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.
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Using inclusive practices
Developing cross-cultural awareness in the monolingual classroom
Language learning for life as responsible citizens of the international community must include cultural awareness.
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Using inclusive practices
Addressing human trafficking and slavery in the classroom
According to the Global Slavery Index 2018, over 40 million people are enslaved today, and of those, ten million are 17 years old or younger.
Webinar
Getting the reading habit: extensive reading - Ceri Jones
Watch a recording of this webinar on developing extensive reading skills with Ceri Jones.
Planning lessons and courses
Addressing human trafficking and modern slavery in the language classroom
This webinar with Judy Boyle looks at how to integrate difficult topics in the language classroom.
Webinar
Using inclusive practices
Adopting inclusive practices
Creating an inclusive school environment
Can we say that our school systems are inclusive and we practise what we preach? Phil Dexter, Maria Jose Galleno, and Suzanne Mordue discuss this question.
Managing the lesson
Talking to teenagers in the English language classroom
Watch a recording of Chris Roland’s webinar 'Talking to teenagers in the English language classroom’.
Knowing the subject
Pronunciation Teaching: muscle, mind, meaning, memory
Pronunciation straddles two domains: it is part language - like grammar or vocabulary, and part skill - like speaking or listening.
Planning lessons and courses
Writing stories for ELT Primary
This one-hour talk by Cheryl Palin and Katherine Bilsborough looks at writing stories for Primary ELT.
Planning lessons and courses
Using Picturebooks with Children
This webinar with Gail Ellis looks at using picturebooks with primary.
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Using inclusive practices
Developing teachers of refugees
Do you have refugees in your class? Do you work as a teacher trainer for refugee contexts? Or are you just interested in this major issue in the troubled world we live in?