Upcoming CPD Opportunities: Autumn 2025
Upcoming CPD Opportunities: Autumn 2025
For those of us in the northern hemisphere,
I hope you’ve enjoyed your summer holiday! For most, this is the time to prepare for our most intense and busiest period: the start of the new academic year!
If you can manage to fit anything else in
between level testing, staff meetings and setting up new groups and courses, ELT
institutions are making the most of our renewed energy after the break with a
bumper crop of CPD opportunities. These are mainly free and online, but I’ve
included F2F conferences and workshops, so be sure to check the notes for fees.
Please let me know in the comments if I’ve missed anything.
As they say in these parts ‘Feliç tornada!’
TITLE: XXI Anglia
International Conference
PRESENTERS: See programme
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
6th September 2025
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Anglia
Examinations England
TYPE OF EVENT: In-person
conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina
SUMMARY
The XXI Anglia International Conference
will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 6, 2025. The event will
take place at the Hotel Conquistador, located at Suipacha 948. The conference
is organized by Anglia Examinations and features a presentation by Marcela
Villán. It is free for Anglia members.
TITLE: Inclusive
assessment – webinars
PRESENTERS: Nashwa Aly
Muhammad & Paula Asad
DATES & TIMES: Friday
12th September 2025 – 12:00–15:30 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: British
Council
TYPE OF EVENT: Free online
event
SUMMARY
Session
1: How can assessment be inclusive? - Nashwa Aly Muhammad
12.00–13.00
(UK time)
This practical session addresses the
limitations of one-size-fits-all assessments. It explores the positive impact
of creating equitable opportunities for all learners, including those with
special educational needs, while catering to cultural differences and varied
learning preferences. First, you will learn about the key principles of
accessible and inclusive assessment. You will then learn how to integrate these
to accommodate diverse needs by providing alternative testing formats and
designing fair and unbiased assessments.
Session
2: Making testing more creative and authentic - Paula Asad
13.15–14.15
(UK time)
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by stacks of
test papers, questioning whether they truly reflect what your learners know or
can do? In this practical webinar, we'll reimagine traditional testing and
explore creative strategies to help learners authentically demonstrate their
learning. You'll discover how to use whiteboards and exit tickets for instant
feedback, how to apply teach-back methods to deepen understanding and how to
design authentic assessments that foster higher-order thinking.
Session
3: Teachers share: Our top tips for inclusive assessment – Speakers to be
confirmed
14.30–15.30
(UK time)
Three teachers from around the world
discuss how they design assessment to make sure all learners have the chance to
succeed.
TITLE: Funds of Knowledge
in Teacher Education: Cultural Identity, Linguistic Translanguaging, Ecological
Heritages
PRESENTERS: Various (see
summary)
DATES & TIMES: Friday,
September 12th 2025 - 10:00 AM (EDT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: TESOL
International Association
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
This webinar presents three chapters from a
recent publication, Funds of Knowledge in Teacher Education: Sustaining Local
Diversity Amidst Global Standards, co-edited by Laura B. Liu, Naashia Mohamed,
Ching-Ching Lin, Clara V. Bauler, and Kirti Kapur. This text examines the
integration of funds of knowledge (González, Moll, & Amanti, 2005;
Ibanez-Velez, 1991; Moll, 2019) in teaching and teacher education in the
broader context of glocalization as an evolving dynamic between local spaces
and global connections, local realities and global norms. Cultural, linguistic,
and ecological expressions of funds of knowledge are explored within diversity
sustaining perspectives, studies, and practices in teaching and teacher
education. Contributing authors will present three chapters that emphasize one
of the three funds of knowledge sources highlighted in the text. The
presentations and authors include:
Voices of Identity: Integrating Lived
Experiences in Responsive Education by Aniqa Shah and Nahal Rodieck
Unlocking Multilingualism: Investigations
into the Transformative Role of Translanguaging in South African English FAL
Poetry Classrooms by Grace Mavhiza
Designing an Educational Project from the
Community Funds of Knowledge and Identity Approach: Integrating Hybrid Methods
and Local Knowledge by Daniela Searle, Paula Boned Ribas, Antonia Sierralta
Covarrubias, and Julie Waddington
This webinar will be chaired by the book’s
co-editors, Kirti Kapur and Laura Liu, with a Q&A and discussion session led
by co-editors, Clara Bauler and Ching-Ching Lin.
