Welcome to the 7th Global Teachers' Festival!

Join a global community of educators for two weeks dedicated to the ideas, trends, and innovations transforming English language teaching. From 2nd to 13th November 2026, hear from 24 education experts across 20 inspiring sessions covering topics such as student empathy, inclusion, intentional use of AI, offering choice, creating a sense of belonging and many many more. Packed with practical takeaways, classroom-ready strategies, and fresh perspectives from around the world, this festival is designed to support teachers at every stage of their professional journey.

Connect with colleagues, explore new approaches, and leave with the inspiration and confidence to make an even greater impact on your learners.

World-class Speakers

Connect with renowned educators and thought leaders shaping teaching and learning worldwide.

Flexible Programme

With every session repeated three times daily over two weeks, you can build a schedule that works around your day.

Free Resources

Unlock an extensive collection of free resources designed to support your teaching throughout the festival.

For All Teachers

From early-career teachers to seasoned professionals, the programme offers valuable insights for every stage of your journey.

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Week Two

  • From Me to Us: Building Belonging with Our Young Learners

    (For teachers of very young learners)

    Belonging doesn't happen by chance. Discover practical routines, meaningful interactions, and intentional classroom experiences that help every young learner feel valued, connected, and eager to learn together.

    10:00 am, 3:00 pm & 9:30 pm (UK time)

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    Myriam Monterrubio

    From Belonging to Confidence: Their First Words in English

    (For teachers of very young learners)

    Belonging is the first step. Confidence is what helps children take the risk of using English. Many young learners stay silent, not because they can't speak, but because they don't feel confident enough to try. In this session, I'll share practical strategies that help young learners build confidence, participate and say their first words in English.

    10:45 am, 3:45 pm & 10:15 pm (UK time)

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    Lorena Peimbert

  • Teaching language, building skills: how to prepare adults for today’s workplace

    (For teachers of young adults and adults)

    How can ELT classrooms prepare adults for today’s workplace? In this talk, explore ideas that develop language alongside the 4Cs – communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity – increasingly valued in the world of work. 

    10:00 am, 3:00 pm & 9:30 pm (UK time)

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    Shweta Paropkari

    Finding a Voice Through Emergent Language

    (For teachers of young adults and adults)

    Language learning is about more than accuracy; it is about finding a voice. This talk explores how teachers can build learners' love of language through emergent language. It offers practical ideas for creating space for emergent language in the classroom and techniques for supporting learners' emerging language needs. Drawing on classroom research, it shows how responding to emergent language can foster learner agency, choice and voice.

    10:45 am, 3:45 pm & 10:15 pm (UK time)

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    Richard Chinn

  • Beyond Hand-raising: What Learner Voice Really Looks Like 

    (For teachers of young learners)

    What counts as participation in the classroom? Drawing on research from education, psychology and neuroscience, this session explores practical ways to recognise and value every learner's voice. 

    10:00 am, 3:00 pm & 9:30 pm (UK time)

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    eltonix (Sarah Smith and Sea Steele)

    Windows, Mirrors and Voices: Using Stories to Help Learners Understand the Self and the World

    (For teachers of young learners)

    In this session, we will discover how stories and illustrations act as windows and mirrors, helping learners connect with characters, explore identity, find their voice, and deepen understanding of the world around them.

    10:45 am, 3:45 pm & 10:15 pm (UK time)

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    Nayr Ibrahim

  • It’s the Process That Counts: Making Learning Visible with AI

    (For teachers of all ages)

    As students flock to the quick fixes GenAI offers, how can teachers make learning more durable than a click? Explore practical strategies for making thinking, collaboration, and progress visible. 

    10:00 am, 3:00 pm & 9:30 pm (UK time)

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    Joanna Szoke

    Ensuring Cognitive Labour while Using AI

    (For teachers of all ages)

    This talk explores practical ways teachers can promote AI use while ensuring learners continue questioning, analysing, creating and making decisions, so technology supports cognitive labour rather than replacing independent thought. 

    10:45 am, 3:45 pm & 10:15 pm (UK time)

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    Daniel Xerri

  • KEYNOTE: The Battle for Attention: Why learner focus is harder to sustain

    (For teachers of all ages)

    Why is learner attention becoming harder to sustain? This research-informed keynote explores the reasons behind today’s attention pressures and considers the conditions teachers can create to support sustained focus. 

    10:00 am, 3:00 pm & 9:30 pm (UK time)

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    Sophia Mavridi

    Leading on AI with Intention: Strategy, Standards and the Business of Education

    (For teachers of all ages)

    Educational institutions are responding to AI, yet approaches can remain fragmented or siloed. What does it mean to lead AI well at an organisational level? This session explores strategy, risk, policy, and schools as businesses.

    10:45 am, 3:45 pm & 10:15 pm (UK time)

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    Laura Knight

REGISTER FOR THE GLOBAL TEACHERS' FESTIVAL

If that wasn’t enough, all attendees will benefit from:

PERSONALISED
CERTIFICATES

FREE GOODIE BAGS
EVERY DAY

ACCESS TO ALL
SESSION RECORDINGS

FAQs / Further Information

  • Yes, you will receive a certificate for each day of the festival within 2 weeks of each day. For example, you will receive your certificate for the 2nd November talks by 16th November at the latest, but likely much sooner.

  • Each certificate will contain both talks from that day.

  • You will receive a certificate for BOTH talks even if you attend a part of just ONE.

  • Unfortunately, if you access the festival sessions using a different email to the one you registered with, we will not know that you have attended, so make sure you register with the same email as your Zoom account.

  • Yes! All those that attend all days of the festival will receive a single certificate as well as individual ones.

  • Yes, the recordings will all be in your Virtual Goodie Bags, which you will receive along with your certificates within two weeks after each day. 

    Also, we will make available the Global Teachers’ Festival Collection to all those that register within one month of the end of the festival. This will contain all recordings and slides. 

  • Yes, they will be in your Virtual Goodie Bag, which will arrive by email within two weeks of each day of the festival, along with your certificate of attendance.

  • Aside from the opening keynote, all sessions will be 30 minutes long.

  • No, the Global Teachers’ Festival is totally free of charge, aiming to Advance Learning for all teachers and leaders of English around the world.

  • No, the times on the website are all UK time.

  • The two best ways to be a speaker at the next festival are: 

    1. Submit yourself as a speaker to the next New Voices competition. Follow us on LinkedIn and/or Facebook to hear when it opens in 2027. Although this doesn’t guarantee being a festival speaker, often we invite New Voices speakers to speak at the festival too. 

    2. Make yourself seen! As with any industry, the best way to be recognised as an expert in your field is to be seen within that industry. Speak (well) at other conferences, speak loud and often of your thoughts and ideas on social media, be vocal as an attendee at events, become an author, network like crazy, come up with new and progressive ideas (and so on!).

  • Please email us if you have any further questions at eltwebinars@macmillaneducation.com.

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