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Focus on professional development

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Welcome to 'Focus on professional development'

How will the course help you?

Take control of your professional development by exploring a range of developmental activities available to teachers and how to take advantage of them through collaboration and reflective practice.

What does the course include?

Focus on professional development is a free self-study training course, which is divided into three hour modules. It also includes:

  • A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
  • Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
  • Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.

What will you learn?

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'll discover a range of professional development tools and consider how they can support your professional development in relation to your own learning needs, interests and learning preferences. You'll identify immediate developmental goals and begin to make a professional development plan to help achieve these..

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.

Module 3: Engaging with peer observation

The aim of this module is to enable you to recognise the importance and value of peer observation in your own professional development, consider the purpose of peer observation, understand the skills involved in peer observation, use effective feedback methods, consider what to focus on in observing, and begin to plan a peer observation.

When is the course?

Enrolment for 'Focus on professional development' is now closed. Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

How much does the course cost?

The course is free.

How can you get a certificate?

You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.

What level of English do you need?

Minimum CEFR B1

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Comments

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 10:24

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

Submitted by lananhnguyn on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 18:32

That’s a nice course

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 10:29

Thanks for your positive feedback lananhnguyn! We are glad you found the course useful,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Tursunboyeva M… on Tue, 10/24/2023 - 09:42

Thank you

Submitted by The maestro on Tue, 10/10/2023 - 12:25

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

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 :)

Submitted by Ma242 on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 09:10

I like this course

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 13:00

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

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 09:35

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

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 10/23/2023 - 09:41

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

Submitted by Florencia Baez on Sun, 12/04/2022 - 11:59

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.

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

Submitted by Ben Amor on Sat, 11/12/2022 - 05:40

I would like to thank The British Council team for being so helpful.
The course was very valuable and enlightening. Keep it up.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 11/14/2022 - 15:21

Thanks for the feedback Muhamad, and we are glad you found the course useful!

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by areejbanat on Fri, 11/11/2022 - 23:10

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!

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

Submitted by Juan Oropeza on Tue, 11/01/2022 - 12:29

Hello sir or madame, I did the course until the end, and I want to have a certificate please

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 12:00

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

Submitted by Win Yamon Aung on Tue, 11/01/2022 - 06:44

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

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 12:04

Hello

I'm afraid that this course ended on 31st October, so the course material is no longer available if you have not completed it.

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Aiuba Antonio Pinto on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 18:03

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.

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

Submitted by Pham Thu Ha on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 03:05

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!

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 10:45

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

 

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

Submitted by Hend Mohamed Eltaher on Sun, 10/16/2022 - 18:59

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

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

Submitted by Paul Braddock on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 14:17

Hi, Please follow the instructions on the page here:

How do I sign up for the course?

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

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 21:22

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

Submitted by Salih Ali on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 13:58

I have just enrolled in the course but I can't find the option (my course) to get into my courses.

Submitted by areejbanat on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 21:11

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!

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

Submitted by Hala Sakr on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 13:22

I can't return to my course. I have already finished the first stage but I can't find anyway to return

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/09/2022 - 14:01

Hi Hala,

Sorry to hear that and hope that the following advice 'does the trick' :)

Log out of TeachingEnglish on all devices, then log back in. You should see “MY PORTFOLIO” as an option in the menu at the top of the page. Click on “My courses” to access your training. If you can't see MY PORTFOLIO, click on the course that you’re enrolled on and follow the steps under “How do I sign up for the course?”, or follow this link to take you directly to the course page: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes 

Hope that helps!

Anne

TeachingEnglish team

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