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Here you can find a wide range of practical resources to use in the English language classroom, whether you're teaching primary, secondary, or adult students. There are over 400 full lesson plans to choose from, covering different topics and themes and organised according to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
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Stay up to date and inspired with our free webinars for English language teachers. Find upcoming live sessions, or catch up by watching recordings of webinars you've missed.

Our practical, interactive webinars are led by experienced teachers and teacher educators working in English language classrooms around the world. Each session is designed to provide classroom-ready ideas, fresh insights, and opportunities to connect with fellow teachers.

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What to do with fast finishers in the Young Learner classroom

Watch a recording of this webinar with Laura McWilliams, looking at how to manage classes where learners finish activities at different speeds.

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Oxymoronic: Can you even attempt to decolonize English teaching?

Watch a recording of this one-hour webinar with Justin Gerald, looking at decolonizing English language teaching.

Embedding pronunciation into your lesson plan

Watch a recording of this webinar with Viktor Carrasquero, looking at ways to include pronunciation in your lesson plans.

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A Narrative context lesson: The Class is the Story

Watch a recording of this 60-minute webinar looking at developing narrative contexts in the classroom.

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Making group discussions come to life in the language classroom

Watch a recording of this webinar on how to set up effective group discussions in the English classroom.

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Sparking the Magic of Creative Writing in the Primary and Secondary classroom

Watch a recording of this webinar with Dinesha Senaratne and Anju Moses.

Helping your students become independent learners

Watch a recording of this webinar with Ben Knight.

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Challenge and Cognition: Increasing the level of challenge in teenage classes

Watch a recording of our webinar with Sarah Smith and Claire Steele, looking at increasing the level of challenge in the teenage classroom.

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Exploring teacher agency and identity through the Tree of Life approach

Watch a recording of this webinar with Maria Grazia Imperiale exploring teacher agency and identity through the Tree of Life approach.

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Project Work in the Secondary Classroom

Watch a recording of this webinar with Tashya Mitchell looking at project work with teenagers.

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Creating learner-centred language classrooms – webinars

Join us on 21 August 2026 for two webinars on moving on from teacher-led instruction to active learner engagement.

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How to use AI to support reflection and autonomy in teacher education – webinars

Join us on Wednesday 19 August 2026 for a webinar exploring how AI can be integrated into teacher education to support reflective and autonomous learning.