* Communities of Practice in the Classroom - i.e. the school as a community of learners
* CoPs to support students
* Virtual CoPs supporting new and existing teachers
* CoPs in informal education
* CoPs supporting educational specialists
* Informal CoPs created by interested educational practitioners
* CoPs in Higher and adult education
* Local Area CoPs supporting teachers in specific geographical locations
* CoPs in e-Learning
* Curriculum specific CoPs
* Subject specific CoPs e.g. English as a Foreign Language