English UK ELT Conference

Friday 6 and Saturday 7 March 2026
Hilton London Canary Wharf

The event is our largest annual gathering of academic English language teaching staff. This conference is for English language teaching professionals looking for professional development, the latest tools and techniques in our sector, and a space to discuss best practice in ELT management and teaching.

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Overview

On Friday, the conference programme focuses on academic management in ELT settings. On Saturday, the programme focuses on ELT teaching and classroom practice.

Over two days, the conference will explore a range of themes for all teaching and academic roles. Themes range from innovation in curriculum design, the latest in teacher training, staff development and well-being, and integrating AI and digital tools in English language teaching. Sessions will also address quality assurance, student engagement, equality, diversity and inclusion in ELT, and sustainability.

More programme information will be shared later in 2025.

Registration and prices

Friday 6 March
English UK member price - £210
Full price - £305

Saturday 7 March
English UK member price - £105
Full price - £155

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Exhibition space on both days
If you want to exhibit at the ELT Conference, contact our Senior Events & Training Manager, Siobhan Baccas.

All exhibitors are allocated a 3x2m space with a trestle table and two chairs.

Exhibition prices
English UK member price - £1,635 + VAT
Full price - £2,035 + VAT

Sessions and speakers

Friday 6 March: Academic management day

The Future of English: from research to relevance with Steve Copeland and Mike Solly
How to develop your entire organisation, with no budget with Hannah Alexander-Wright
Insights from counselling for more effective management with Lewis Richards
Heart sink to heart sync - why emotionally intelligent leaders do it better with Hannah Youell
Update on British Council inspections with Alison Tudor
Private language centres: when to collaborate and when to compete with Fred Gordon
The future of academic management: what do managers want, what do they need? with George Pickering
Moving beyond 'student delight' – the need for today's academic team to be people pleasers with Steve Derras Tulk
The power of ghost management in ELT with Georgia K. Papamichailidou
Using the Inclusive Loop for classrooms and staffrooms with Laura Broadbent

Saturday 7 March: Teaching practice day

World Café: connecting and collaborating with Hannah Alexander-Wright
From fluency to agency: empowering learners through values-based tasks with Fannie Daou
Everything's gone green – using songs in the classroom with Chris Walklett
Letting go to let them grow: empowering student-centred classrooms with Guizzela Matienzo Aguilar
Teaching grammar lexically with Alex Walls
Teaching for tomorrow: future-ready skills in the English classroom with Alex Warren
Igniting creativity in the ELT classroom: practical strategies for engaging learners with David Squirrel
Shakespeare's playful innovation - how the Bard can bolster the TEFL classroom with Ben Crystal

Venue

Hilton London Canary Wharf
South Quay Square
Marsh Wall
London E14 9SH

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> How to get from Canary Wharf station to the venue

Event sponsors

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