The main resource providers from the UK include the BBC and numerous publishers. These offer not only books but:

• CDs & DVDs
• on-line resources
• teacher training support
• discussion lists
• author tours
• conference sponsorship

Cambridge University Press
www.cambridge.org/elt
CUP, who have a close working relationship with Cambridge ESOL, have an excellent range of books in their language teacher series which include: Cambridge Teacher Training and Development, Cambridge Language Teaching Library, Cambridge Language Education, Cambridge Language Assessment and Cambridge Applied Linguistics.

CUP have two coursebooks The CELTA Course and The TKT Course, to support major TEFL qualifications, both published in collaboration with Cambridge ESOL. Another recent development is the launching of Professional English Online, a new website for Business English and ESP teachers www.cambridge.org/elt/resources/professional/ 

Macmillan
www.macmillanenglish.com/methodology
Macmillan are market leaders in providing popular free online resources for teachers and commercial online resources for institutions. www.onestopenglish.com boasts over 400, 000 registered users and provides teachers with a number of free teacher development options including instantly usable lesson plans, teaching tips, as well as a section of articles and discussions on methodology. Subscribers can gain access through the Staff Room to an enhanced range of services.The Audio and podcasts section has been nominated for an Elton award in 2008. Macmillian has also set up a website targeted at Business English teachers
www.businessenglishonline.net/

The Macmillan English Campus (MEC) is an online practice environment for learners of English, which is designed to help combine face-to-face teaching and online support materials. MEC is different from a CD ROM or a standard website in that all the content and reference tools on MEC are controlled by a sophisticated management system, allowing the institution to chart resources to their teaching requirements and get feedback on user performance. Teachers using MEC can receive training and support and access to MEC teachers' blogs (www.macmillanenglishcampus.com).  

Oxford University Press
www.oup.com/elt
OUP's contribution to teacher development includes the publication of ELT Journal and Applied Linguistics Journal. OUP also has an extensive selection of books in the teacher development section of its ELT catalogue. These include new titles in the series for primary school teachers, Resource Books for Teachers, Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers and Applied Linguistics. Joining the Oxford Teachers' Club enables teachers to access resources including downloadable materials. OUP has also set up a website targeted at Business English teachers www.oup.com/elt/teachersclub/business_english/?cc=gb
Through the Oxford Quality Scheme, OUP has begun to allow schools using their books to use the Oxford quality logo; the Oxford Teachers' Academy has introduced a 15-hour training course for teachers which is certificated by the Oxford University Department for Continuous Education. 

Pearson Longman
www.pearsonlongman.com/methodology
Pearson Longman's teacher development books include the extensively revised, and award winning fourth edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching and the recently published How to Teach English with Technology. Pearson Longman have also set up a website targeted at Business English teachers www.pearsonlongman.com/business/teachers

BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish/
The BBC has partnered with British Council in developing some of its websites for teachers. The BBC's Learning English website, has a section specifically for teachers: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish/. This contains a number of downloadable resources including teaching guides for an online soap opera, lesson plans connected to talks and audio news reports, multiple choice quizzes and a radio series on Innovations in teaching which includes a programme on CLIL. A separate section of this website contains a number of resources for Business English teachers (www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/).

BBC Active English Language Learning (formerly BBC ELT) operates through licensing arrangements with publishing and distribution partners worldwide. The BBC Active catalogue comprises new English language learning brands in media such as print, audio, DVD, VCD, video (www.bbcactiveenglish.com). 

Delta Publishing
www.deltapublishing.co.uk
Delta Publishing was founded in 1997 and publishes books mainly in the areas of Primary, Business English and Teacher Resource material. Their aim is to provide teachers with innovative, creative and practical material, which they may find difficult to find from larger publishers.

Garnet Education
www.garneteducation.com
Garnet Education has over 35 years' experience in the development of English language teaching materials. It is a specialist ELT publisher producing EAP materials, general English materials and tailor-made courses for specific clients. In addition to open-market materials, Garnet Education provides educational services that include syllabus design, teacher training, and testing services. They have extensive experience working with state education ministries, particularly in the Middle East, to develop their national English language curriculum.

