Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Inglês

22/07/2026

Programa Escolas Bilingues em Inglês (PEBI)/Bilingual Schools Programme

Candidaturas 2026/2027 (até 27 julho)

O Instituto de Educação, Qualidade e Avaliação, I.P. (EduQA, I.P.), Ministério de Educação, Ciência e Inovação (MECI), tem vindo a implementar, desde há anos, em parceria com o British Council Portugal, uma oferta de educação e ensino bilingue em língua inglesa em estabelecimentos públicos e privados, intitulada Programa Escolas Bilingues em Inglês (PEBI)/Bilingual Schools Programme.

Neste âmbito, vimos divulgar que está aberta a candidatura a este Programa para o ano letivo 2026/27, pelo que muito agradecíamos a V. colaboração na respetiva divulgação, através dos V. canais oficiais, bem como junto dos V. associados.

Esta candidatura decorre até ao próximo dia 27 de julho, inclusive, e contempla estabelecimentos de educação e ensino da rede pública e privada de Portugal Continental e do estrangeiro, que ministrem apenas o currículo português, os quais ainda não pertençam ao Programa e pretendam vir a implementá-lo em 2026/2027.

Para esclarecimentos adicionais sobre o Programa e/ou a candidatura, poderá contactar o Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação (MECI), através do Instituto de Educação, Qualidade e Avaliação, I.P. (EduQA, I.P.), através do email [email protected].

Candidaturas até 27 de julho: https://eduqa.pt/programa-escolas-bilingues-em-ingles-pebi-bilingual-schools-programme-abertas-as-candidaturas-2026-2027/

02/07/2026

Heatwave mode: activated

If your brain has opened 37 tabs but none of them are loading, it may not be you. It may just be the heat.

This is the season for lowering expectations slightly, celebrating small victories, and remembering that some tasks are best approached with a fan, a cold drink, and possibly an ice cream.

After all, ice cream is not just dessert. It is a small pause, a morale boost, and a perfectly reasonable heatwave strategy.

Stay cool, take care, and remember: one thing at a time... and plenty of ice cream!

01/06/2026

Anna Pires and X**a de Nagy were guests at the Chat & Chill Café this weekend, where they talked about the APPI Mindful EFL SIG and shared reflections on mindfulness in the EFL classroom.

Thank you, Annie Altamirano and Elizabeth Cicconi, for inviting us to the Chat & Chill Café to talk about the APPI Mindful EFL SIG.

It was a pleasure for Anna Pires and X**a de Nagy to share this space and reflect on what mindfulness can bring to the EFL classroom: regulating attention, supporting wellbeing and helping YLs navigate transitions with more awareness and ease.

We also shared the compassion framework we presented at the APPI Conference, exploring how compassion can become a practical part of classroom life, shaping the way we respond to ourselves, our learners and the learning moments that unfold.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to such a thoughtful and meaningful conversation. You can watch the recording to revisit the ideas and reflections shared.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAAi3mF-Msw

21/05/2026

Chat & Chill Café

On 30 May, our APPI Mindful EFL SIG, Anna Pires, Fran Seftel and X**a de Nagy, will be joining Annie Altamirano and Elizabeth Cicconi for a conversation on what mindful EFL looks like in practice.

Anna Pires is a teacher trainer, materials writer, and coordinator of the APPI Mindful EFL SIG. Known for her compassionate and human-centred approach to ELT, Anna explores how mindfulness, belonging, music, and learner voice can transform the classroom experience for both teachers and students.

Fran Seftel teaches at International House Braga and is passionate about working with young learners through cross-curricular approaches that connect English with science, maths, art, music, drama, PE, and play. Her involvement in Erasmus+ projects and mindfulness in ELT brings a wonderfully creative and holistic perspective to teaching.

X**a de Nagy has extensive experience as a teacher and trainer on CELTA, DELTA, and Young Learner courses. Deeply interested in wellbeing in education, she is particularly passionate about creating positive learning environments for both students and teachers. X**a is also the Young Learner Advisor for IHWO.

Together, Anna, Fran, and X**a — all connected through the APPI Mindful EFL SIG — will help us explore ideas around belonging, wellbeing, community, and the human side of teaching and learning.

📅 30 May
🕒 3:00 pm UK / 4:00 pm CEST
📩 Message [email protected] for the link.
Bring your curiosity — and a cup of something warm ☕

19/05/2026

Behind every conference, there are people who plan, prepare, solve, welcome, guide, support and care.

Conferences are built through programmes, emails, meetings and logistics, but also through kindness, patience, teamwork and community spirit.

Thank you for helping stitch this conference together.

14/05/2026

As we look back on another APPI Conference, our hearts are full of gratitude.

Thank you to all the participants, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, helpers, volunteers and conference organisers who helped make these days so special. APPI is built by people, and this conference reminded us once again of the strength, generosity and warmth of our community.

This year, Anna Pires' opening plenary invited us to think of community through the image of a quilt: made of many pieces, many voices and many stories, held together by the invisible stitching of care. And that is what we saw throughout the conference. Teachers learning together, sharing together, supporting one another and celebrating the work we do every day in our classrooms. Because the real experts are the teachers. This conference was, above all, a celebration of you!

Thank you for being part of the APPI quilt.

We are already looking forward to next year’s APPI Conference, which will take place in Lisbon, at the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa and the Aula Magna.

See you in Lisbon!

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

08/05/2026

Here we go!

07/05/2026

Aveiro, here we come! 🚗

Bags packed, umbrellas ready, and the APPI spirit already on the road.

See you soon!

06/05/2026

APPI 2026 starts this Friday!

We can’t wait to welcome you to the beautiful Hotel Meliá Ria and Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Aveiro for a weekend filled with ideas, people and moments to remember.

And yes, Aveiro may greet us with a little rain, so bring an umbrella along with your conference energy.

See you very soon in Aveiro!