Teacher development

How we can help

The professional development of teachers is the keystone to educational improvement. A vast amount of research has shown that the quality of the individual teacher is one of the most significant variables influencing how much progress students make in school. At Cambridge Assessment English we have a long history of developing teachers through courses, qualifications and support. We can help improve standards of teaching and learning by enhancing teachers’ language skills, practical teaching skills, digital skills and assessment literacy. We can also build monitoring and evaluation into the programme to measure impact, ensure it meets your educational goals, and demonstrate success.

Key benefits for you

We work with you to develop capacity by transferring our expert knowledge and skills and adapting to your context
Alignment of your teaching methodology and language proficiency to international standards
Embedding and adapting world-renowned teacher development qualifications into your institution
Ability to provide reliable data and evidence to effectively monitor your teacher development programmes

What we offer

Benchmarking teacher language levels and teaching knowledge

Using our benchmarking test, we can provide a profile of language competence and teaching knowledge for teachers, with language proficiency results mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Review of current teacher development policy and practice

Our experts can provide a review of practices and policies related to teacher training and development.

Training teachers on how to use curricula

We can support in familiarising teachers with a new, revised, or aligned curriculum and how it is used to support teaching, learning and assessment in the classroom.

Digital consulting on teacher development

We have a specialist digital department that can provide advice on the use of digital in teacher development and training initiatives for pre-service and in-service teachers. Our experts will work collaboratively with you to design context-specific solutions appropriate to technology infrastructure, educational context and ICT literacy.

Building teacher training capacity

We can help you build your capacity to provide teacher training and development by deploying our master trainers to deliver cascade training programmes.

Teacher development impact study

Our dedicated evaluation experts can investigate the impact of a project or programme on teachers through quantitative and qualitative research.

Cambridge English teaching qualifications and courses

Our teaching qualifications and courses are widely accepted and valued by institutions around the world. They are internationally respected as the quality standard.

Case studies

Search for more case studies, including those relating to teacher development, in our online directory.

Supporting the goal of a bilingual population
Ministry of Education, Panama

In a long-term, collaborative initiative, we are working closely with the Ministry to improve the professional development of English language teachers across the country, with the introduction of our teaching qualifications CELT-P and CELT-S.

Raising standards through benchmarking and teacher development
Ministry of Education and Employment (MEDE), Malta

Our experts successfully delivered a two-year benchmarking and teacher development project for MEDE to support their strategic vision for a robust bilingual education system. In order to raise standards of English language proficiency within Maltese schools, MEDE asked us to determine current levels of English among primary and secondary students and to devise a professional development strategy designed to build capacity and confidence across the English language teaching community.

Contact us to learn more about our approach to English language consultancy, and to discuss how we can support you in the development of high-quality English language education.