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Professional development for teachers

Here you’ll find a wide range of free, self-access training and resources designed to help you build the skills and knowledge you need as an English teacher.

All TeachingEnglish professional development resources are aligned with the British Council Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teachers, to help you plan your learning and develop the areas most relevant to your professional growth.

You can explore resources in a way that suits your goals:
- by professional practices – to focus on specific areas of teaching 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.

Duration One hour

A recipe for teacher learning

Watch a recording of the fourth talk in our World Teachers’ Day 2021 celebrations with Matthew Ellman.

Duration One hour
Using digital technologies

Using WhatsApp for interactive tasks

Watch a recording of the sixth talk in our World Teachers’ Day 2021 celebrations with Jessica Mackay.

Duration One hour

Digital literacies

Watch a recording of the seventh talk in our World Teachers’ Day 2021 celebrations. Join Nicky Hockly talking about Digital Literacies.

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Duration One hour

Eco-literacy: What? Why? And How?

Watch a recording of the eighth talk in our World Teachers’ Day 2021 celebrations. Join Ceri Jones and Katherine Bilsborough looking at eco-literacy.