Professional Development for Teachers Courses

Develop your teaching skills with flexible continuing professional development (CPD) courses for teachers.

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How to Teach Online
Inclusive Teaching
Language Teaching
Primary Education Teaching
Professional Development
Secondary Education Teaching
STEM Teaching
Teaching Computing
Teaching English / TEFL
Teaching Maths
Teaching Science

Courses
84 Courses

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UCL (University College London)
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Educating for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Schools and Universities

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Cape Town

Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

4.7 (223 reviews)

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Raspberry Pi Foundation & National Centre for Computing Education

Impact of Technology: How To Lead Classroom Discussions

4.8 (41 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Raspberry Pi Foundation & National Centre for Computing Education

Improving Computing Classroom Practice Through Action Research

4.9 (11 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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University of Leeds

Interdisciplinary Learning: Working Across Disciplines

4.5 (14 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Raspberry Pi Foundation & National Centre for Computing Education

Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching

4.6 (49 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Raspberry Pi Foundation & National Centre for Computing Education

Programming with GUIs

4.6 (54 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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The University of Glasgow
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Introduction to Teaching Sustainability and Climate Action

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Coventry University

Educational Leadership: Improving Schools through Effective Leadership

4.7 (51 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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British Council & The GREAT campaign

Study UK: A Guide for Education Agents

4.9 (326 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

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Coventry University

Teacher Training: Choosing the Right PGCE for You

4.6 (67 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

Key Ideas in Mentoring Mathematics Teachers

4.6 (11 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Leeds & UCL Institute of Education

Blended Learning Essentials: Developing Digital Skills

4.4 (49 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Leeds & UCL Institute of Education

Blended Learning Essentials: Digitally-Enriched Apprenticeships

4.7 (7 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Leeds & UCL Institute of Education

Blended Learning Essentials: Embedding Your Practice

4.6 (46 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Leeds & UCL Institute of Education

Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started

4.5 (66 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Raspberry Pi Foundation & National Centre for Computing Education

Creating an Inclusive Classroom: Approaches to Supporting Learners with SEND in Computing

4.7 (154 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

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The University of Edinburgh

How to Create Video for Online Courses

4.5 (25 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

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The University of Waikato

The Power of Picturebooks

4.7 (64 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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British Council

Exploring Inclusive Pedagogies

4.9 (79 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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The University of Melbourne

Measuring What Matters: Transforming Assessment and Recognition of Complex Learning Competencies

5.0 (8 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa & Te Pū Tiaki Mana Taonga (TPTMT)

Best Practices for Culture and Heritage Education in Aotearoa New Zealand

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Sheffield

Teaching Digital Literacy: Videogames in Education

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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King's College London

Understanding ADHD: Current Research and Practice

4.7 (1938 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa & Te Pū Tiaki Mana Taonga (TPTMT)

Enriching curriculum through culture and heritage in Aotearoa, New Zealand

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London) & LAU-CLS

Transforming Education in Challenging Environments

4.7 (21 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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ABRSM

Being a Flexible Music Teacher

3.8 (5 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The Mind Lab

Teaching Digital Skills for Sustainable Education

4.8 (10 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Premium course

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The University of Glasgow

Supporting young people’s mental wellbeing post-COVID

4.4 (7 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Tablet Academy

Google for Education: How to Promote Group Work and Inspire Creativity

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

Teaching English Grammar in Context

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

Premium course

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Into Film

Sustainability Through Film

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

Blended and Online Learning Design

4.8 (171 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa & Te Pū Tiaki Mana Taonga (TPTMT)

Learning During and After COVID-19: Developing Online Education Programmes

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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ABRSM

Becoming a Better Music Teacher

4.7 (130 reviews)

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Queensland University of Technology

Creating Apps in the Classroom

4.7 (184 reviews)

2 weeks

1 hr per week

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University of Bath

Good Practice in Autism Education

4.7 (645 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Queensland University of Technology

Teaching Entrepreneurial Thinking

4.5 (26 reviews)

2 weeks

1 hr per week

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Universiti Malaya

Instructional Design and Technology for Society

3.9 (7 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Queensland University of Technology

Inclusive Education: Essential Knowledge for Success

4.8 (341 reviews)

2 weeks

1 hr per week

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University of California, Riverside

Introduction to Data Science for Educators

8 weeks

2 hrs per week

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University of Southampton

English as a Medium of Instruction for Academics

4.8 (120 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Queensland University of Technology

Teaching Phonics in Early Childhood

4.6 (572 reviews)

2 weeks

1 hr per week

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Deakin University

Transforming Digital Learning: Learning Design Meets Service Design

4.7 (201 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

English Grammar for Teachers

4.7 (37 reviews)

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Premium course

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University of Padova & University of Georgia

Innovative Teaching: Engaging Adult Learners with Active Learning

4.5 (26 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Reading

Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach

4.4 (11 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London) & Yad Vashem

Teaching the Holocaust: Innovative Approaches to the Challenges We Face

4.9 (114 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Coventry University

Exploring Teaching and Assessment for Higher Education

5.0 (14 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

Global Education for Teachers

4.7 (79 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Teaching English Online

4.9 (1712 reviews)

