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Teach Any Class is a 100% free-to-use resource hub for teachers, with professional development materials, ready-to-use activities, teaching tips, student-facing skills development work, a huge English language resources section - and much more besides. In total, there are already nearly 2,000 separate resources on the website, but this is just the beginning.

Teach Any Class is growing into a significant global teaching community with practical, open, and genuinely accessible - learning which does not sit behind a paywall and has not been created by big publishing companies.

Everything is completely free to use, and there is no sign-up required. Whilst the resources can be used by any teacher, they are especially designed for those working in challenging situations, where class sizes may be high and mobile data may be limited.

Please have a look if you get a chance, and feel free to share it with teachers, trainers, tutors, or educators who might benefit from it. It would also be great to get any feedback you have on it so it can develop further.

teachanyclass.org – Free, practical resources for teachers everywhere. Activities, training, skills, thinkers, big issues & English teaching Free, practical resources for teachers everywhere. Activities, training, skills, thinkers, big issues & English teaching.

Great day at the Teacher Development SIG pre conference workshop.

All ready for IATEFL '26!

We are delighted to announce that Director Alan Mackenzie has been appointed Treasurer and Trustee of Norwich Pride.

Norwich Pride The celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community for everyone

HeForShe is a UN Women-led global solidarity movement inviting men and people of all genders to act as allies for gender equality. Launched in 2014, it focuses on engaging men to dismantle obstacles facing women, fostering a united force for inclusive societies.

Mackenzie Education integrates inclusive practices into our educationsl materials, projects and programmes.

Thanks to a wonderful email arriving Christmas day, we are very happy to be working with MoE Egypt and British Council on a new CPD system for teachers across Egypt.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Delighted to discover that the English and Communication Skills for the Workplace course I co-wrote has been featured by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), in their publication 'Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities: Policy Report' (Feb 2025, at section 9.4 State Good Practices, p.104).

This is a 40-hour self-access online course with 30-hour student-led after-college English Practice Clubs, building student confidence in speaking by practicing work-based scenarios in English with peers in a safe environment.

Over 27000 youth (as of Dec 2025) have accessed the course from Government Engineering colleges in the states of Punjab and Karnataka.

www.niti.gov.in

What's happening to the British Council is an outrage really. Cannot believe the government is making it beg for its future.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/16/british-council-cuts-are-a-false-economy-that-would-erode-the-uks-global-influence?fbclid=IwVERDUAN6mBJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4pc8KOkHQ_zsEvR1HtrcpHneDd20dlMWDji-0pnOuQvp-t7GpC5YhHqPiCKA_aem_HhPI5uaXF40qY--kyh3MnQ

British Council cuts are a false economy that would erode the UK’s global influence | Letters Letters: Jo Johnson and Michael Meadowcroft respond to an article about the effects of funding pressures on the foreign aid budget

Mackenzie Education is delighted to be collaborating with Nik Peachey on advising the British Council on their next self assessment tool for teachers.

Based on the newly revised teaching practices, we will be advising on new mechanisms and strategies for engagement.

Teachers What does a good teacher look like? It's a good question, and one that the British Council is constantly asking itself in order to support the teachers, teacher educators and educational partners we work with around the world. What are the skills, knowledge and attributes that teachers can acquire a...

Following the retirement of Wendy Arnold, ELT Consultants is now managed by Mackenzie Education. Please bear with us while we synchronise websites and other communications channels.

We would like to congratulate Wendy on all the great work she has done over the past 16 years in making ELT Consultants an industry leading organisation. We hope to continue her legacy, and, with the wonderful consultant group she has fostered, build many more ground-breaking programmes.

Thanks Wendy! Enjoy your retirement: You certainly earned it!