Professional development for teachers

Here you’ll find a wide range of free, self-access training and resources designed to help you build the skills and knowledge you need as an English teacher.

All TeachingEnglish professional development resources are aligned with the British Council Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teachers, to help you plan your learning and develop the areas most relevant to your professional growth.

You can explore resources in a way that suits your goals:
- by professional practices – to focus on specific areas of teaching 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.

Two learners working together on an exam with the support of a teacher

Assessment for Learning - week-long event

Watch all five recordings from our week-long Assessment for Learning event and download useful and practical material from the presenters to help you integrate Assessment for Learning in your classrooms.

A diverse group of young adult learners working together on a laptop at a large desk

Creativity and 21st century skills in English language teaching - mini-event

Watch recordings of two webinars from our mini-event on the theme of creativity and 21st-century skills in the classroom.

Two young teenagers writing on an interactive whiteboard

Improvise your teaching

Watch a recording of this webinar with Maria Glazunova to help you develop strategies and ideas for meaningful improvisation in your language teaching classrooms.

International Women's Day - mini-event

Watch the recordings of three webinars to celebrate International Women's Day. Each 60-minute session focuses on a different element of gender and equity in English language teaching.

A teacher leads a group discussion with a diverse group of teenage learners

English teaching talks – Classroom management

Use these six short videos by Nick Mathei to help you understand how to manage your classes effectively.

A female Asian teacher writing on a whiteboard

English teaching talks – Lesson planning

Use these videos from Tyson Seburn to help you understand how to plan effective lessons.

Four learners smiling and taking a selfie together

The Characteristics Of Effective EFL Teachers, part 2

Watch a recording of the second of a two-part webinar with Emad Abdelhamed looking at the characteristics of effective EFL teachers.

The Characteristics Of Effective EFL Teachers, part 1

Watch a recording of the first part of this webinar with Emad Abdelhamed looking at the characteristics of effective EFL teachers.

A Caucasian male teacher showing a learner something on a smartphone

Integrating ICT in the classroom - mini event

Watch recordings from our ICT in the classroom mini-event, featuring three webinars looking at different aspects of integrating ICT in the classroom.

A group of Black young learners, looking at a mobile screen and laughing

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TeachingEnglish: Safeguarding learners online

Make your classroom a safe space for online learning. Help your learners to feel confident, be successful and recognise when they may need help. Enrolment for Safeguarding learners online is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

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