TITLE: Using Adverts in
Language Teaching
PRESENTER: Jamie Keddie
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
13th September, 2025 - 15:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL BE
(Business English) SIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar for IATEFL members, £15 for non-members
SUMMARY
In this webinar, we’ll explore how adverts
– short, story-driven and culturally rich – can be powerful tools in language
teaching. You’ll see how simple video narratives can be used to spark
conversation, storytelling activities and critical thinking, with plenty of
practical ideas you can take straight into your classes.
We’ll also look at how adverts work as
marketing tools, making this session especially valuable for Business English
teachers. Not only will you discover new ways to teach your students about
advertising and branding, you’ll also pick up insights you can use to promote your
own services more effectively.
TITLE: Designing materials
for project-based learning
PRESENTER: Marcos
Benevides
DATES & TIMES: Monday,
15th September, 2025 09:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
MaWSIG (Materials Writing Special Interest Group)
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
The rise of generative AI has disrupted
many traditional educational practices. In ELT, modes of instruction and
assessment such as essay writing, homework practice, and textbook assignments
are being rethought and program priorities re-evaluated. One emerging solution
is PBLT, or project-based language teaching. PBLT is a variation on task-based
language teaching (TBLT), in which projects can be defined as sequences of
connected component tasks that are arranged by relative task complexity and
that build toward a higher-order meaningful outcome. For example, "Create a
podcast series" can be a PBLT project, which could comprise tasks such as
"Research topics”, "Write a script", "Review a partner's
script”, and so on, where the ultimate outcome is that a real-world-like
podcast series is created. This approach can bypass learners’ use of AI while
allowing for the constructive use of such technology if desired.
This workshop explores practical ideas to
design and set up projects; in particular, it suggests how teachers and
materials writers can create a TBLT-informed project-based syllabus.
TITLE: Grammar vs. 1. Vocabulary
– the age-old debate, settled. & 2. Does
good teaching need a method?
PRESENTERS: Andrew Walkley
& Dan
Nicholson-Hair
DATES & TIMES: Wednesday,
15th September 2025 – 19:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Teaching
House
TYPE OF EVENT: Free Double
Webinar
SUMMARY
A double bill of what to teach and how to teach it.
Join us for a free ELT webinar on 10 September at 7pm UK / 2pm ET /
11am PT
-
Grammar vs. Vocabulary – the age-old debate, settled.
-
Does good teaching need a method?
Two expert speakers. One inspiring afternoon.
RSVP now to secure your spot – link in bio!
TITLE: Harnessing the
Power of Storytelling in the English Language Classroom
PRESENTER: Rasheedat Sadiq
DATES & TIMES: Wednesday,
17th September 2025 – 16:00
(UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Trinity
College London
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
In this webinar, we will explore the importance
of storytelling and ways in which we can utilize storytelling to promote the
four core skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in English
language classrooms.
The session highlights different forms of
storytelling such as oral, visual and digital. We will examine how storytelling
can be adapted for young learners, teens and adults. Participants will be
exposed to practical activities to engage
learners by harnessing the power of storytelling and be equipped to
reflect and meet the needs of their contexts.
This webinar will explore:
-
the importance of storytelling
in language learning
-
storytelling and the four
skills
-
various forms of storytelling
-
practical activities that can
be used for various demographics
TITLE: AI in ELT: from
theory to practice
PRESENTERS: Beatrice
Segura Harvey, Neil Harris, and Fred Gordon,
DATES & TIMES: Friday
19 September, 2025 - 09:45 - 16:30 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: English UK
TYPE OF EVENT: In-person
training event: Cavendish Venues, 1 America Square,
London EC3N 2LB Prices: £150 English UK members / £250 full price
SUMMARY
Join us for a one-day workshop designed for
ELT academic managers. This practical session will explore how AI can be used
responsibly in both day-to-day administrative tasks and classroom settings.
Alongside expert guidance and real-world
examples, delegates will have the opportunity to get hands-on and create their
own AI-enhanced resource or tool, ensuring the day is not only informative but
immediately applicable.
If you are an English UK member, use your
member number as the 'promo code' to unlock member prices.
Overview
This workshop is ideal for ELT academic
managers who are comfortable with digital tools but are still finding their way
with AI. It's designed for those who have some familiarity with the concept of
AI but want to deepen their understanding and explore its practical
applications in an ELT context.
You don't need to be a tech expert, just
open to learning, experimenting, and thinking critically about how AI can
support your role and enhance teaching and learning in your centre.
Bring your laptops!
