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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. 

 

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Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

Teacher education and practitioner research – how can one support the other?

 

Watch a recording of this webinar with Professor Richard Smith, exploring how teacher educators can support and mentor teachers to further develop their practitioner enquiry.

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Taking responsibility for your own professional development

Teacher educator webinar series review 2023-2024

Watch a recording of our webinar in which our panel of speakers reflects on the main insights from our latest teacher educator webinar series and also take a look at future themes.

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Supporting remote learning

How can teacher educators use the Community of Inquiry framework to support teacher learning?

Watch a recording of our previous webinar with Dr Norman Vaughan. The focus of this session is on the practical application of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework to support teacher learning.

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Understanding the educational context

How can teacher educators enhance learning and teaching in English-medium education?

Watch a recording of our previous webinar with Ann Veitch, as she explores effective collaborative strategies for teaching other subjects through English.

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Supporting remote learning

Digital literacy: How can we help teachers develop their understanding, approach and skills?

Watch a recording of our previous webinar with Gavin Dudeney and Obaje Chogu Ekele, as they discuss digital literacy in teacher education.

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Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

Supporting new teachers: Insights from the education system in England

Watch a recording of our previous webinar facilitated by Will Grant, as we explore some ways that early career teachers are supported in England.

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Planning teacher learning

Planning effective Continuing Professional Development programmes for teachers – key principles

This article by Simon Borg summarises ten principles for effective teacher Continuing Professional Development.

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Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

Observing teachers to support their professional development

Watch a recording of our previous webinar facilitated by Amy Lightfoot on how to use observation to support the professional development of teachers.

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Planning teacher learning

Planning effective Continuing Professional Development programmes for teachers – key principles

Watch a recording of our previous webinar for an exploration of the essential underlying principles of planning professional development for teachers.

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Taking responsibility for your own professional development

Developing skills to enhance your career as a teacher educator

Watch the recording of our previous webinar to see how teacher educators working with the British Council have developed skills to enhance their careers.

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Project: Welcoming refugees

In this lesson, learners work together to present ideas for welcoming refugees to their hometown. 

Age 13 - Adults
CEFR level B1
Duration 80
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Home: Welcoming refugees

This lesson explores the experiences of refugee children using the heartwarming short animation Home by Aardman Animations. It celebrates fun, empathy and friendship in welcoming new classmates from different cultures.

Age 9 - 12
CEFR level A2
Duration 90

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