We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
Why teach at the British Council – Natalia's Story
& Purpose
The British Council is seeking an experienced and passionate professional to support high-quality English language teaching and learning in our centre. You will lead the development of academic standards through in‑house teacher development programmes, ensuring teachers are well supported and continuously improving their practice.
Working closely with colleagues, you will promote effective teaching and help create a stimulating and rewarding learning experience that drives learner progress and satisfaction. You will also contribute to the wider organisational mission, aligning your work with our cultural relations goals and values.
As the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, we work in over 100 countries to build connections through English, education, arts and culture. English teaching is central to our work, creating life‑changing opportunities for learners and strengthening the UK’s global reputation. This is an opportunity to join a globally respected organisation and be part of a supportive international teaching community.
Role Accountabilities
We are seeking an experienced academic leader to full teacher support to a team working within a shared area of expertise. The role includes planning, setting objectives, modelling an inclusive culture, and leading recruitment, development and performance management to ensure consistently high teaching standards.
You will deliver effective day-to-day people management, including observations aligned with performance frameworks and global teaching standards. You will ensure teaching quality, support staff wellbeing, act as a duty officer when required, and play a key role in the recruitment, induction and mentoring of new teachers or those working with new learner groups.
Teaching excellence is central to the role. You will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of a Continuous Professional Development programme aligned to regional priorities, identify development opportunities for staff, and teach classes where required. As a role model for best practice, you will lead observations, demonstration lessons and development sessions, share current ELT thinking, and promote excellence within the centre and externally.
You will ensure teaching and learning frameworks, standards and product guidelines are embedded across academic and operational teams. Working closely with Teaching Operations and Customer Services, you will support academic enquiries, manage feedback and contribute to product development, piloting and evaluation. You will also support small-to-medium scale projects by working with stakeholders to define requirements, assess equality and diversity impact, and support implementation and review.
Safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion are integral to the role. You will help embed a strong safeguarding culture, support safeguarding plans, contribute to EDI objectives and support SEND provision to ensure inclusive practice is fully embedded across the teaching centre.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Lower Secondary aged 11 to 14 (800+ hours).
Upper Secondary aged 15 to 17 (400+ hours).
University/Vocational students aged 18 to 25 (400+hours).
Adults General English 18+ (800+ hours).
Desirable
Important Information
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
Safeguarding Statement
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
We uniquely combine the UK’s deep expertise in arts and culture, education and the English language, our global presence and relationships in over 100 countries, our unparalleled access to young people and influencers and our creative sparkle.
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.
For more information, please visit: http://www.britishcouncil.org
