Webinars for teachers

Find out about upcoming webinars and watch recordings of talks for English language teachers. Our webinars are given by experts working in English language classrooms all over the world. Our webinars for teachers are usually held monthly and are completely free. Certificates are available for all attendees.

Download our webinar calendar for 2025-2026 here.

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How to get students writing in class... and loving it.

Watch a recording of Rachael Roberts' webinar from January 2016 where she looked at a number of motivating writing activities that you can use with your students.

Improving reading comprehension for learners with dyslexia

This webinar explores some of the learner’s difficulties with reading and suggests practical strategies and techniques for teachers who want to support struggling readers and improve their reading comprehension.

Keith Harding - From ELT to TLE: taking learning beyond the classroom

This webinar with Keith Harding, from November 2015, looks at ways of making the most of the learning opportunities that lie beyond the classroom.

Tracy Dumais - Children's apps you can trust

This webinar uses lessons learned while developing of the British Council’s LearnEnglish Kids Playtime app to reflect on the issue of trust in Young Learner app design, marketing and use.

Sandy Millin: Professional development through blogs and blogging

Teaching blogs contain a wealth of information, but it can be hard to know where to start. In this webinar, Sandy shows you where to find them and how to start your own.

David Dodgson: Multiple choices – A Conversation about Language Testing, Teaching & Learning

Watch a recording of this webinar looking at the theme of assessment.

Ceri Jones - Barefoot with beginners

In this webinar, Ceri Jones looks at going back to basics with a class of beginners and shares her experience of discarding the coursebook, syllabus and pacing schedule.

Victoria Boobyer: A why and how of Graded Readers

In this webinar, Victoria Boobyer talks about the why and how of Graded Readers.

Gail Ellis: Using children’s literature to teach children English

Watch a recording of this webinar about using picturebooks in the primary classroom.

Using children's literature as mirrors, windows and sliding glass doors in primary ELT

Watch a recording of the second in our webinar series 'Using literature with young learners and teenagers', with David Valente.

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Tracy Dumais - Children's apps you can trust

This webinar uses lessons learned while developing of the British Council’s LearnEnglish Kids Playtime app to reflect on the issue of trust in Young Learner app design, marketing and use.

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Keith Harding - From ELT to TLE: taking learning beyond the classroom

This webinar with Keith Harding, from November 2015, looks at ways of making the most of the learning opportunities that lie beyond the classroom.

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Research and insight

Browse fascinating case studies, research papers, publications and books by researchers and ELT experts from around the world.

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