TITLE: 34th
IATEFL Poland Conference
PRESENTERS: Various (see
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Friday,
19th – Sunday, 21st September 2025
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
Poland
TYPE OF EVENT: Face-to-face
conference, Lodz University of Technology (registration fees on website)
SUMMARY
We cordially invite you to the 34th IATEFL
Poland International Conference in Łódź. The conference is one of the largest
events for teachers of English as a foreign language with hundreds of
participants willing to seek new ways and innovative solutions to be adopted in
the learning-teaching environment.
The conference theme is: Back from the
Future
To help explore the variety of issues
connected to the main theme of the conference, this Call for Proposals welcomes
contributions covering any of the topics in the following areas:
Pedagogy, Methodology, Technology – which comes first?
Responsible use of AI for Teachers and in the Classroom
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Teacher Training and Development
Teacher’s Self-Care and Resilience
Psychology in Teaching and Teachers’ Careers
Teaching Different Age Groups: Young Learners, Teenagers, and Adults
Power Skills and Employability
Sustainability in ELT
Drama, Art, Literature and Culture in Language Education
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Feedback, Evaluation and Assessment
Critical Thinking in Teaching and Learning
English for Specific Purposes
English Language Teaching Management and Leadership
Practical Takeaways for your Classroom
TITLE: Getting started
with Cambridge 2025
PRESENTERS: Various
DATES & TIMES: Monday,
22nd – Thursday 25th September 2025
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Cambridge
University Press & Assessment
TYPE OF EVENT: Free online
training sessions
SUMMARY
Kick off the school year with Cambridge!
Join us for a series of dynamic 30-minute
training sessions over the course of 4 days, designed to energise and equip you
for a purposeful start to the new academic year.
We’ll explore best practices for effective
classroom teaching and highlight how Cambridge resources can support successful
Integrated Learning and Assessment (ILA). Discover practical tools and
strategies to boost your confidence, while we also show you our training
library for the range of courses on offer.
Sessions will conclude with a 15-minute
Q&A, offering space for discussion, reflection, and tailored support.
We can’t wait to see you there!
PRESENTERS: Various (see
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Thursday,
25th – Friday, 26th September 2025.
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Preply
TYPE OF EVENT: Free Online
Conference (some sessions available only to Preply teachers)
SUMMARY
We’re proud to introduce the four keynote
speakers joining us at the Preply Online Teaching Conference 2025: A free,
global event happening September 25–26.
Scott Thornbury | “Planning vs. spontaneity
- Finding balance in your lessons”
Join Scott Thornbury, legendary ELT author
and trainer, for a deep dive into the tension between structure and spontaneity
in your lessons. How many of your lessons are planned and how many are
improvised? This session is a must-attend for tutors looking to bring more
agility and authenticity to their teaching.
John Hughes | "Adding visual impact to
your lessons"
Join John Hughes, award-winning ELT trainer
and author, for a session on how to use visuals more effectively in your online
lessons. Discover how to engage your students with simple, powerful techniques
that boost understanding and retention.
These talks are featured in our Develop
track - designed to help you grow your skills and teach with confidence.
Tom Rees | “Find your niche, find your
students”
“You don’t need millions of followers to
make a big impact.” Meet Tom Rees - aka Teacher Tom - creator of
eatsleepdreamenglish.com and a master at turning an authentic teaching voice
into student trust. In his session, Tom Rees will show you how to turn your
unique teaching perspective into content that builds trust, showcases your
skills, and attracts students.
This talk is featured in our Kick-start
track - designed to help you land your first students and build strong tutoring
foundations.
Dr Nicky Hockly | “Taking a critical look
at AI”
Join Nicky Hockly, ELT author and expert in
learning technologies, for a thoughtful, and critical, look at artificial
intelligence in language teaching. Expect honest insights, smart questions, and
a session that respects both innovation and human connection.
Author of “30 Essentials for Using AI”,
Nicky brings both clarity and caution to this fast-moving space.
This session is part of our Thrive track -
focused on long-term success, sustainability, and staying inspired in your
tutoring career.
TITLE: “Macaroni cheese,
everybody freeze!” A spotlight on fun ways to engage very young learners
PRESENTERS: Fari Greenaway
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday,
30th September 2025 – 16:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Modern
English Teacher
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
Engaging very young learners (VYLs) in the
language classroom can be joyful, creative—and noisy! This practical webinar
explores how songs, chants, and storytelling can be used to create a dynamic,
interactive learning environment where English comes to life. We’ll look at how
these tools can build routine and rhythm into lessons, support vocabulary
development, and foster classroom community, all while keeping children
motivated and having fun.
