Training courses
Take part in a variety of free training courses on our teacher development platform. Explore a range of topics, from assessing learners to planning a great lesson. Study at your own pace and join our Facebook community to share your learning with other teachers and get feedback and guidance from our experienced tutors.
Find out about all our courses running in 2026 by downloading our 2026 training courses calendar.
9–12 hours
Engagement
TeachingEnglish: Communicative tasks
Create meaningful, communicative tasks that promote learner autonomy and purposeful language use. This new course is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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Understanding
TeachingEnglish: Understanding language systems
Develop your understanding of functional language and grammar and learn how to apply this knowledge to your teaching through reflection, analysis and effective presentation of use and form. Understanding language systems is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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9–12 hours
Understanding
Teaching English in primary
Discover how primary children learn and apply this understanding to your classroom practice. Explore the role of assessment in the primary classroom and learn engaging, age-appropriate strategies for learner evaluation. Teaching English in primary is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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9–12 hours
Understanding
TeachingEnglish: How to adapt resources
Learn how to evaluate resources, select and adapt relevant lesson plans for your context and explore how your learners can be powerful resources in the classroom. This new course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2027.
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9–12 hours
Engagement
Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners
Make your classroom a trauma-sensitive learning environment. Help your learners to shine by working creatively with limited resources and by managing challenging behaviour positively. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2027.
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9–12 hours
Integration
TeachingEnglish: Integrating digital technologies
Learn how to use digital tools, including AI, to find, evaluate and create digital content and resources that foster inclusion and support learners' collaboration, information literacy and problem-solving skills. Integrating digital technologies is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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9–12 hours
Engagement
Gender in language education
Learn to recognise different kinds of gender bias and stereotypes, some of the barriers learners face in gender equality and equity, and how to help overcome them in your context. This updated course is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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9–12 hours
Engagement
TeachingEnglish: Inclusive classrooms
Make your classes inclusive learning spaces by identifying barriers that can affect learning and practical strategies to overcome them. Inclusive classrooms is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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9–12 hours
Engagement
TeachingEnglish: How to teach pronunciation
Increase your understanding of phonology and your ability to support learners with effective pronunciation activities in the classroom. How to teach pronunciation is open now – enrol until 23 September 2026.
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