Webinars
Stay up to date and inspired with our free webinars for English language teachers. Find upcoming live sessions, or catch up by watching recordings of webinars you've missed.
Our practical, interactive webinars are led by experienced teachers and teacher educators working in English language classrooms around the world. Each session is designed to provide classroom-ready ideas, fresh insights, and opportunities to connect with fellow teachers.
Reserve your free place by registering on Zoom. All participants who attend a live webinar will receive a certificate of attendance.
Keith Harding - From ELT to TLE: taking learning beyond the classroom
This webinar with Keith Harding, from November 2015, looks at ways of making the most of the learning opportunities that lie beyond the classroom.
Using digital technologies
Tracy Dumais - Children's apps you can trust
This webinar uses lessons learned while developing of the British Council’s LearnEnglish Kids Playtime app to reflect on the issue of trust in Young Learner app design, marketing and use.
Understanding my professional identity
Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Contributing to the profession
Sandy Millin: Professional development through blogs and blogging
Teaching blogs contain a wealth of information, but it can be hard to know where to start. In this webinar, Sandy shows you where to find them and how to start your own.
Assessing learning
David Dodgson: Multiple choices – A Conversation about Language Testing, Teaching & Learning
Watch a recording of this webinar looking at the theme of assessment.
Understanding my learners
Ceri Jones - Barefoot with beginners
In this webinar, Ceri Jones looks at going back to basics with a class of beginners and shares her experience of discarding the coursebook, syllabus and pacing schedule.
Planning lessons and courses
Victoria Boobyer: A why and how of Graded Readers
In this webinar, Victoria Boobyer talks about the why and how of Graded Readers.
Planning lessons and courses
Gail Ellis: Using children’s literature to teach children English
Watch a recording of this webinar about using picturebooks in the primary classroom.
Understanding my learners
July webinar with Fiona Mauchline: In a world of pure imagination
Teaching teenagers is a lot more than just methodology and materials. Helping them to overcome some of the difficulties that can affect their creative ability is one of the key challenges teachers face.
Planning lessons and courses
Ceri Jones - Micro-writing: small things make a big difference
Watch a recording of this webinar looking at micro writing activities.
Knowing the subject
Learner autonomy
Watch a recording of this webinar with Lizzie Pinard, looking at learner autonomy and practical methods that we can use to encourage our learners to move towards being genuinely autonomous outside the classroom.