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    Here you can find a wide range of practical resources to use in the English language classroom, whether you're teaching primary, secondary, or adult students. There are over 400 full lesson plans to choose from, covering different topics and themes and organised according to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

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    Here you will find free, self-access, online training and resources designed to develop the skills and knowledge you need as an English language teacher.

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    Find and download a wide variety of research publications and resource books for teachers, trainers and other English language teaching (ELT) professionals.

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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.

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Planning lessons and courses

Course planning

Being able to plan an individual lesson, a scheme of work, or a course well, is one of the key skills that a teacher needs to have. 

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Managing the lesson

Lesson plans

Why should I write a plan? The best option is always to be prepared. Once you have prepared your lesson you will feel much more confident walking into the classroom and you will soon be able to relax.

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Planning 1 - methodology article
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The basics of lesson planning

Planning is one of those essential skills of the competent teacher, that develops over time. This article highlights why planning is important and what to consider when planning lessons.  

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The elements of a lesson plan

Part one of this article The basics of lesson planning outlined the rationale behind lesson planning. This article looks at some of the elements to consider when planning an actual lesson.

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Using authentic materials

Using authentic materials is one of the mainstays of an imaginative and motivating higher level course, but rarely features at levels lower than intermediate.

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Understanding my context

Pathways: Understanding your context

Explore free tools and resources carefully chosen to help you understand your context and make your teaching relevant and appropriate for your classroom, your learners and your education system.

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Using 21C skills or core skills

Pathways: Using 21C skills or core skills 

Explore this ready-made pathway of free tools and resources to help you in using 21C skills/core skills.  

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Assessing learning

Assessing learning – webinars

Watch a recording of two practical webinars focusing on meaningful assessment and effective feedback in language learning. 

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Using inclusive practices

Pathways: Using inclusive practices

Explore this ready-made pathway of free tools and resources to help you use inclusive practices in your teaching.

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Using multilingual practices

Pathways: Using multilingual practices

Explore this ready-made pathway of free tools and resources to help you in using multilingual practices.

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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. 

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