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.
Picturebooks to spark empathy and social justice actions
Watch a recording of this webinar with David Valente looking at how picturebooks can encourage empathy and social justice with young learners.
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Linguistic Landscapes as a pedagogical resource in English language classrooms
Watch a recording of this webinar with Osman Solmaz webinar looking at the concept of Linguistic Landscapes.
English Connects Action Research: Learnings from the African classroom
Watch a recording of this TeachingEnglish Africa webinar looking at action research in the African classroom.
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Using inclusive practices
Why, and how, should one make classrooms less heteronormative?
Watch a recording of this webinar looking at how to address heteronormative dominance in language classrooms.
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Understanding my learners
Managing the lesson
Knowing the subject
How to design tasks which promote creative thinking skills: Part 1
Watch a recording of this webinar looking at how to bring creativity into the classroom.
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Making words count: Top tips for teaching vocabulary
Watch a recording of this webinar with George Wilson looking at how to develop your vocabulary teaching skills.
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Education Exchange: Disability in education
Watch a recording of this webinar investigating the issues that teachers with disabilities face.
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Assessing learning
Understanding my professional identity
English teaching talks – Assessing learning
Use these videos from Carolyn Westbrook and Richard Spiby to help you develop effective techniques and ideas for assessing your learners.
Knowing the subject
Seeing Black: How to build anti-racism into teaching English publications
Watch a recording of this webinar with Amanda Hawthorne looking at race in teaching English materials.
What is creativity in the classroom?
Watch a recording of the first in a new series of webinars looking at how you can bring creativity in your classroom and your professional development.