We understand the needs of teachers and learners of English and the challenges they face, and recognise that qualifications may not be all that is needed in today’s competitive job market.
To help both teachers and learners further develop their skills, we offer a wide variety of free seminars, workshops, webinars and other training opportunities, all designed and delivered by highly qualified and experienced British Council presenters.
The seminars, workshops and webinars are free but you should contact us in advance in order to reserve a place.
Seminars and webinars for teachers of English
The aim of our seminars and webinars for teachers of English is to share our considerable knowledge, skills and expertise in teaching, provide information, clarify grey areas, introduce new approaches to the teaching of English and give teachers the opportunity to come together to discuss issues around preparing students for exams. Both new and experienced teachers are welcome to take part.
Given the level and speed of changes taking place in exams, these seminars and webinars will be even more important in future and will enable teachers to plan and prepare students for very different qualifications.
Pedagogical seminars and webinars
Teaching Children aged 6-12 – What are the ingredients of a good lesson for younger children?
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the language classroom – Promoting EDI is a cornerstone of good teaching practice but how do we do it?
Motivating teenagers – An overview of the factors affecting motivation and how these can be applied to teenagers.
Writing a review B2+- Top tips on how to improve your learners' performance in review writing B2 to C2.
Essay writing B2+ – Top tips on how to improve your learners’ essay writing from B2 to C2.
Five-minute tasks - Short activities for exam preparation from B2 to C2.
Speaking tests B2+ - Top tips on how to improve your learners’ performance in speaking tests from B2 to C2.
Writing an article B2+ - Top tips on how to improve your learners' performance in review writing B2 to C2.
Presenter: Cliff Parry, British Council Teaching Operations Manager
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Friday 17 January 2025
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Friday 31 January 2025
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Friday 21 March 2025
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Friday 04 April 2025
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IELTS seminars and webinars
Every year we organise seminars and webinars to support IELTS teachers. Our topics vary and may cover any of the four test components – Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. They provide teachers with:
- key strategies for success in IELTS
- practical ideas for classroom teaching
- guidelines on marking and assessing candidate performance
- information on the content of the IELTS exam.
IELTS for beginners – An overview of the test: IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the world’s most popular high-stakes English language test. It assesses four language skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Test takers can choose between Academic (for study or work) or General Training (for immigration or professional purposes). Each section focuses on specific skills. IELTS scores range from 0 to 9, with half-band increments. The band scale is consistent worldwide. Find out more about the test and how you can prepare candidates effectively.
IELTS Writing – Top tips for Task 1 and 2: IELTS Writing Task 1 requires candidates to write a summary of at least 150 words in response to visual information. This information is typically presented in the form of a graph, chart, or diagram. IELTS Writing Task 2 is the second part of the IELTS writing test. In this task, you are presented with a point of view, argument or problem and your task is to write an essay in response. Find out more about the test and how you can prepare candidates effectively.
IELTS Reading - Top tips on how to improve your learners’ reading skills for the test.
IELTS Speaking - Top tips on how to improve your learner’s performance in the speaking test.
Presenter: Cliff Parry, British Council Teaching Operations Manager
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Friday 14 February 2025
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Friday 07 March 2025
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Friday 11 April 2025
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Cambridge English webinars
We have scheduled a series of Cambridge Assessment English webinars in order to support both teachers who have experience of teaching towards these exams as well as those who wish to start preparing students for these exams in the future.
The webinars are organised by Cambridge Assessment English and the materials are designed by Cambridge Assessment English exams experts. Their aim is to:
- familiarise teachers with the content of the particular papers in these exams
- increase teachers’ awareness of the skills required by candidates taking these exams
- help teachers improve candidate performance.
Programme
The programme of Cambridge Assessment English webinars is constantly updated. For detailed information visit www.cambridgeenglish.org/gr/events.
For detailed information about Cambridge English full programme of events for teachers in Greece, visit www.cambridgeenglish.org/gr/events.
Webinars for learners of English
In an effort to broaden the scope of our seminar programme, we offer student seminars to candidates who register for the Cambridge English exams through the British Council.
Candidates receive their invitations about two weeks before their written exams.
The webinars provide candidates with practical advice to help boost their confidence on the day of the exam and tips on how to tackle a variety of tasks in the Reading, Writing, Listening, Use of English and Speaking papers. They will be invited to take part in activities designed to demonstrate how they can improve their test performance by utilising effective strategies such as skimming and scanning texts, recognising paraphrase (Reading), identifying and addressing key content points appropriately (Writing), and responding with extended and relevant contributions (Speaking).
We can also provide tailor-made student seminars based on the needs of our Advantage partner schools on request.
Programme
| When | Where | Title |
| To be announced | Webinar | Tips for Cambridge English: B2 First (FCE) for Schools |
| To be announced | Webinar | Tips for Cambridge English: C2 Proficiency (CPE) |
Seminars, workshops and webinars for Advantage Member Schools
Face-to-face or online seminars and workshops
Advantage members are invited to the British Council’s seminars and workshops for teachers of English in Greece.
We offer a wide range of topics for teachers with different levels of experience of teaching English and preparing students for English language exams. Our experienced and professional teacher trainers will focus on the following topics in the 2020–21 academic year:
| When/Where | To be announced |
| Programme | To be announced |
| How to register | To be announced |
Further information
- Advantage and Teachers' Club members will receive invitations with the detailed programme
- Each seminar, workshop and webinar is designed to last one to two hours
- As the face-to-face seminars and workshops are often popular, we recommended registering as soon as possible as places are allocated on a first come, first served basis
- There is no limit on the number of participants in a webinar
- All seminars, workshops and webinars are free of charge
- Face-to-face seminar and workshop times may differ slightly from venue to venue. Please refer to your invitation for the exact schedule.
For additional information about our seminars, workshops and webinars please contact us.
For additional information about the Advantage member scheme, please contact our Advantage Manager Andy Papadimitriou by email at Andy.Papadimitriou@britishcouncil.gr or by phone on 2310 378 316.
If you're interested in receiving updates about our seminars, webinars and events you can join our British Council Teachers' Club.