4 weeks

5 hrs per week

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Macmillan Education

World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Methods

4.6 (59 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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British Council & Learning Time with Timmy - British Council

English in Early Childhood: Language Learning and Development

4.8 (581 reviews)

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

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British Council

Teaching English: How to Plan a Great Lesson

4.8 (109 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Study Melbourne

Best Practice for Education: Professional Development Showcase

4.8 (77 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

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Griffith University

Supporting Adolescent Learners: Social and Emotional Wellbeing

4.8 (466 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Manchester Metropolitan University

How to Succeed as a Newly Qualified Teacher

4.5 (33 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Central Queensland University

Unlocking The Creative Brain: Develop and Teach Skills For Creative Thinking

4.7 (29 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Groningen

Becoming a Student Assistant: Teaching and Mentoring

4.8 (41 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

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The University of Edinburgh

How to Create an Online Course

4.8 (119 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

Supporting Early Career Teacher Development with the Early Career Framework

4.9 (9 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Chartered College of Teaching

Leadership of Education Technology in Schools

4.8 (25 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Manchester Metropolitan University

Preparing for Teaching

4.6 (84 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Chartered College of Teaching

Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning

4.7 (38 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Royal Observatory Greenwich

Physics, Astronomy, and Space: Teaching Secondary Science

4.5 (8 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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BSAC & UK Health Security Agency

e-Bug Health Educator Training

4.8 (56 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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BSAC & UK Health Security Agency

Preventing and Managing Infections in Childcare and Pre-school

4.8 (139 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

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University of Reading

Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School

4.8 (638 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Reading

Supporting Successful Learning in Secondary School

4.7 (153 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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St George's, University of London & WAVES

Using Virtual Scenarios to Create Effective Learning

4.8 (35 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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EIT RawMaterials

Teach like an Entrepreneur: Bringing Entrepreneurship into the Classroom

4.9 (17 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Central Queensland University

Learning and Memory: Understandings from Educational Neuroscience

4.8 (252 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Central Queensland University

Neuroleadership and Conceptual Approaches in Educational Neuroscience

4.8 (121 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Central Queensland University

Neuroplasticians and Neuromyths

4.9 (77 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Central Queensland University

Orientation to Educational Neuroscience

4.8 (303 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Exeter

Testing Times in the Classroom: Challenges of 21st Century Education

4.5 (26 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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The University of Edinburgh, EMBED & European Union

Making Blended Education Work

4.7 (79 reviews)

5 weeks

2 hrs per week

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University of Birmingham & Chartered College of Teaching

Education Research that Matters: Doing Research in Your Learning Community

4.9 (19 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, International Centre for Evidence in Disability & Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)

Integrated Healthcare for Children with Developmental Disabilities

4.7 (49 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

Professional Development for Early Career Teachers

4.8 (64 reviews)

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Sheffield

Exploring Play: The Importance of Play in Everyday Life

4.7 (207 reviews)

7 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Digital Transformation in the Classroom

4.7 (43 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Birmingham & Chartered College of Teaching

Education Research That Matters: Ways of Researching

4.8 (33 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Birmingham & Chartered College of Teaching

Education Research that Matters: Applying Research to Your Teaching Practice

4.7 (34 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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ExpertTracks
2 ExpertTracks

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University of Leeds co-created by UCL Institute of Education

Blended Learning Essentials for Vocational Education and Training

Prepare your learners to succeed in the workplace by fostering digital skills through blended learning.

3 courses

10 weeks

Intermediate

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Central Queensland University

Educational Neuroscience: Research-Led Teaching Approaches

Discover the new field of educational neuroscience. Study evidence-based research on the application of neuroscience in learning.

4 courses

8 weeks

Intermediate

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Microcredentials
4 Microcredentials

Our online microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. They can be used as an independent certification, and some even offer academic credit to use towards a degree. Each microcredential also includes a formal online assessment.

The Open University

Online Teaching: Embedding Social, Race, and Gender-Related Equity

Discover how to embed equity in your online teaching and support equitable participation for all.

1 course

12 weeks

Postgraduate

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The Open University

Online Teaching: Evaluating and Improving Courses

Develop the skills you need to evaluate the success of your online teaching and enhance your students’ remote learning experience.

1 course

12 weeks

Postgraduate

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The Open University endorsed by Mental Health Foundation

Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum

Develop skills to design inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment activities that enhance student mental health and wellbeing.

1 course

12 weeks

Postgraduate

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Queensland University of Technology

Trauma-Aware Education: Teaching Students Who Have Suffered Complex Trauma

Produce an action plan to use trauma-informed practices to support your students, colleagues, school or workplace.

1 course

10 weeks

Postgraduate

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Degrees
2 Degrees

Discover online degrees from leading universities. Develop your knowledge with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

Deakin University

Digital Learning Leadership

Earn a qualification recognising your professional expertise in digital learning and enhance your skills in leading online learning initiatives.

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The Open University

PgC Online and Distance Education

Gain hands-on experience of e-learning technologies and build your skills in digital learning, teaching and training. This postgraduate certificate is awarded on completion of the OU’s module Technology-enhanced Learning: Foundations and Futures.

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Professional Development for Early Career Teachers

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