Teaching in challenging circumstances

Teaching in Challenging Circumstances is a series of webinars led by Cambridge author Chris Sowton, whose handbook “Teaching English in Challenging Circumstances” we published in 2021. Each week, Chris is joined by an expert to provide support and answer live questions from teachers impacted by the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Latest episodes

1. Teaching in Challenging Circumstances with Chris Sowton & Linda Ruas

   23 May 2022

   In this final session of our series, Chris Sowton will be talking to Linda Ruas. The focus will be on helping students achieve their potential. Using Chris’ book Teaching in Challe…

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2. Teaching in challenging circumstances with Chris Sowton and Brian Lally

   25 Apr 2022

   In our 4th session on Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Chris Sowton is joined by Brian Lally. Brian has a broad range of educational experience, including teaching, leadershi…

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3. Teaching in challenging circumstances with Chris Sowton and Sarah Mercer

   25 Apr 2022

   In our third session on Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Chris Sowton is joined by Professor Sarah Mercer, Head of the ELT Research and Methodology Department at the Universi…

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4. Teaching in challenging circumstances with Chris Sowton and Nick Bilbrough

   25 Apr 2022

   In this session, Chris Sowton is joined by Cambridge University Press author Nick Bilbrough from the Hands-Up Project (https://www.handsupproject.org/). Nick brings wide experience…

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5. Teaching in Challenging Circumstances with Chris Sowton and Scott Thornbury

   31 Mar 2022

   In this session, our moderators Daryna Sizhuk and Tetiana Shelepko and host Chris Sowton are joined by teacher, teacher trainer and author Scott Thornbury who is also the editor of…

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