Keyways Publishing
www.keywayspublishing.com
Keyways Publishing provides the following services that are relevant to teacher development:

• publication of ETP Professional and Modern English Teacher
• an annual September conference in the UK (ETP Live!)
• publication of A Guide to English Language Teaching
• a small number of teacher reference books

Marshall Cavendish
www.mcelt.com
Marshall Cavendish English Language Teaching was established in 2002 with a mission to publish innovative, high-quality materials to meet the changing needs of teachers and students.

Mary Glasgow Magazines
www.maryglasgowmagazines.com
Mary Glasgow Magazines was established in 1957 and provides a range of 17 magazines for learners of English, French, German, and Spanish. It also now publishes a series of resource books for teachers of English as a foreign language, including New Standpoints, a quarterly teachers' magazine.

Summertown
www.summertown.co.uk
Established in 1998, Summertown Publishing has built a reputation as an innovative publisher of teaching and learning materials for English for business and communications. One of the aims of the company is to support teachers with additional materials.

Richmond Publishing
www.richmondelt.com
Richmond Publishing, established in 1992, is an international ELT publisher offering a wide, and increasing range of innovative titles for adults, teenagers and young learners, which covers graded readers, general English course books, exam preparation and specially designed materials for CLIL, as well as additional ELT material.

ELT magazines & journals

ELT magazines & journals from the UK offer information and news about ELT worldwide, articles, reviews and practical resources for teachers. They are mostly published in print form, with web sites supporting them.

EL Gazette
www.elgazette.com
The monthly EL Gazette features topical news stories, articles on language destinations and courses types, quality issues, book reviews, photocopiable classroom resources and adverts. It regularly publishes articles on different types of teacher development courses e.g. Master's in TEFL/TESOL with tables which contain course provider and course information including prices.

The Guardian Weekly
www.guardianweekly.co.uk/learningenglish
This brings out a monthly eight-page Learning English supplement with news, views and advice on teaching EFL plus free classroom materials. The supplement frequently includes stories about ELT courses in the UK and recently brought out a list of post-graduate TESOL courses in the UK.

English Teaching Professional
www.etprofessional.com
This monthly magazine combines short theoretical pieces with articles about classroom activities, photocopiable resources, reviews, a technology section and fun activities. ETP now offers an on-line subscription which enables you to access all the articles from previous issues.

Modern English Teacher
www.onlinemet.com
The quarterly Modern English Teacher is slightly more theoretical than its sister publication ETP, and covers articles and authoritative reviews of all aspects of English language teaching and is useful both for professional development and day-to-day teaching.
ELT Journal, www.oxfordjournals.org/eltj/
First published in 1946, ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. One of its most popular features is its Key Concepts section. The online subscription for institutions allows access to articles from back issues. It is also possible to purchase back issues on an indexed CD-ROM.

Applied Linguistics
http://applij.oxfordjournals.org/
OUP's quarterly Applied Linguistics publishes research into language with relevance to real world problems. It aims to promote principled and multi-disciplinary approaches to research on language-related concerns in the various fields encompassed by applied linguistics. It promotes scholarly and scientific discussion of issues that unite or divide scholars in applied linguistics. The journal also reviews new publications in the multi-disciplinary field of Applied Linguistics.

International Journal of Applied Linguistics
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0802-6106&site=1
The thrice yearly The International Journal of Applied Linguistics publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it includes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.

IATEFL SIG Newsletters
www.iatefl.org/content/sig/index.php
Each IATEFL SIG (Special Interest Group) publishes its own Newsletter with articles connected to its area of interest.

Humanising Language Teaching
www.hltmag.co.uk
HLT is a free online magazine and the website contains an archive of articles on various issues of language teaching and methodology as well as practical exercises aimed at primary learners, secondary teenagers and adult learners. HLT deals with topics such as error correction, the creative teaching of grammar, attentive listening comprehension, enjoyable reading, motivating speaking activities, teaching vocabulary effectively, creative writing, using music and fine arts in the classroom, drama work, group dynamics, dealing with difficulties, and preparing students for tests.

The Teacher Trainer
http://www.tttjournal.co.uk/
This is a practical journal for those involved in modern language, especially TESOL, teacher training. The Teacher Trainer, edited by Tessa Woodward, is a Pilgrims publication and can be subscribed to online. The journal comes out three times a year and contains articles:

• by authors about their books
• from training centres around the world
• by trainers in other parallel fields, as well as book reviews
• practical ideas for teacher observation and feedback ideas
• on livening up input sessions