UATEFL Reunion Conference: Bridging Minds, Building Future
6–7 August 2026, Lviv
Our speakers
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Claire Ross
Claire is an ELT training consultant with over 20 years of international experience supporting teachers and trainers from pre-primary to tertiary. She contributed to the British Council Ukraine’s SWITLO project by creating the TAG Facilitator, Trainer, and Session Design materials and training, helping to build and strengthen teacher communities of practice nationwide. Her recent work includes developing teacher educators in China with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, designing methodology courses for the Punjabi Ministry of Education, and supporting language teaching programmes in Lebanon, including initiatives for Syrian refugee children. Claire co-authored the Cambridge C2 Proficiency and C1 Advanced Trainers, created the British Council’s online Assured Certificate in Teacher Education, holds a Master’s in Education, and has tutored on DELTA and CELTA.
“Teachers learning from teachers: Co-designing conversations for learning”
Teacher Activity Groups (TAGs) place teachers’ experiences and insights at the centre of professional learning. Through reflection, dialogue, and the sharing of classroom practice, teachers learn from one another in meaningful ways. In the SWITLO project, the materials supporting these conversations were developed collaboratively by project partners, teacher educators, facilitators, and participating teachers, shaping prompts and activities that guide reflection and professional dialogue. This process mirrors how teachers design learning materials for students: responding to learners’ needs, drawing on experience, and refining resources through practice. The session explores how collaborative materials design supports learning for both those who design the materials and those who use them - facilitators, teachers, and learners. -
Christopher Graham
Christopher Graham is a ELT and Sustainability Education consultant and author who lives in Scotland. He has worked globally for the British Council, ministries of education and publishers. He is President of IATEFL, chairs the Board of Trustees, and the Conference Committee, and also sits on the Board of Trustees of International House, London. He has twice been a member of teams winning a British Council ELTon. His professional interests are around ELT and sustainability, teacher education in fragile environments and train-the-trainer.
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Teachers, Communities of Practice and Sustainability. How are they connected?
The way teachers learn and develop is changing rapidly. There is a definite transition away from ‘top down’ teacher education towards self-directed, needs-led initiatives. Much of this CPD is delivered virtually, and that in itself gives rise to new challenges, particularly around the motivation and focus needed to engage fully with the content and its sometimes rather fragmented delivery. The increasing employment of communities of practice in the ELT teacher community is one of the ways of maintaining that motivation and focus in self- directed CPD. In parallel with these changes in professional development, there is now considerable growth in the understanding of the importance of sustainability, (including, but also above and beyond climate change), and its intersection with English language teaching. This talk will look at self-directed CPD and the role of communities of practice, but through a lens of sustainability. We will look at sustainability in terms how we learn and develop as teachers, but also in terms of the content that we share with our students, and the challenges and opportunities inherent in this. In essence it will explore how our community can become more sustainable in all aspects of its work. The talk will specifically reflect on these ideas in the context of teaching and learning in times of conflict.
The UATEFL Reunion Conference is an opportunity to reconnect, strengthen our professional community, and learn from each other by sharing experiences and new ideas for the benefit of the younger generation and the future of education in Ukraine
The conference will feature:
• presentations by Ukrainian and international experts in English language teaching
• workshops on modern teaching methods and tools
• opportunities for sharing experience and networking
This conference is for those who:
• teach English at a school, a higher education institution, or a language centre
• aim to enhance their teaching skills
• seek to integrate established teaching practices with innovative approaches
• pursue professional development in the context of today’s challenges
• work for the future of Ukrainian education
UATEFL Reunion Conference: Bridging Minds. Building the Future is organised by the Ukrainian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language with the support of the British Council in Ukraine
Conference Registration
Join us by registering for the conference through the link below.
Register HERE
Early bird deadline: 1 May 2026
Registration deadline: 1 July 2026
Charitable contribution: Early Bird registration (until 1 May 2026 inclusive):
UATEFL members: 1200 UAH
Non-members: 1650 UAH
Standard registration (after 1 May 2026):
UATEFL members: 1500 UAH
Non-members: 1950 UAH
Registration is open until 1 July 2026.
Payment method
ОтримувачﾠГромадська організація "Українська асоціація викладачів англійської мови як іноземної"
Назва банкуﾠПублічне акціонерне товариство "УкрСиббанк"
Код за ЄДПРОУﾠ20041426
№ рахункуﾠ26004589447800
МФО (код банку)ﾠ351005
Призначення платежаﾠблагодійний внесок в Громадську організацію "Українська асоціація викладачів англійської мови як іноземної" від (Ім'я, Прізвище)
За стандартом IBAN
ОтримувачﾠГромадська організація "Українська асоціація викладачів англійської мови як іноземної"
Назва банкуﾠПублічне акціонерне товариство "УкрСиббанк"
№ рахункуﾠUA053510050000026004589447800
Призначення платежу: ﾠблагодійний внесок в Громадську організацію "Українська асоціація викладачів англійської мови як іноземної" від Ім'я та Прізвище
