Welcome to 'Classroom management for primary'
How will the course help you?
Give your primary learners the best environment to learn English by improving your management of instructions, learning activities, resources and physical space.
What does the course include?
Classroom management for primary is a free self-study training course, which is divided into three hour modules. It also includes:
- A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
- Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
- Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
- A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.
What will you learn?
- Module 1: Understanding language use and instructions for primary
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This module focuses on teacher and learner classroom language and how to give clear instructions when setting up activities.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- discuss when it’s relevant to use English and the learners’ own language in the classroom
- recognise the benefits of reformulation
- distinguish between good and poor instructions and use various instruction techniques. - Module 2: Understanding activities and classroom space for primary
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This module explores ways of managing activities effectively, organising pair and group work, and making use of space in the classroom.
By the end of the first unit of this module, you’ll be able to:
- select the best way to get attention from your learners
- recognise the benefits of pair and group work
- recognise the difference between stir and settle activities
- respond to different needs that arise while leading activities
- describe how classroom space can be used for a range of activities
- solve common problems related to managing activities. - Module 3: Understanding resources
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This module offers teaching resources for a range of contexts and a framework to evaluate them.
By the end of the first unit of this module, you’ll be able to:
- determine your views on the use of teaching and learning aids
- list a range of teaching and learning aids
- identify the issues with and advantages of course books
- identify common reference resources and their specific uses
- identify and evaluate supplementary materials.
When is the course?
Enrolment for 'Classroom management for primary' is now closed. Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
How much does the course cost?
The course is free.
How can you get a certificate?
You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.
What level of English do you need?
Minimum CEFR B1
What can you do now?
If you're interested in learning more about classroom management for primary, you can:
- Get teaching ideas from our Courses for teachers Facebook community.
- Access learning content related to our courses on Facebook (Facebook account required).
- Access teaching resources on the TeachingEnglish website
- Download the free course workbook.
Comments
Course not currently available
Hi Mohammed321
This course is not currently available - you can download the course workbook which contains resources and links related to the course. You can also sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when courses are running: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
You can also find a calendar of our upcoming courses here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2024-04/Training_courses_2024-25_calendar.pdf
Thanks
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Certificate
I'm about to finish the last module, do I still get a certificate is the course has "ended"?
Certificate
Hi Maria Antonella
As long we you successfully completed all the course modules you will receive a certificate. Once you have finished, you will find it under the "My awards" tab on the course platform.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
How can I get a certificate?…
How can I get a certificate? I completele all tasks and achieve a score of 80% but I can't get a certificate in my awards page
Certificate
Hi zaynabt
If you haven't received your certificate, can you write to the courses team directly? They should be able to help you. You can contact them by using the orange "help" button on the courses page.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Course access
Hi Nancy0
Sorry you have had problems accessing your course. We are experiencing technical issues which we are working hard to resolve. I can confirm that you now have access to the training platform, however, you may have missed the deadline to complete the course - I understand that this might be disappointing. We hope to run the course again in the future. Please also remember that you can download the free participant workbook that accompanies the course here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2023-06/Workbook_for_Classroom_management_for_primary.pdf
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
I also can't enroll so are…
I also can't enroll so are the training videos in the internet?
Registration closed
Hi trangmai
It's no longer possible to enrol on this course as the deadline has passed. We hope to run the course again in the future. Remember that you can still access the free participant workbook here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2023-06/Workbook_for_Classroom_management_for_primary.pdf
You can also keep up to date with all our latest training, resources and events by signing up for our newsletter here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Cant move on to unit 3
Hi ,I Started with the course and finished the second unit, but it ahows that i havent done that unit.How to proceed to unit 3 now and why does it say like this?
Module 3
Hi Saima
Thanks for your comment. I've just checked your account and it is showing that Module 2 is completed - you should be able to navigate to the next unit. Can you try again to start module 3? Let us know if you are still having problems.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Course access
Hi
I'm afraid enrollment for this course ended on 25th September, so it's not possible to sign up now. We do hope to run this course again in the future.
You can keep up to date with all our latest training, resources and events by signing up for our newsletter here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Best wishes,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
enrolment
Hello,
I am currently logged into my account. I tried to click on that “enrol on this free course” button but the page isn’t available for some reason, it says “ OOPS! SOMETHING LOOKS TO HAVE GONE WRONG
ERROR
WE ARE SORRY, BUT THE PAGE YOU REQUESTED HAS TRIGGERED AN ERROR. PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER.” What should i do? Also i can’t find those 3 horizontal lines to get to the “MY PORTFOLIO” page, they’re just simply not there…
Course access
Hi Anna
Sorry to hear you are having problems. I've just enrolled you in the course so you should have access now. Let us know if you are still having problems.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Hi,I can't find my…
Hi,I can't find my certificate. Could you please help me?
Certificate
Certificates are available to participants who complete 100% of the course material. To access your certificate, go to the course platform where you have done your training. Click or tap 'My awards'. If you have completed 100% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.
If you do not see your certificate, please use the 'Help' button on the course platform.
Certificate
I have finished the course ( classroom management for primary ) but I can't find my certificate in the ( awards ) folder . However I have created an account on badgr .
Completing courses
Hi there,
Are you talking about a different course - I checked in with your account and it doesn't show that you have completed the primary one before the close date at the end of July. Let us know if it's a different course.
Best regards,
Anne
TeachingEnglish
Course access
Hi Shabnam23
Have you followed the two steps under "How do I register for the course?" - Can you let us know exactly what problem you are having?
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Course access
Hi Mandy1234
I have just checked your account and you are not enrolled in this course. To enrol, simply follow the two step instructions above. Alternatively, log into your account, click on "MY PORTFOLIO - My courses" and then click on "Explore all courses" - you can then find this course and click to enrol.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Can't join 'Classroom management for primary' course
Hi,
I am logged in. But the 'Classroom management for primary' course is not in my profile (My Portfolio -> My Courses).
I don't know how to join this course now. It is online? Where can I see the videos?
Course access
Hello
I've just checked your profile and you haven't enrolled in this course yet - can you follow the steps "How do I register for the course?" above? Then when you log into your account you will find the course under "MY PORTFOLIO"
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Hello Mine is the same , I…
Hello
Mine is the same , I can't find the classroom management for primary, in my profile account!
Course access
Hello,
I've just checked your profile and you haven't enrolled in this course yet - can you follow the steps "How do I register for the course?" above? Then when you log into your account you will find the course under "MY PORTFOLIO".
Thanks,
Philippa
TeachingEnglish team
Classroom management for primary
I don't down how to enroll. Please give me the detailed steps. Thanks.
Registration
Hi Chris0325
To enrol on the course you need to follow the steps under "How do I register for the course?" above.
Firstly, make sure you are logged in to your TeachingEnglish account, then you can click on this link: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes to go to our courses platform. From there you can see all our available courses and can click to enrol in the ones that interest you.
Hope that helps,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Have some difficulties to join the course