Our vision
All teachers in the world have the high-quality continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities that improve their own professional understanding and practice and their learners’ success.
Developing quality teachers
We work with clients to provide high-quality continuing professional development for teachers that leads to improvements in the quality of teaching and learning.
The ultimate outcome of Teaching for Success is that:
- teachers are competent, knowledgeable, highly motivated, committed to their profession, and able to innovate and to achieve the best for their learners
We support this with:
- consultancy and quality assurance services
- continuing professional development services and resources for teachers
- English language proficiency and methodology training for teachers
The Teaching for Success approach
The British Council brings its global professional expertise to create sustainable teacher development solutions which:
- build local continuing professional development systems and the human resource to maintain them
- meet identified teacher needs and government priorities
- have a positive and lasting impact on quality in the classroom
- manage the factors across the whole education system that impact on achieving the goals for teacher development and quality in the classroom
- embed equality, diversity and inclusion at every level
- make the most effective use of technology for learning
Continuing professional development CPD)
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is at the heart of the Teaching for Success approach
- Evidence shows that CPD is the most effective way to improve the quality of teaching
- CPD continues throughout a teacher’s career and is planned according to individual teacher needs and professional requirement
- CPD consists of a range of learning opportunities, including teacher training courses, mentoring, observation, communities of practice, reflection and research to meet different development needs
- We take a constructivist approach to training and development which builds on the teacher’s existing professional understanding, knowledge and skills, and takes into account the teacher’s context