Courses for teachers

Bespoke and standard courses

Choose one of our standard courses:

Alternatively, we can organise a ‘pick and mix’ bespoke programme for a group of minimum 3 people.

For professional development

We offer courses designed to enhance your professional development by becoming a more effective teacher, coach, mentor and communicator in the English language.

Please note: Courses for teachers are available in our Portsmouth school only.

Participants will

Learn how to conduct a needs analysis
Explore different classroom management styles
Use technology to present new language
Develop writing skills

Review phonetics and its place in language teaching
Examine different ways of checking student understanding
Practise presenting new language

Expected benefits

Expand your range of teaching techniques
Understand which teaching methods are most effective
Teach reading, writing, speaking and listening skills more effectively
Help your students to become more motivated and autonomous learners

Become more aware of different learning needs and how best to meet them
Gain confidence in error correction by balancing accuracy with fluency
Raise awareness of different strategies for error correction

Audience

Teachers in primary, secondary or adult education, trainers, coaches, mentors etc.
Minimum entry level of English is B1.
Minimum class size is 3, maximum class size is 8.

Outside the classroom the learning continues

Weekly social activities include:

Orientation walks around the city
English conversation club
Culture club
Social evenings in traditional English pubs
Live music and karaoke

Bowling evenings and pool competitions
Shopping trips
Evening meals at recommended local restaurants
Optional weekend excursions for example, London, Stonehenge,
Oxford, Tintagel and St Ives (bookable in advance).

Start your language adventure!