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.
Nik Peachey - Managing the digital classroom
In this talk, Nik looks at the techniques teachers can employ to incorporate digital devices for learning.
Edouard Creemers, Renate Thummler Blum - CT and Technology as part of 21st Century Skills
In this talk, Edouard and Renate look at the importance of critical thinking skills.
Understanding my professional identity
Nicky Hockly - Digital literacies and CPD
In this talk, Nicky looks at the importance of digital literacies and the need for training to be given to teachers in this area.
Understanding the educational context
Contributing to the profession
Duncan Foord - How to get your team thinking
In this plenary talk, Duncan Foord speaks about improving the quality of teamwork in schools.
Ben Gray - Skype-based teacher training solutions in Libya
In this talk, Ben discusses teacher training in fragile contexts.
Assessing learning
Mamta Saluja, Vanita Chopra: Assessing speaking skills
This talk by Vanita and Mamta looks at effective strategies for assessing spoken skills.
Mark Oliver: Text chat in the classroom
In this practical talk, Mark Oliver looks at the benefits of using text chat for learning English.
Using digital technologies
David Gatrell: Learning online in real time
In this talk, David talks about the affordances of video conferencing for online professional development.
Knowing the subject
Assessing learning
Clare Fielder - Efficient and effective strategies for written feedback
In this talk, Clare discusses effective strategies for giving students feedback on their writing.
Adriana de los Santos, Alicia Artusi: CPD wheel in remote teaching
In this talk, Adriana and Alicia look at the Plan Ceibal project and key skills teachers need to deliver remote teaching.