Webinars
Stay up to date and inspired with our free webinars for English language teachers. Find upcoming live sessions, or catch up by watching recordings of webinars you’ve missed.
Our practical, interactive webinars are led by experienced teachers and teacher educators working in English language classrooms around the world. Each session is designed to provide classroom-ready ideas, fresh insights, and opportunities to connect with fellow teachers.
Reserve your free place by registering on Zoom. All participants who attend a live webinar will receive a certificate of attendance.
Talk English - a whole community approach to learning English and integration
Find out more about the award-winning 'Talk English’ project, which helps people with the lowest levels of English to build their confidence, access services and get more involved in the community, by training and supporting volunteers.
Beyond the polarisation of learner-centred and teacher-centred pedagogy
The webinar explores the reasons behind the failure to implement learner-centred approaches in developing world contexts. Attempts to promote a balanced approach to pedagogy through a teacher education project in Burma are showcased.
Five on 5: Connecting with Teacher Educators
To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2018, Ellen Darling, Kirsteen Donaghy and Sirin Soyoz presented Connecting with Teacher Educators, a 1-hour webinar for teachers, teacher educators and school leaders.
Five on 5: Using your brain: what neuroscience can teach us about learning
To celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, Rachael Roberts presented Using your brain: what neuroscience can teach us about learning, a 1-hour webinar for teachers, teacher educators and school leaders.
Five on 5: ‘Native speakerism’, identity and ELT
To celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, Neenaz Ichaporia, Manisha Dak and Chia Suan Chong presented ‘Native speakerism’, identity and ELT, a 1-hour online discussion forum for teachers, teacher educators and school leaders.
Five on 5: Ideas and strategies for the low-resource classroom
On 5 October, Richard Smith, Deborah Bullock and Amol Padwad presented Ideas and strategies for the low-resource classroom, a 1-hour webinar for teachers, teacher educators and school leaders.
Five on 5: Constructing the multilingual mindset
To celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, Maria Norton presents Constructing the Multilingual Mindset, a 1-hour webinar for teachers, teacher educators and school leaders.
Coaching and Emotional Intelligence - Webinar with Nik Peachey
In this webinar, to celebrate the launch of the British Council’s Teacher Educator Online Community, Nik Peachey explores coaching techniques for teacher development.
Language for resilience: World refugee day
This webinar looks at the topic of languages education and resilience.
Effective use of video in the ELT classroom
This webinar explores video, and the many errors and examples of poor practice which should be avoided.