End: 30/10/23
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What are the self-study modules in Focus on professional development?
- Module 1 – Understanding professional development
The aim of this module is to introduce you to the concept of professional development and how it applies to you in your teaching career. You will define the term 'professional development', identify the most appropriate professional development tools based on your teaching and learning context as well as write a professional development plan based on your short-term goals.
- Module 2 – Engaging with reflective practice
The aim of this module is to increase your understanding of reflective practice; the process of thinking about, evaluating, analysing and reviewing what takes place in the classroom. You will explain what reflection is and how to do it, select reflective tools appropriately to help develop your teaching practice as well as write a reflective action plan related to your own professional development.
- Module 3 – Engaging with peer observation
The aim of this module is to increase your awareness of the importance of peer observation as a professional development tool and how you can use it effectively. You will recognise the importance and value of peer observation in your own professional development, describe the skills involved in peer observation as well as begin to plan a peer observation.
Course reviews
What have other teachers said about how Focus on professional development helped them?
"I've tried the pop in observation method and peer observation method which was a great push for me and my colleagues to try to improve our teaching skills, It has put us into the right path."
Course participant, Egypt
"I am conducting a research on teachers' self assessment so I found very important information about reflective teaching . next week I am going to visit many teachers for their professional development so the module about observation is very beneficial. thanks to British Council, I am a lifelong learner. Thank you"
Course participant, Morocco
"I started peer observations with my colleagues to model and get used to this type of observation. I hope next year each teacher will choose their partner and the way they want to do it"
Course participant, Paraguay
Comments
Course workbook
Hi Maha0
You can download the course workbook above which gives more information about the course plus links to other useful resources.
Hope you find it useful,
Best wishes,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Webinar's certificate of focus in professional development
Hi there
Dear TeachingEnglish .org
I could not go through the website's page, and I ask for the certificate's webinar right now.
Thanks a lot for you. I look forward to heating from you soon.
Best regards,
Name: Mr. Zakarya Sadeq AbdulBari Al Qadasi
Course access
Hi there and glad to hear that you made it to the webinar. Unfortunately there is a problem with the site today ( this is quite unusual but happens now and then). Please try again early tomorrow when it should be fixed,
Anne :)
Training courses
Hi ShaeenSadia
This course is not currently available, so it's not possible to sign up for this particular course.
You can check our course calendar here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2025-03/2025-2026_TeachingEnglish_training_course_calendar_QR.pdf
You can also check our FAQs about all our training here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training/training-courses-faqs
Hope that helps,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
professional development
I do appreciate your care to guide us all
Thank you for giving me such…
Thank you for giving me such opportunity
Registration
Hi Amin
Thanks for your comment. I've just checked your account and can see that you are successfully registered in another course. If you log in, click on the MY PORTFOLIO - My courses tab which will take you to our training platform. Then click on "Explore all courses". You can click to enrol on this course from there.
Hope that helps,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Course access
Hi Abdirahman
To register for the course, you need to follow the instructions on the page above under "How do I register for this course?"
Hope you enjoy it!
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Focus on Professional Development Course
Wow...I am registering immediately
Learning English
Hi Roaataha
If you are looking for resources for learning English, you might find the British Council's LearnEnglish site useful - you can find it here: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Registration
HI Amirhossein
This course isn't currently available. We should be offering it again in September 2023.
You can sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date on all our courses / events here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Hello ! I started the course…
Hello ! I started the course but due to personal problems I wasn´t able to finished. I´d like to do it because I´ve already made more than 60% of it. Is there a possibility for me to achieve the certificate? I´m really really interested in the course. Thanks in advanced.
Course access
Hi Florencia
I'm afraid all of our courses only run for a limited period, and if you are unable to complete the course in that time, we are not able to re-open the course. We hope to offer this course again next year, so please check back for new dates. You can also subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest courses and events here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Thank you.
I would like to thank The British Council team for being so helpful.
The course was very valuable and enlightening. Keep it up.
It is always a big problem to find my course
hi,
I've been trying to access the course in vain.NONE of the links you have posted work. They always take me to my profile page. Now the course has finished without me being able to access the course. Please help!
