End: 31/03/26
How will the course help you?
By the end of Managing learners and resources, you'll be able to:
- identify strategies to address issues with group dynamics and mixed-ability classes
- plan differentiated activities for your learners
- evaluate how group interaction and seating patterns benefit teaching and learning.
How can you enrol on the course?
Register for a free TeachingEnglish account or log in to your account.
Enrol on this free course
What does the course include?
- Self-study modules that you can access at any time before the course closes
- A certificate of achievement on successful completion of the self-study modules
- A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents
- A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative teaching ideas for you to try out (Facebook account required)
- Learning content related to our courses on Facebook and YouTube
- Live events and recordings with course tutors and language teaching experts on Facebook and YouTube
What are the self-study modules?
- Module 1 – Understanding classroom management problems
The aim of this module is to identify problems that may occur in a teaching situation and consider how to deal with them. You will describe the importance of rapport in the classroom and how to build it, create clear instructions to minimise misunderstanding in the classroom as well as list strategies to deal with problems arising from group dynamics and mixed-ability classes.
- Module 2 – Understanding differentiation
The aim of this module is to introduce the concept of differentiation of learning. You will state how teaching resources can help with differentiation in the classroom, identify and evaluate differentiated support in your context as well as prepare a differentiated activity to suit your learners.
- Module 3 – Understanding groupings
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to groupings and group dynamics. You will identify positive elements of group dynamics, evaluate how group interaction and seating patterns benefit teaching and learning as well as apply strategies to group work in large classes.
Course reviews
What have other teachers said about how Managing learners and resources helped them?
"This course really helped me to better the organisation and management of the groups in my class and it made me understand the importance of differentiating the activities to suit my learners."
Course participant, Italy
"Differentiating the exercises from the textbook - alternatives to the activities suggested by the book - to support weaker students. Grouping strategies - not only let students work in pairs according to the seating."
Course participant, Czech Republic
"I was able to start using group dynamics in my classes and it helped a lot in improving how my learners grasped the English language"
Course participant, Zimbabwe
Comments
Course opens in January 2026
Hi Nasfisa,
This course does not open until the 7th of January so you won't be able to enrol until then.
There is no limit to the number of people who can enrol on any course so you do not have to worry about enrolling early.
All interested participants will be able to enrol as soon as the course opens.
In the meantime, please check our course information page to see if there is another course you would like to start now. There are 9 courses currently open which you can start now and 8 new courses starting at the beginning of October.
I hope you find something that is suitable for your teaching needs.
Best wishes,
Jenny
TE team
Quick Question About Accessing the Course
So just to be clear - we can only sneak into the course on the exact day it opens, right? 👀 And when it does, will there be a magical little ‘Join’ button waiting for us to click our way in? Just want to make sure we don’t miss the secret doorway, thanks a bunch!
Course enrolment
Hi Jacqueline,
Don't worry, there's no secret doorway to join this course. There will be a period of enrolment (opening soon!) before the course starts in January and you will also be able to enrol at any time while the course is open (January – March).
Please check our courses page to see which courses are currently open for enrolment and where you can also download our training courses calendar for 2025-26 and check the course FAQs.
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training/courses
Hope you enjoy the course!
Jenny
TE team
Course not open yet
Hi Ammara-Sharif
This course opens in January 2026, so you will be able to enrol and access the course then.
Hope that helps
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
English
Are units the same as modules? I just completed the three units on the Your Week Ahead" page, but I don't know if there is more to do, or where to find it.
Also, do I need to upload notes or comments I make in the workbook? If I do not join the Facebook community, must I upload the notes or comments to another location?
Courses
Hi John
Thanks for your comment.
There are three modules (plus an introduction and resources module) for each course. Each module has three units that you need to complete before you move on to the next one.
The workbook is for you to work on in any way you like, but you don't need to upload any notes or comments from it - they are for your own learning and reflection. Joining the Facebook community is totally optional. Even if you don't join, once you complete all the modules successfully you will receive your course certificate.
Hope that helps - please find answers to more frequently asked questions about our training here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training/courses/training-courses-faqs
Thanks - I hope that helps!
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Course access
Hi f3o0x
Thanks for your comment. This course won't be showing yet as it doesn't open until January 2026.
If you have already enrolled, this course will appear in the 'closed' courses tab when you go to 'My portfolio - my courses'. When the course begins it will appear when you enter in 'My courses'.
Hope that helps,
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
I can't learn the course. Please help.
I can't learn the course. Please help.
Course not currently available
Hi yupeipei
Thanks for your comment. The Managing learners and resources course is now closed. All of our courses are only available for a limited time -you can check the course dates on each course page. We hope to run this course again in the future, but we don't have a fixed date for it yet.
You can still download the course workbook, which has plenty of resources and links for you. Click / tap the link in the downloads section above.
You can also keep up to date with all our latest resources, events and training by signing up for our newsletter, here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
SimpleSAMLphp appearing
Hello! Unfortunately I can't access my course. I have log in , click portfolio and then my course. The SimpleSAMLphp has appeared. I've sent massages to helper, but there is no answer.Thanks a lot.
Course access
Hello
Thanks for your comment.
We were having some technical problems with the site yesterday which meant access to courses was affected. This issue is now resolved, so you can access your training in the usual way.
Please let us know if you have any further problems.
Best wishes,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
SimpleSAMLphp appearing
I can't access my course. When I have log in then click portfolio and my course. The SimpleSAMLphp has appeared and An unhandled exception was thrown. I don't know what should I do. Thanks
Course access
Hi ikayuli,
Thanks for your comment. We are sorry that there are technical difficulties and some users are unable to access our courses at the moment. Our technical team is working on it and we hope to solve it soon.
Thanks for your patience,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Great Insight shared
All you units in the Modules are insightful and will apply them in teaching practice.
How long is the course Managing learners and resources?
How long is the course Managing learners and resources?
Do I need to join FaceBook? Can I complete the course without joining Facebook?
Course length
Hi DavidC
This course is running until 31st May. You don't have to join the Facebook community - it's just a way of interacting with other course members and also means you can join live events related to the course, but it is not necessary to join it to be able to complete the modules.
Hope you enjoy the course!
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Units the same as modules?
Hello! : )
Are units the same as modules? I just completed the three units on the Your Week Ahead" page, but I don't know if there is more to do, or where to find it.
Also, do I need to upload notes or comments I make in the workbook? If I do not join the Facebook community, must I upload the notes or comments to another location?
Course modules / units
Hi DavidC
This course has 3 modules, each containing 3 units. If you log in to 'My Portfolio - My courses' and then click on 'My learning - My courses' you should be able to see the course. At the top there is a menu with the five tabs (Introduction, module 1, module 2, module 3 and Resouces), and from there you can navigate to the different units within the modules.
You don't need to upload any notes or comments anywhere.
I hope that helps, please let us know if you have more doubts / questions.
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
Enrollment problem
I can't enroll the course. When I tap the blue button to enroll, it just leads me to 'My courses' section and I don't know how to continue. Thanks in advance.
Please let the interested people enroll!