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.

TeachingEnglish: Organising the classroom

Learn how to use boards and other classroom resources effectively. Develop strategies for promoting social language, starting and finishing lessons and managing different interaction patterns in class. This new course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2026.

TeachingEnglish: Organising the classroom

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 07/01/26
End: 31/03/26

A group of primary-aged learners sitting at a table, working together on something. The photo is taken from above. The learners are of different genders and ethnic backgrounds.

TeachingEnglish: Managing learners and resources

Learn how to manage resources, groupings and differentiation effectively to help build positive relationships with learners in your classroom. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2026.

TeachingEnglish: Managing learners and resources

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 07/01/26
End: 31/03/26

A group of primary-aged learners in a classroom sitting at desks. A White teacher is giving a Black learner a high-five.

TeachingEnglish: Classroom management for primary

Give your primary learners the best environment to learn English by improving your management of instructions, learning activities, resources and physical space. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2026.

TeachingEnglish: Classroom management for primary

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 07/01/26
End: 31/03/26

A Black teacher is holding a notebook at the front of a primary classroom and smiling at her learners. Some of her learners have their hands up.

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 2026.

Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 03/04/25
End: 31/03/26

children sitting on the floor, listening to a teacher, also sitting

Training courses – FAQs

Do you have a question about our free training courses for teachers? Find answers to our most frequently asked questions.

Training courses – FAQs

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English in the multilingual classroom

This course will introduce you to multilingualism and what it means. Learn how to make your classroom and teaching multilingual so that your learners can learn to celebrate and use many languages in the real world. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2026.

English in the multilingual classroom

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26

A multilingual primary group with five students

Digital competences for teaching English

Discover how to integrate digital tools to support language learning, collaboration, formative assessment and effective feedback. Improve your digital communication skills and teamwork in your professional context and learn about online continuing professional development. This new course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2026.

Digital competences for teaching English

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26

Two Black primary-aged learners from Mali looking at a laptop. One of the learners is pointing at the screen and smiling.

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. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March 2026.

Climate action in language education

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26

A learner holding his climate action poster titled Lets Make A Change

TeachingEnglish: How to teach writing

Improve your learners' writing skills by exploring the subskills that make good writers, and ways of developing them in the classroom. This course is open now – enrol until 24 March.

TeachingEnglish: How to teach writing

Certificate

Online community

Workbook

Start: 03/10/25
End: 31/03/26

Call for speakers 2026–2027

We're looking for talented classroom practitioners from all over the world to give live webinars in 2026–27! If you're a great speaker with innovative ideas for teaching English or supporting teacher educators, find out how to apply here.

Call for speakers 2026–2027

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Managing the lesson – webinars

Join us on 16 January to learn practical strategies to manage classroom learning effectively. You can watch the event live on Facebook or YouTube or register to join us on Zoom.

Managing the lesson – webinars

Webinar

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Teaching for equality – webinars

Join us on 20 February to get practical ideas and tips about how to teach for equality. You can watch the event live on Facebook or YouTube or register to join us on Zoom.

Teaching for equality – webinars

Webinar