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Teacher development
ELTECS
ELTeCS (English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme) helps ELT professionals work together across borders to strengthen skills and to improve practice.
Professional development
Are you a new graduate interested in developing your teaching skills in another country? Are you an experienced teacher or head teacher looking for a new challenge and a chance to share ideas with colleagues around the world? We deliver a number of professional development programmes to suit your needs.
Support for schools
We can help you find a partner school, help develop school partnerships and provide access to a database of Internet based curriculum projects. Why not have a look at how exemplary partnerships are recognised through the International School Award or find out about the benefits of inviting a foreign language assistant to teach in your school.
Global Gateway
This site is managed by the British Council and aims at creating international partnerships between schools in the UK and other countries for educational projects.
IATEFL
IATEFL is the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Founded in the UK in 1967, it now has over 3,500 members in 100 different countries throughout the world.
Teacher's zone
This web page has information about the resources available to assist English teachers, and provide professional people with study tips and useful teaching links to areas of work that most matter to you.
Designed for experienced practising EL teachers and mixes the practical with the theoretical, for teachers who want materials and ideas for their classroom, but also want to develop their understanding of teaching practice and be kept up to date on new methodologies.
A weekly article on aspects of ELT methodology and practice.
ELT lesson plan with teachers' notes and classroom materials.
This content has simple weekly classroom activity. These activities often come with downloadable materials such as role play cards etc.
A regularly updated feature on teaching pronunciation. This content varies between activities for developing pronunciation to downloadable resources such as pron charts etc.
