Senior Teacher of English

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For over 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.

We work with people in over 150 countries and reach over 700 million people.

We connect. We inspire.Why teach at the British Council – Natalia's Story Role Description & Purpose

Join the British Council as a Senior Teacher and play a key role in maintaining and enhancing academic quality and professional development within our teaching centre. You will lead and manage in-house teacher development programmes, provide academic support to teaching teams, and help create a rewarding, stimulating English language learning experience for learners. This role is focused on promoting excellent teaching standards, ensuring effective learning outcomes, and supporting the wider aims of the British Council and its cultural relations mission.

As a Senior Teacher, you will contribute to the delivery of the British Council’s global English strategy by providing academic leadership and guidance, implementing plans for teaching, products and services, and ensuring high-quality delivery across the centre. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, customers and stakeholders, planning, coordinating and communicating effectively across teams. Through your expertise and leadership, you will champion best practice in English Language Teaching and strengthen the British Council’s reputation as a world-leading authority in ELT.

Role Accountabilities

We are looking for an experienced and inspirational education professional with a passion for teaching excellence, teacher development, and student success. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader who can motivate and support teachers while maintaining the highest standards of academic delivery and customer experience.

In this role, you will provide line management and pastoral support to teachers, conduct observations, promote staff wellbeing, support recruitment and onboarding, and coordinate mentoring for new colleagues. You will contribute to the design and delivery of a regional CPD programme, identify professional development opportunities, model excellent classroom practice, lead teacher development activities, and share expertise in English Language Teaching.

Alongside teaching a regular English language class, you will ensure teaching standards, policies, and learning frameworks are embedded across the centre. You will work closely with Teaching Operations and Customer Services to manage academic enquiries, support product development, pilot new courses and materials, and help introduce new programmes and initiatives. You will also champion safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and SEND provision, while building strong relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and external stakeholders. Promoting intercultural understanding and awareness of the UK and its values will be an important part of the role.