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 from April 2024 - March 2025 by downloading our training courses calendar.

Making time for research in the English classroom

Discover how to reflect on and explore issues in your teaching context, plan and carry out a small-scale classroom research project and communicate your findings effectively.  This new course will open on 3 December 2024 – enrol now.

TeachingEnglish: Communication skills

Boost your learners' communication skills with engaging, practical dialogue activities for the classroom that help them understand what dialogue means. Access Communication skills now – enrol until 24 January 2025.

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TeachingEnglish: Assessing learning

Help all your learners benefit from and get actively involved in assessment in the language classroom. Access Assessing learning now – enrol until 24 March 2025.

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Climate action in language education

Learn to integrate environmental issues in English language teaching and develop the skills you need to take and sustain meaningful and impactful action to protect the environment in your local context. Access Climate action in language education now – enrol until 24 March 2025.

Planning courses

Discover how to plan learner-centred courses based on your learners, their context and curriculum requirements. Explore techniques for analysing learner needs and involving them as active participants in the assessment process. Access Planning courses from 4 February 2025 – enrol now.

TeachingEnglish: How to teach reading

Boost your learners' reading skills by learning what effective readers do and develop these skills with engaging classroom activities. Access How to teach reading from 5 February 2025 – enrol now.

Understanding language systems

Enrolment for Understanding language systems is now closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

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TeachingEnglish: How to teach pronunciation

Enrolment for How to teach pronunciation is now closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

Research and insight

Browse fascinating case studies, research papers, publications and books by researchers and ELT experts from around the world.

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