Professional development for teacher educators
This section is for teacher educators, that is, anyone who supports the professional development of pre-service or practising teachers. You may do this in many ways: delivering training and tutoring on qualification courses, supervising or mentoring teachers, conducting research, leading professional development in schools, moderating online programmes or facilitating teacher communities.
Whichever role or setting you work in, TeachingEnglish can support you with your professional and career development. Our support is open to all and free of charge.
One of the main tools we use is the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teacher educators. In this section you can explore the framework as well as other useful resources for teacher educators, such as courses, webinars, self-assessment tools, how-to guides and resource pack.
You can explore resources in a way that suits your goals:
by professional practices, to focus on specific areas of teacher education where you want to deepen your skills and expertise
by professional development levels, to find resources matched to your training and experience and see how they can help you progress within each area.
Each resource includes a timer icon to show how much time you’ll need, helping you plan your learning effectively.
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Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Teacher educator webinar series review 2022-2023
Watch the recording of our review webinar with our panel of speakers who reflect on the main insights from the teacher educator webinar series so far and also take a look at future themes.
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Adopting inclusive practices
Helping teachers who have learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Watch the recording of our recent webinar with Phil Dexter looking at practical advice on how to help teachers who have learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
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Contributing to the profession
The role of teacher associations in teacher education
Watch a recording of our recent webinar for teacher educators with Eric Ekembe looking at the role and value teacher associations have in teacher education.
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Understanding teacher learning
How can teacher educators encourage motivation, a sense of identity and resilience?
Watch a recording of our recent webinar for teacher educators with Mark Almond, looking at how to build motivation and resilience.
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Supporting remote learning
Helping teachers access the online environment
Watch a recording of our latest webinar with Hala Ahmed, Lucy Norris and Karen Waterston. They discussed strategies and tips for teacher educators on how to support teachers in overcoming barriers to accessing the online environment.
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Understanding teacher learning
How can teacher educators encourage teachers to engage with research?
Watch a recording of our latest webinar with Daniel Xerri discussing how teacher educators can encourage teachers to engage with research.
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Adopting inclusive practices
Gender in language teacher education
Watch a recording of our latest webinar for teacher educators with Laura McWilliams looking at important questions relating to gender in teacher education.
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Evaluating teacher competence
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Introduction to supporting and mentoring teachers
Find out more about what supporting and mentoring teachers involves. You can also try out some reflective tasks to develop your mentoring skills.
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Adopting inclusive practices
Managing teacher learning
Encouraging inclusive values when training teachers
In this article Sally Farley discusses how to encourage and incorporate inclusive values in teacher training by helping teachers to reflect on their own opinions and beliefs.
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Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
How developing interpersonal skills can help us to make positive changes in schools
In this article Karen Waterston explores how building relationships, thinking critically and increasing motivation can be used to make positive changes.