Accessing courses
Hi areejbanat
Sorry to hear you are having problems accessing our courses. Have you followed the step by step instructions above? This course has now ended, so it won't be possible for you to access it, although we hope to run it again next year. Once you have created your account and you are logged in, you should be able to see the "My Portfolio" tab at the top left of the page. If you click on this tab, you will see a drop-down menu with "My Courses", which will take you to the courses homepage. If you don't see this tab, then you are not logged in. For future courses, if you have problems, please write to us, and we will try to resolve them. Please remember that our courses are usually available for four weeks.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
certificate
Hello sir or madame, I did the course until the end, and I want to have a certificate please
certificate
Hi Juan
If you have completed the course but have not received your certificate, please contact the course administrators by using the "Help" button on the courses page.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Requesting
How can I resume my course? I have finished Introduction and Module 1: Unit 1 but I can't keep on taking the course. Is it because of duration for the course or anything else? I would like to continue my course until the end and try to get certificate. Thanks
I enjoyed the program, I hope to have another opportunity.
I am here to ask the correction of my name in the certificate. It's written like "Aiuba Pinto" but it should be written "Aiuba António Pinto".
Note: Aiuba Pinto ❌
Aiuba António Pinto ✅
I hope to get solution from the British Council.
Thank you in advance.
Changing name on certificate
Hi Aiuba
The name on the certificate is taken from your TeachingEnglish profile. To change the name, you need to log in to the site, click on "Edit Profile" and then change your name. Save the changes and then use the "Help" button on the course page to request a new certificate with the updated name.
Hope this helps!
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
I missed the course
I have missed the chance to take this course. Today is 26 October but it closed on 24 October. Can you tell me: Will this course open one more time? If yes, when can I sign in the course?
I really need to take the course to finish my master program. I hope you will reply my comment. It's very important to me. Thank you so much!
Course not currently available
Hello Pham Thu Ha
We hope to run this course again in 2023, but I'm afraid we don't have a definite date yet. Please check back on our Training page for more information and updates on our courses: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training
You can also sign up for our newsletter on this page to keep up to date with all the news and resources on the site.
Thanks
Cath
TeachingEnglish Teams
I got my certificate but my…
I got my certificate but my name is not correct. What can I do?
Hi Shaik, On the course…
Hi Shaik,
On the course platform where you access your training, please use the 'Help' button to request a new certificate. Names on certificates are taken from your personal details in your free TeachingEnglish account. To change your name, click or tap on your name to edit your profile. Update the details on your profile page and save the new details - the new certificate will have your correct name on.
Hope this helps,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Professional development Course
I can't find the link of the modules anymore. I have done the first one. I tired today to log out and log in again but also this is not work. I need to done my course before the deadline of the course, please.
note:
I tired all the tips that you gave under line nothing work, can't find my courses option or MY PORTFOLIO. TT_TT
Accessing the course
Hi Hend,
I am sorry to hear that and I hope you have managed to get back in. There have been some technical issues accessing the site. To access your training, please log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click or tap this URL https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/dashboard.
I hope that helps,
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
I can't return to my course…
I can't return to my course. I have finished module 2 . I can't find my learning on the menu
Enrollment method
Hi, Please follow the instructions on the page here:
How do I sign up for the course?
- STEP 1: Click or tap Create a free account or log in to your existing account. You need to be logged in to visit the course website.
- STEP 2: After you have logged in, click or tap to visit our course website here: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
We are currently having some technical issues. To access your training, please log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click or tap this URL https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/dashboard
Technical problems
Hi Farah,
I am sorry to hear that and I hope you have managed to get back in. There have been some technical issues accessing the site. To access your training, please log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click or tap this URL https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/dashboard.
I hope that helps,
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Re: Need help
Hi, We are currently having some technical issues. To access your training, please log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click or tap this URL https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/dashboard
Accessing the course
Hi Wen,
We are currently having some technical issues. To access your training, please log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click or tap this URL https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/dashboard
Hope that helps!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
It is always a big problem to find my course
Hi
Every single time I try to find the course, but it always opens my profile page. I try toclick on "my courses" but still it disappears. I even saved the page as a bookmark, but it will always be very difficult to find the page. I can see every one here has the same complaint. Please help!
Troubleshooting
Hi areejbanat
Sorry to hear you are having problems accessing your course page. Have you tried logging out of your TeachingEnglish account on all devices and browsers, and then logging in again? Then click on "My Portfolio" in the menu bar at the top of the page. You can also try clearing the cache on your browser and try logging in again. If you are still having problems, please let us know.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
I would like to learn more!