This Second British Council Signature Event again brings together teachers and practitioners from the UK and around world to witness and debate how they take responsibility for defining their professionalism through preserving and demonstrating many important equality and diversity values in their work.

This year we will focus on three important components of the teacher’s professional world:

• Working with ELT materials
• Working in the staffroom
• Working in the classroom

'Voices for Diversity and Equal Opportunity in ELT ' British Council Signature Event
This session will be an interactive live webcast. Our broadcast will start at 1625 GMT (1725 BST)- check your local time

This innovative British Council Signature Event is interactive and open. We will hear a wide range of “voices” involving individuals contributing “live” online from overseas and the UK, and of course, the audience in the auditorium.

This event in Cardiff follows on from a previous ground-breaking gathering in London.
We would like to invite you to watch the material below which was filmed during the February symposium.
Your comments will contribute to the debate taking place in Cardiff.

British Council Symposium on Equal Opportunity and Diversity in ELT: Getting it Right - took place on 20/21 February 2009 at the British Council, Spring Gardens in London -

We are all committed to equality of opportunity and valuing, managing and promoting diversity in the staffroom and in the classroom. But are we getting it right? What are the guiding principles and how can we know we are moving in the right direction?

This symposium brought together managers, leaders and practitioners from the UK and around the world to discuss these points and share understandings and new perspectives for ELT.

Watch our exclusive video clips from the following high-profile speakers who spoke at the February event and join in the discussion taking place in Cardiff.

• Session 1: Fiona Bartels-Ellis OBE – Head of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, British Council
• Session 2: Fiona Bartels-Ellis OBE – Head of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, British Council
• Session 3: Dr Catherine Walter – Senior Lecturer in Education, Institute of Education, London
• Session 4: Chris Lima – Hornby Scholar, University College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
• Session 5: Adrian Underhill – Consultant & Series Editor, Macmillian Books for Teachers
• Interviews: Listen torecorded comments from a selection of delegates