Through real classroom examples,
participants will discover how to use repetition, gesture, and visuals to boost
listening skills, participation, and confidence—especially for shy learners.
We’ll also explore how stories can provide meaningful context for language
input and opportunities for language use, while also supporting concepts like
sequencing, prediction, and empathy. Whether you’re new to working with VYLs or
looking for fresh ideas, this session will leave you inspired and ready to chant,
sing, and tell stories with purpose.
TITLE: Future of English
Language Teaching Conference
PRESENTERS: Various – see
programme. Plenaries: Chia Suan Chong & Masatoshi Sato
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
4th October 2025 – 09:00-16:30 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Trinity
College London
TYPE OF EVENT: Free Online
Conference
SUMMARY
The Future of English Language Teaching
(FoELT) is Trinity College London’s free annual CPD event bringing together ELT
professionals from around the world. It’s a space to explore cutting-edge
ideas, share teaching innovations, and connect with like-minded professionals
shaping the future of language education.
This year, we welcome Chia Suan Chong, an
expert in English for Specific Purposes, who will share practical insights on
integrating ESP in diverse learning contexts in her plenary session. Also
joining us is Masatoshi Sato, a renowned teacher educator and researcher, whose
plenary offers a fresh perspective on teacher development and innovation.
Celebrating its 10th year, FoELT is your
chance to learn from leading educators, researchers and trainers in a truly global
setting.
TITLE: AI and item writing
for high stakes testing: insights from text and multiple-choice question
generation
PRESENTER: Andrew Fleck
DATES & TIMES: Thursday,
9th October 2025 – 17:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
TEASIG (Teaching, Evaluation and Assessment SIG)
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
We now live in an age of myriad
opportunities to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI), especially
large language models (LLMs), in a range of educational contexts. From a
testing perspective this has included opportunities to develop secure, quality
test content (including text passages and comprehension question for reading
and listening tasks) using online platforms. In this session, we will discuss
how one Awarding Organisation has implemented a process for item writing which
exploits the available technology whilst adhering to best testing practice. We
discuss how to use AI ethically and efficiently to generate test content,
whilst keeping a place for human creativity and ingenuity. We consider the
limitations and challenges that AI brings to the fore and consider a process of
good practice for content development from the perspectives of both production
and review.
TITLE: GLS/IH Berlin
Teacher Training Day
PRESENTERS: Various (see
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
11th October 2025 - 09:00-18:00 (CET)
LANGUAGE: English &
MFL
ORGANISED BY: GLS/IH
Berlin
TYPE OF EVENT:
Face-to-face Training Day: GLS Campus, Kastanienallee 82, Berlin (standard fee
95€)
SUMMARY
Theme: Innovation – Transformation –
Reflection
Focusing on the space between established approaches and evolving practices, personal teaching style and new technologies, and the balance of tradition and change.
The day will include:
- - A plenary session
- - A selection of practical
workshops
- - Time to network and share
experiences with colleagues
- - Publisher stands
- - Presentations from GLS/IH
Berlin, and other contributors
Special Offer for Eaquals Members: Educators from Eaquals-accredited institutions can register at a reduced rate of €45 (standard fee €95). This includes access to four workshops of your choice, refreshments, lunch, and a farewell drink.
To apply the discount: Enter the code COOP-Partner-25 in the field “Wählen Sie Ihr Ticket” (“Choose your ticket”)
Activate the code
Select “Kooperation-Ticket T-T Day 25”
We hope you’ll take advantage of this
opportunity to learn, share, and connect with colleagues from across the
sector.
TITLE: From Themes to
Teams: Using Theme Centered Interaction (TCI) to Transform Business English Teaching
PRESENTER: Andreas Hövener
DATES & TIMES: Sunday,
12th October 2025 – 15:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL BE
(Business English) SIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
This session introduces Business English
teachers to the practical use of Theme Centered Interaction (TCI), a powerful
framework that integrates learner individuality, group dynamics, and global
context into theme-based lessons. Participants will explore how to apply TCI
principles to design more engaging, real-world communication tasks that go
beyond language to build confidence, collaboration, and intercultural
competence. The session includes practical examples and take-home tools for
immediate use.
TITLE: Videotelling
PRESENTER: Jamie Keddie
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
October 25th 2025 – 10:00-17:00 local time
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Pass Center
TYPE OF EVENT: Face-to-face
event (Armenia)
SUMMARY
Join an Exclusive Event for English
Teachers!
Led by international English teaching
expert, Jamie Keddie — author with Oxford University Press and winner of the
British Council ELTon Award.
