Teacher Trainer: Training of Master Trainers in English

About the project

The Training of Master Trainers in English (TMTE) project in Bangladesh is the result of a realisation by Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) and Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) that the level of primary teachers' English and the quality of English teaching in Bangladesh primary schools are not of sufficiently high standard to produce a workforce capable of serving the needs of national development. 

To support this ambition, the British Council has been requested by MoPME to create a pool of Master Trainers from their existing staff through a cycle of training. The focus is on creating a cadre of Master Trainers who will be proficient and skilled in English, have a clear understanding of effective teaching practice at primary level, and the skills and knowledge necessary to support the development of English teachers in primary schools. 

We have already delivered a small pilot (Cohort 1) in two selected Primary Teacher Training Institutes (PTI’s) before upscaling to six PTI’s (Cohort 2). Thereafter, we have further upscaled to 10 PTI’s (Cohort 3 and 4). We are now looking to upscale for a final time in September 2022 to thirteen PTI’s (Cohort 5). 

In Cohort 5, The training will be implemented with the deployment of 26 expatriate Teacher Trainers in 13 PTI’s located across the country. Each Teacher Trainer will need to undergo two weeks of induction and orientation upon arrival in Bangladesh (inclusive of any quarantine period) before being deployed to their PTI. The Teacher Trainers will be housed in individual accommodation on the PTI compound. 

Academic Supervisors manage a cluster of PTIs, and all Teacher Trainers stationed within their clusters.

The primary teachers (i.e. Master Trainees) will be posted to different PTIs for roughly 14 weeks of residential training and development. Delivery of the training will be six hours a day and five days a week – equal to 30 input/contact hours per week. 

About the role

Teacher Trainers will be required to plan and deliver quality English language teaching and methodology training for primary-level teachers working in Bangladeshi government primary schools in order to develop their English teaching skills and knowledge and their English proficiency as part of the Training of Master Trainers in English (TMTE) project.This involves developing a cadre of 2,020 Master Trainers supporting other primary teachers across the country to improve their English language and teaching skills.  

The Teacher Trainers will need to support British Council’s global English strategy via the TMTE project by:  

• Delivering quality face-to-face training to allocated groups of primary teachers  
• Enhancing British Council’s reputation as a world authority in ELT 
• Continuing professional development and sharing of best practices

Teacher Trainers will report to the Team Leader / Academic Supervisor. 

Contract Type: Consultancy

Duration: 4 months (with possible extension)

Qualifications and experience required

Language requirements: Proficiency in English (i.e. across all four skills - equivalent to user CEFR C2 or IELTS Band 8 / 9 in each of 4 sections of the academic module).

Qualifications required: 

Minimum/essential

• Cambridge CELTA or Trinity College equivalent
• Undergraduate university degree 

Desirable

• Cambridge DELTA or Trinity College equivalent
• Post-graduate university degree

Role specific knowledge and experience require:

Minimum/essential 

• At least 5 years' post-qualification experience (Cambridge CELTA / Trinity College TESOL) and preferably within the last 10 years
• At least 3 years’ experience working in similar environment
• At least 250 hours of teacher training experience. (Applications from exceptionally qualified teachers with fewer training hours may be considered)

Desirable

• Experience of working in the state school sector, either as a teacher or teacher trainer.
• Experience of teaching primary aged children. 
• Experience in delivering similar English language training programmes. 
• Experience of working in remote locations in a development context

To find out more about this opportunity, please scroll down and download the Terms of Reference document.

If you are interested, please send your CV tailored to the above requirements along with a cover letter to Khaled.Mustafa@britishcouncil.org with subject line Application for TMTE Teacher Trainer. 

Please note we will respond to successful applicants within seven workings days of the application deadline.