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 your 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.
Supporting remote learning
Covid-19 case studies: Wanda Mpisi
Read this case study and watch the video from Wanda Mpisi in South Africa, talking about how his school has adapted their teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Supporting remote learning
Covid-19 case studies: Cigdem Tuncel
Read this case study and watch the video from Cigdem Tuncel in Turkey, talking about how her school has adapted their teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Reflective talk: making conversation a tool for learning
Watch a recording of Martyn Clarke's webinar for teacher educators, looking at reflective talk.
Managing teacher learning
Planning teacher learning
Workshop design - A workshop? Why a workshop?
In this first article in her series on creating and delivering workshops, Tessa Woodward explores the pros and cons of workshops for the professional development of teachers.
Managing teacher learning
Planning teacher learning
Workshop design - What can a workshop be about?
In her second article in this series, Tessa Woodward looks at possible ideas for workshop themes and materials.
Managing teacher learning
Planning teacher learning
Workshop design - How can I put it all together?
In the third article in her series on creating and delivering workshops, Tessa Woodward gives advice on how to put a workshop together.
Managing teacher learning
Planning teacher learning
Workshop design - Have I forgotten anything?
In the fourth article in her series on creating and delivering workshops, Tessa Woodward gives us a checklist of important things to remember.
Adopting inclusive practices
Ideas for inclusion: International day of persons with disabilities webinar
Watch a recording of our webinar about researched and practical ideas for an inclusive classroom.
Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Evaluating teacher competence
Feedback: Why we need to think carefully about this process
In this article we look at how to make post-observation feedback a positive and productive learning experience.
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Evaluating teacher competence
Observation: How important is this skill?
How can we make the process of observation a happy and rewarding experience?