Academic Consultant: New Ways of Teaching English

About the project

English Connects is a major new programme connecting the UK with the next generation of people globally through English. In the Americas, this programme is called New Ways of Teaching (NWoT). 

In February 2022, one of our main events was the Best and Brightest of English Language Teaching (BBELT) Online Conference. . The event consisted of six plenary sessions and around 60 concurrent sessions over two days. There were also poster presentations, virtual rooms for social interaction, and an online exhibition. The event was attended by more than 1,400 teachers mainly from the Americas region, but several from other regions as well. All the plenary sessions and concurrent sessions were recorded.

The objective of this project is to consolidate and repurpose the recordings from the February 2022 event into a consistent, practice based and accessible Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme that will run from April 2022 to January 2023. 

About the role

We expect the consultant to:

• Access the bank of recordings that have been selected, watch each one to an extent that allows the consultant to produce the materials required.
• Engage with the original speaker(s) of the recorded event where possible (British Council to facilitate contact). Manage communications with the speaker(s) and request practical classroom ideas to implement the principles and guidelines provided by the speaker in the recorded event. This will provide the basis for the resource bank to accompany each recording. Please note, we expect some speakers will readily supply these, whereas others will not be able to do so. This stage is more out of courtesy, to inform the speaker their recording is going to be live streamed and give them the opportunity to provide supporting materials for the classroom. 
• Research on the British Council TeachingEnglish website to select relevant activities from the ‘Teaching Resources’ section (where they exist) that can be included as part of the resource bank for each recording.
• Manage, repurpose, redesign or design (from scratch) 4-5 activities and resources (handouts, lesson plans, guidelines) for each recording and put together for the accompanying resource pack.
• Work alongside the suppliers (communications agency, designers) to bring the resource packs to an optimal state for publishing and our audiences’ usage. This also includes working with the British Council website / communications team to ensure the resources are uploaded and made available on the relevant (regional or country) websites.  

Invoicing will be on a per-deliverable or per-pack basis. Therefore, payments will be made according to the number of packs delivered by the 20th day of each month (or preferably sooner).

Qualifications and experience required

Essential: 

• Professional in the areas of English language teaching (relevant English Language Teaching qualification(s), literature teaching or similar. 
• Relevant editing and proof-reading training/experience. Demonstrable experience in similar positions and with similar deliverables.
• Capacity to deliver according to timeline and volume of work required (timetable included in full Terms of Reference below)
• Time availability for the duration of the project (please note that duties do not require 100% dedication). The opportunity is ideal for someone who splits time among different jobs or projects.
• English level at CEFR C2

Desirable:

• Experience in Latin American context
• Available to work remotely during the PER-MEX-COL time zone.

For more information please download the full terms of reference below.

Interested consultants should submit:

• a short work/technical proposal
• the expected professional fees on a per pack basis (all costs included). Costs may include any sub-contracting needs to support the work and help deliver packs according to the calendar.
• consultant’s curriculum vitae outlining how the consultant meets the specific requirements above with links to sample material previously delivered. Please include basic contact details (e-mail, phone, address) and British Council vendor number (if available).

To apply please send your response as outlined above by 20 April 2022 to ralph.grayson@britishcouncil.org with the title NWoT Academic Consultant

Please note we will respond to successful applicants within five working days of the application deadline.