English spelling vs American English spelling. Any English teachers about?

[CondorDays]

I have noticed recently that the American English way of spelling something as opposed to the English way of spelling something has become more prevalent. One word that seems to crop up frequently is 'center' rather than 'centre'.
If you are a child in a school in the UK and you spell out 'center' ( or any other American English spelling of a word ) in a piece of work, would that still be regarded as an incorrect spelling ? Or vice versa, if a child from the UK is in an American school.
Are there any English teachers who can advise ?

I'm a secondary English teacher and yes, I correct American English spellings.

Any chance we could say ‘US’ spelling instead of ‘American’? Canadians share some spellings with people in the UK in addition to sharing a continent with people from the USA. ;)

So - If I was writing dialogue from an American could I use US spelling? Probably not but there’s a thought!

I am a secondary English teacher and I correct US spellings to English, and I also correct prevalent US colloquialisms, such as the incorrect usage of “mean” or “smart”.

However, I read that if Shakespeare were to visit the US and England today, and listen to English being spoken (not written down), he would be able to follow US English more easily, as the spoken patterns of it have mutated less than those of English English.

Yes, as an English teacher I would correct American spellings. It’s not just spellings - there is different vocabulary and also grammatical structures.

Also, the version of English spoken in the UK is called British English or UK English (not ‘English English’) and should not be considered the definitive or correct version of the language. It is just one fairly minor version! But in the UK, British English spellings should be taught.

I’m going to lower the tone - you wouldn’t really want your (UK) kid to write about their fanny now...

Reminds me of when my sister moved to the U.K. and started work - and yelled across the office ‘has anyone got a rubber? I need a rubber...’.

US - she moved to the US...

@Lordfrontpaw LOL! My australian friend had a similar moment way back when we were 19 when he loudly announced he had to go buy some durex to fix his thong. We are now mid thirties and he has yet to live it down.

Arf!

I believe a jiffy (bag) is something else too,

I use the term “rubber”; the word eraser is unwieldy.

I would imagine children in America get their spellings corrected to the US version if they write the British version. I think use the correct version for the country you are in.

And yes, it’s British English - nor “English English”.
🙄

...not

British schools have adopted so many Americanisms that teachers probably think this spelling is normal.
Head teacher has become Principal, pupils are Students, marks are Grades, toilets are Bathroom. Your four year old Student may Graduate from nursery with a Prom.

DD1 went to an American school from age 10, high school graduation, prom, the whole works. Her vocabulary and spellings are entirely American, but her accent is RP, which always confuses people.