Teacher Training and Professional Development
NATECLA supports an active, innovative community of ESOL teacher trainers which is represented by the NATECLA Teacher Training Working Party.
The Teacher Training Working Party
- supports and contributes to the development of ESOL teaching qualifications
- brings teacher trainers together to share practice, resources and ideas
- participates in national debate about teacher education and training
The working party meets face to face three times a year at the Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London and the dates for future meetings are provisionally set for
- Saturday, 29th November 2008
- Saturday, 7th March 2009
- Saturday, 6th June 2009
To join the email group, attend the meetings or explore ways to contribute to its work please contact either of the Co Chairs who will be pleased to hear from you.
Sally Bird sallybirdhome@btinternet.com or Judith Kirsh judykirsh@aol.com
The TTWP also offers workshops and events at NATECLA conferences.
Useful websites
Skills for Life Improvement Programme website www.sflip.org.uk.
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) www.lifelonglearninguk.org
Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk/
or the talent website www.talent.ac.uk for information on qualifying to teach adult literacy, numeracy or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
