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Continuous Professional Development (CPD) English Language Teachers


ELT
Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About This Course

The British Council’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teachers is for teachers of all subjects. It enables you to understand and plan your own professional development.

The framework consists of:

  • four stages of development
  • 12 professional practices and the elements which describe each professional practice.

Professional practices

  • Planning lessons and courses
  • Understanding learners
  • Managing the lesson
  • Knowing the subject
  • Managing resources
  • Assessing learning
  • Integrating ICT
  • Taking responsibility for professional development
  • Using inclusive practices
  • Using multilingual approaches
  • Promoting 21st-century skills
  • Understanding educational policies and practice
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