Webinars

Explore upcoming webinars for teacher educators and academic managers in English language teaching. Our webinars for teacher educators take place monthly. These expert webinars are for anyone who delivers teacher training and tutoring, supervises or mentors teachers, conducts research, leads professional development in schools, moderates online programmes or facilitates teacher communities. Register in advance to save your free place in Zoom. Certificates of attendance provided.

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Becoming a teacher: beyond training

Watch a recording of this webinar with Alan Maley, exploring how teacher educators and teachers can develop life-long learning beyond the training room, leading to greater teacher agency and professional confidence.

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Teacher education and practitioner research – how can one support the other?

Watch a recording of this webinar with Professor Richard Smith, exploring how teacher educators can support and mentor teachers to further develop their practitioner enquiry.

Teacher educator webinar series review 2023-2024

Watch a recording of our webinar in which our panel of speakers reflects on the main insights from our latest teacher educator webinar series and also take a look at future themes.

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How can teacher educators use the Community of Inquiry framework to support teacher learning?

Watch a recording of our previous webinar with Dr Norman Vaughan. The focus of this session is on the practical application of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework to support teacher learning.

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How can teacher educators enhance learning and teaching in English-medium education?

Watch a recording of our previous webinar with Ann Veitch, as she explores effective collaborative strategies for teaching other subjects through English.

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Digital literacy: How can we help teachers develop their understanding, approach and skills?

Watch a recording of our previous webinar with Gavin Dudeney and Obaje Chogu Ekele, as they discuss digital literacy in teacher education.

Supporting new teachers: Insights from the education system in England

Watch a recording of our previous webinar facilitated by Will Grant, as we explore some ways that early career teachers are supported in England.

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Observing teachers to support their professional development

Watch a recording of our previous webinar facilitated by Amy Lightfoot on how to use observation to support the professional development of teachers.

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Planning effective Continuing Professional Development programmes for teachers – key principles

Watch a recording of our previous webinar for an exploration of the essential underlying principles of planning professional development for teachers.

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Developing skills to enhance your career as a teacher educator

Watch the recording of our previous webinar to see how teacher educators working with the British Council have developed skills to enhance their careers.

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