Professional development for teacher educators
This section is for teacher educators, that is, anyone who supports the professional development of pre-service or practising teachers. You may do this in many ways: delivering training and tutoring on qualification courses, supervising or mentoring teachers, conducting research, leading professional development in schools, moderating online programmes or facilitating teacher communities.
Whichever role or setting you work in, TeachingEnglish can support you with your professional and career development. Our support is open to all and free of charge.
One of the main tools we use is the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teacher educators. In this section you can explore the framework as well as other useful resources for teacher educators, such as courses, webinars, self-assessment tools, how-to guides and resource pack.
You can explore resources in a way that suits your goals:
by professional practices, to focus on specific areas of teacher education 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.
Webinar
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
How to use AI to support reflection and autonomy in teacher education – webinars
Join us on Wednesday 19 August 2026 for a webinar exploring how AI can be integrated into teacher education to support reflective and autonomous learning.
Webinar
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Why subject knowledge matters when supporting teachers
Join us on 16 September 2026 to explore how teacher educators can support teachers’ subject knowledge development in English language teaching.
Webinar
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
What does multilingualism look like in practice for teacher educators? – webinars
Watch the recording of our July 2026 webinar on multilingual pedagogy, teacher leadership and collaborative professional development in multilingual contexts.
Publication
Understanding teacher learning
Adopting inclusive practices
Context-responsive English teacher education: Video-based training for primary classrooms
This innovative video-based training package is designed for teacher educators working with pre-service and in-service English teachers in primary education.
Understanding the educational context
Supporting multilingual learners: what can language and science teachers learn from each other? – webinars
Watch the recording of our June 2026 webinar to explore how language and science educators can work together to support multilingual learners, drawing on insights from Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Evaluating teacher competence
Narrative self-observation: A practical toolkit for teacher educators – webinars
Watch a recording of our May 2026 webinar facilitated by Jason Anderson to explore narrative self-observation (NSO) as an alternative approach to lesson observation.
Understanding the educational context
How schools retain talented and capable teachers – webinars
Watch a recording of our April 2026 webinar facilitated by Professor Qing Gu to explore practical, evidence-based strategies schools can use to create supportive working environments for teachers.
Webinar
Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Teacher educator webinar series review 2025–2026 – webinars
Watch the recording of our webinar held on Thursday, 19 March 2026, where we reflect on our 2025–2026 teacher educator webinar themes and key ideas.
Webinar
Understanding the educational context
The role of the teaching assistant – webinars
Watch a recording of our February 2026 webinar facilitated by Ahamefuna Eusebius Agbo to explore effective working with teaching assistants.
Contributing to the profession
Call for speakers 2026–2027 – webinars
We're looking for talented classroom practitioners from all over the world to give live webinars in 2026–27! If you're a great speaker with innovative ideas for teaching English or supporting teacher educators, find out how to apply here.