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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.

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 2025–March 2026 by downloading our training courses calendar.

Learn how to plan engaging language and topic-based lessons by identifying and applying commonly used lesson models. Explore techniques for introducing new language, writing achievable learning outcomes, and planning warmers and lead-ins. This course is open now – enrol until 24 December.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 01/10/25
End: 31/12/25

Learn how to evaluate and write engaging lesson plans, and explore techniques for effective transitions, signalling, task-setting and checking instructions. This new course is open now – enrol until 24 December.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 01/10/25
End: 31/12/25

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. This course is open now – enrol until 24 December.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 01/10/25
End: 31/12/25

Discover how to support teachers in their professional development by planning and delivering effective training. Find out how to set up and support communities of practice to facilitate collaboration and learn how to encourage all types of self-directed learning. This course is open now – enrol until 23 December.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 01/07/25
End: 31/12/25

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.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 03/04/25
End: 31/03/26

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.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26

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.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26

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.

Certificate
Online community
Workbook
Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26

Research and insight

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

See our publications, research and insight