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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.

Black woman wearing a brightly coloured dress teaching in front of a blackboard in a classroom in Kenya
Understanding my professional identity
Using multilingual practices
Using 21C skills or core skills

World Teachers' Day 2025 Friday 10 October

Watch recordings from day two of our World Teachers' Day conference. Watch our panel of experts discuss multilingual approaches in the language classroom and watch practical webinars on the themes of multilingualism and 21st-century skills. The live event took place on Friday 10 October 2025.

Mexican teacher looking at the camera whilst standing in front of his classroom of young learners
Knowing the subject
Using 21C skills or core skills

World Teachers' Day 2025 Saturday 11 October

Watch the recordings from the final day of our World Teachers' Day conference. Christopher Graham inspires you to teach for a world that cares for the environment and society, and expert teachers from around the world focus on two themes: climate action and how to improve your learners' speaking and vocabulary skills. The live event took place on Saturday 11 October 2025.

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Webinar
Professional development for teachers

MENA online conference 2025

Watch recordings of the sessions from this year's MENA online conference. The live event took place on 24 and 25 October 2025.

Cambodian primary learners of different genders in a classroom.
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Course
CEFR level Understanding
Course duration 9–12 hours
Planning lessons and courses
Understanding my learners
Understanding my context

TeachingEnglish: How to adapt resources

Learn how to evaluate resources, select and adapt relevant lesson plans for your context and explore how your learners can be powerful resources in the classroom. This new course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2027.

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Course
CEFR level Engagement
Course duration 9–12 hours
Understanding my learners
Managing the lesson
Using inclusive practices

Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners

Make your classroom a trauma-sensitive learning environment. Help your learners to shine by working creatively with limited resources and by managing challenging behaviour positively. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2027.

Two primary-aged male learners smiling at something on a tablet. There is a Black learner and a White learner.
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Course
CEFR level Integration
Duration 9–12 hours
Course duration 9–12 hours
Using digital technologies
Using inclusive practices

TeachingEnglish: Integrating digital technologies

Learn how to use digital tools, including AI, to find, evaluate and create digital content and resources that foster inclusion and support learners' collaboration, information literacy and problem-solving skills. Integrating digital technologies is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.

Black secondary aged learner in a classroom, smiling at the camera.
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Course
CEFR level Engagement
Duration 9–12 hours
Course duration 9–12 hours
Understanding my learners
Using inclusive practices

Gender in language education

Learn to recognise different kinds of gender bias and stereotypes, some of the barriers learners face in gender equality and equity, and how to help overcome them in your context. This updated course is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.

Group of learners of mixed gender and ethnic backgrounds smiling down at the camera.
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Course
CEFR level Engagement
Course duration 9–12 hours
Understanding my learners
Using inclusive practices

TeachingEnglish: Inclusive classrooms

Make your classes inclusive learning spaces by identifying barriers that can affect learning and practical strategies to overcome them. Inclusive classrooms is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.

Teacher demonstrating pronunciation of a sound.
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Course
CEFR level Engagement
Duration 9–12 hours
Course duration 9–12 hours
Planning lessons and courses
Knowing the subject

TeachingEnglish: How to teach pronunciation

Increase your understanding of phonology and your ability to support learners with effective pronunciation activities in the classroom. How to teach pronunciation is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.

diverse group of primary children standing up in classroom
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Course
CEFR level Engagement
Duration 9–12 hours
Course duration 9–12 hours
Knowing the subject
Planning lessons and courses

TeachingEnglish: How to teach listening

Improve your understanding of how people listen and learn to plan effective, engaging listening activities. Explore key listening skills, solve common teaching challenges and develop strategies to support both your learners and your own active listening. How to teach listening is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.