Training

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 2025–March 2026 by downloading our training courses calendar.

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TeachingEnglish: Motivating learners

Get learners actively involved in your lessons with effective, engaging learning activities they want to do. Motivating learners is open now – enrol until 17 June 2025.

TeachingEnglish: Classroom research

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. Classroom research is open now – enrol until 17 June 2025.

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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. This new course is open now – enrol until 23 September.

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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.

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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. Gender in language education is open now  – enrol until 23 September.

A Black teacher and a learner in a wheelchair smiling at each other. There are other learners of different genders and ethnic backgrounds sitting at the same table.

TeachingEnglish: How to teach speaking

Develop your understanding of speaking skills and explore teaching techniques and activities which promote oral communication in the classroom for a range of ages and levels. How to teach speaking is open now – enrol until 23 September.

A Black male teacher with a White female primary-aged learner in a classroom. The learner is writing something on a board in the classroom.

TeachingEnglish: How to teach grammar

Discover how to help your learners notice, make sense of, and become more confident using grammar with engaging, meaning-focused teaching. How to teach grammar is open now – enrol until 23 September.

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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