This is a unique opportunity to enhance
your teaching skills and discover innovative approaches to language
instruction. During the event, Jamie Keddie will share his signature
“Videotelling” method to help you create more engaging and impactful lessons.
Venue: FoodPark by Downtown
EARLY BIRD OFFER
Special ticket price: 27,900 AMD
Use promo code: EARLYBIRD
❗️LIMITED SEATS
AVAILABLE❗️
Reserve your spot and invest in your
professional development today!
TITLE: Beyond
Intelligibility: Expanding Our Approach to Pronunciation Instruction
PRESENTERS: Various –
programme to be confirmed
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
25th October 2025 - 09:30 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
PronSIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Online
event: Free for all IATEFL Pronsig members, Fee for IATEFL members: £7, Fee for
non-members: £10
SUMMARY
Some real-life communication situations
demand that the L2 pronunciation learned by our students go ‘beyond
intelligibility’. While intelligibility remains a vital, primary and necessary
goal which should continue to be a priority in our everyday teaching, in some
circumstances, we have to do more than ensure that students can be understood
by listeners and that they can understand others. In such cases, we may have to
go ‘beyond intelligibility’ in order to find the most suitable means to provide
support. But what do we mean by ‘beyond intelligibility’? And how might we
identify effective ways to provide that support?
This one-day online event explores the
additional factors which impact learners’ pronunciation and broader
communicative competence, such as the role of fluency, prosody, pragmatics,
speaker confidence, comprehensibility and the role of the listener. This theme
also provides an opportunity to investigate finer points and dynamics such as
interactional nuance and emotional expression in speech which can all be part
of co-constructing effective communication.
This event is intended for educators and researchers who want to enrich their approach to pronunciation teaching, prioritise an evidence-based approach, and learn practical classroom-ready ideas enabling them to address pronunciation in a holistic, learner-centred way.
MORE INFORMATION TO COME
TITLE: Fine-tuning the
interactional competence construct: Exploring interactional practices in online
L2 talk
PRESENTERS: Nicholas
Glasson
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday,
4th November 2025 17:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
TEASIG (Teaching, Evaluation and Assessment SIG)
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
We can probably all agree that
interactional skills are important to any L2 learner of English but how do you
go about identifying interactional competence in L2 speech? And how can you do
this on an individual rather than shared basis? In this session we’ll outline
some key points in relation to assessing interactional competence, the impact of
technology on interaction and online interactions. We’ll then focus on what an
interactional practices approach is and how it might help us to unpick
interactional competence for learning and assessment purposes.
TITLE: BESIG 38th Annual
Conference in Athens
PRESENTERS: Various –
programme to be confirmed
DATES & TIMES: Friday,
7th November to Sunday, 9th November 2025
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL BE
(Business English) SIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Face-to-face
conference (see website for fees)
SUMMARY
Alongside our engaging plenaries, talks and
workshops, we’ll have some exciting surprises in store to mark this milestone.
This year’s theme, Business Unusual –
Rethinking Business English for a Changing World, invites us to go beyond the
traditional and reflect on how our profession is evolving: through blending
coaching and training, soft skills and business communication, entrepreneurial
approaches, and digital upskilling.
Whether you work in-company, freelance, or
in higher education, this is your opportunity to connect, share, celebrate, and
shape what comes next.
TITLE: YLTSIG Web
Conference - Real Teachers, Real Classrooms: Practical solutions for today’s
TYL challenges
PRESENTERS: Various –
conference to be confirmed
DATES & TIMES: Friday,
28th November– Sunday, 30th November 2025
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
YLTSIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free online
conference
SUMMARY
Join the IATEFL YLTSIG for their 2025 Web
Conference with the theme: Real Teachers, Real Classrooms: Practical solutions
for today’s TYL challenges
One of IATEFL YLTSIG’s key missions is to
support teachers of children and teenagers around the world at all stages of
their career. In recent years, while some of the struggles teachers face have
remained the same, others have evolved due to changing classroom dynamics,
technological advancements, and shifting educational priorities. Whether you’re
struggling to engage students, manage multi-level classes, foster inclusivity
or integrate AI safely, this year’s web conference has something for you.
This stimulating three-day event will
explore practical, research-informed strategies for addressing the unique
challenges of teaching young learners in today’s rapidly evolving classrooms.
It will feature over 30 sessions including plenaries, inspire sessions, talks,
workshops, debates and panel discussions, with an outstanding and truly global
line-up of speakers.
More information to come soon.
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