We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose:

To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English 
To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following: 

Support British Council’s global English strategy by: 

Ensuring teaching meets learner needs and expectations  Delivering teaching to the highest standards of ELT both online and offline  Enhancing the British Council’s reputation as a world authority in ELT  Continuing professional development and sharing of best practices  Ensuring teaching meets British Council Global Teaching Standards and organisational expectations  Ensuring Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is taken into account when planning and delivering lessons and engaging with customers and colleagues  Supporting the teaching centre’s activities and British Council plan  Ensuring safeguarding and other guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and Policy for the following areas: –  Child protection  Equality, diversity and inclusion  Health and safety

Role specific skills 

 Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English language teaching that meets the needs of different customer groups considering individual learning styles and modes of learning  Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students’ performance throughout their learning, and actively promote learner autonomy and progress  Attend staff meetings and otherwise contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials and related services, in order to meet students’ needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team  Complete teaching related administrative tasks to specified standards and uphold professional responsibilities and values. Ensure British Council’s values are reflected in their work  Actively engage in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in teaching and learning, and maintain British Council’s position at the forefront of best ELT practices  Support local marketing and promotional strategy, and assist the teaching centre team in delivering excellent customer service through dissemination of information and communications with students  Ensure guidelines and policies are applied and upheld in relation to Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, SEND, Health and safety  Ensure customers are aware of British Council’s cultural relations role and help develop opportunity for students to gain some understanding of the UK and its values and to participate in inter-cultural interactions either in class or as out of class activity

Role specific knowledge and experience:

2 years post-certificate i.e. CELTA/Trinity cert TESOL experience, in an internationally recognised English language teaching institute. 
Experience in teaching relevant age groups 

Early Years aged 2 to 5 (100+hours) 4  Primary aged 6 to 10 (100+ hours)  Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (100+ hours)  Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (100+ hours) (or willingness to acquire experience under supervision as soon as possible)  Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours

Engage and motivate learners 

Create a positive and inclusive learning environment  Plan and deliver coherent lessons  Make use of assessment and feedback  Manage teaching and learning resources