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In this section, you will find a number of articles, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Taking responsibility for professional development'. From primary-aged students to adult learners of English, the articles you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

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Milica Vukadin - Being a Mentor and a Mentee - Developing Together

Mentoring is something that is not so common in most schools in our country, especially among young educators. The mentors we get are usually the formal ones - professors who are mentors on our thesis or professional development instructors. But what happens when two young teachers enter the mentorship circle?

Motivating Teachers

Motivating Teachers is part and parcel of any teacher educator’s job.

British Council Teaching for Success

British Council Teaching for Success is the British Council’s approach to teacher development in state education systems.

Introducing a mentoring model in a large-scale teacher development project in India

In this article, Simon Borg and Jon Parnham write about the benefits of mentoring schemes in the context of a large-scale teacher development project in India.

Action Research: as easy as 1, 2, 3

This article by David Petrie looks at three simple steps involved in action research.

Putting Teacher Action Research Into...Action

Much has been written about Teacher Action Research.

Putting Teacher Action Research Into Action

Much has been written about Teacher Action Research.

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Ceri Jones: Reflecting on reflecting

Reflection is a slippery beast. It happens in the most inconvenient places and at the most inconvenient times. Washing up, walking the dog, waiting for a bus.

Teacher stress, well-being and stress management

‘Our teacher is always stressed. All he does is shout, shout, shout. He needs to calm down, stop taking it out on us’

I often hear this comment from children who are having problems with school. Pupils in school are very aware of the mental and physical state of their teachers. They seem to recognise the importance of well-being and stress management in learning. Do we?

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