's able to understand us

when we talk to him in English

so it's great

Our interactive and play-based approach

nurtures children's creativity, critical thinking

and self-confidence

while they learn English naturally

with good pronunciation.

We take inspiration from

the UK's Early Years Foundation Stage.

In the Learning Time with Timmy classroom

the children learn English in a very natural way

through activities such as stories,

songs, games, arts and crafts, videos, drama

and we set up very purposeful play activities

that engage them and help them to learn in a natural way.

[My daughter] starts to recognise all the colours.

She starts saying them in English,

saying something “is blue, it's red”.

She sings along to lots of songs

like 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'Incy Wincy Spider'.

She likes to play it out like 'Incy Wincy Spider'.

She loves that sort of thing.

She didn't used to do that, now she's really starting to…

she likes talking in English because it's fun for her,

here at school.

Children aren't afraid to make mistakes

and so they have this playful approach

to learning a language.

Some children may not even realise that they're learning a language,

so that's another benefit.

When children are exposed to the sounds of English

from a very young age

a there's this window of opportunity

that they have to reproduce those sounds in a very authentic way.

I love Timmy!I love Timmy! Yeah!

I love Timmy!

Their happy memories of the experience

will help them to build a stronger foundation in English

and a positive attitude to learning.