Join Adam Edmett from the British Council for an introduction to English Programmes and the type of opportunities that are available to BESA members, in partnership with the British Council.  

Adam Edmett, Head of EdTech Innovation for the British Council, will give a presentation on British Council English Programmes, followed by a Q&A session. The presentation will provide a brief introduction to the purpose of  the British Council’s global work with English teachers, before focussing on how they use EdTech to engage with this audience. The aim is for attendees to have a better idea of the nature of English Programmes work and the type of opportunities for BESA members to partner with the British Council.  

Did you know…?

• The British Council’s flagship website for English Teachers ‘TeachingEnglish’ has over six million unique views per year?
• The associated community on Facebook is by far the largest community of language teachers at four million?

Adam Edmett is Head of Ed Tech Innovation for the British Council and currently based in Delhi, India. Adam has 27 years’ experience in English Language Teaching and digital learning technology with roles in fourteen countries. He has a Doctorate from the University of Bath and an MA from the Open University, both in Online Education.  

Publications include: 

Developing a self-assessment tool for English language teachers

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1362168817752543

Evaluating the role of video in supporting reflection beyond INSET

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0346251X1930082X

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