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.
On-the-spot correction
On-the-spot correction is when a teacher corrects a learner’s mistake as soon as they make it.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia refers to words that have a sound that represents what the word means.
Open class
An open class activity is an activity which is carried out with the whole group participating together with the teacher, rather than in closed groups or closed pairs.
Open pairs
An open pair is a pair of learners working together with the rest of the group observing.
Open questions
Open questions are questions which cannot be answered with just 'yes’ or 'no’.
Orthography
In language learning orthography can have two meanings. One is the way a language is spelt and the other is the way the letters are written.
Outcomes
Outcomes are what learners should be able to do or have done at the end of the class or course.
Pace
Pace refers to the speed of the class.
Pair work
r work is learners working together in pairs.
Paradigm
Paradigms are theoretical models used to describe sequences of teaching.