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A message from our Head of Education
Recent times have presented its own set of challenges in education. As a result of the COVID pandemic our priorities as teachers are changing, we and our students are changing, and how we teach, learn, and develop is also changing.
But the best teachers never stop learning. By developing your teaching practice with evidence-informed tools, techniques and strategies, our expertly-designed online series of courses will support you to maximise the impact you have in your classroom, and ultimately on your students.
Because now more than ever, it matters.
Silvana Richardson
Head of Education and Head of Teacher Development
What to expect from our courses
Build your programme
Choose a course from any specialism, or choose up to 4 courses and build your own bespoke programme that suits your specific learning goals
Specialism #1
Teaching English online and using educational technology
To tackle teaching in the ‘new normal’, strengthen your understanding of key principles of effective online learning and widen your range of online activities and ed-tech tools.
Browse courses:
- From emergency remote teaching to effective online learning
Starts 14 January 2022 and 26 August 2022 - Developing online teaching skills
Starts 11 February 2022 and 23 September 2022 - Motivating and engaging online learners
Starts 25 March 2022 and 21 October 2022 - Engaging and reliable tech tools
Starts 29 April 2022 and 18 November 2022

Specialism #2
Teaching English to secondary learners
Gain evidence-informed and practical strategies for teaching English successfully to secondary learners, whether online or in a physically-distanced classroom.
Browse courses:
- Active learning in a ‘new normal’ secondary classroom
Starts 14 January 2022 and 26 August 2022 - Adaptive teaching in a diverse secondary classroom
Starts 25 March 2022 and 21 October 2022 - Reading and listening in a 21st century secondary classroom
Starts 11 February 2022 and 23 September 2022 - Developing writing skills in a secondary classroom
Starts 29 April 2022 and 18 November 2022

Specialism #3
Teaching in English with confidence
Language development for teachers
Build your confidence in using English successfully as a medium of instruction and learn useful teaching strategies for supporting your learners’ language learning.
Browse courses:
- Managing the class with confidence in English
Starts 14 January 2022 and 26 August 2022 - Presenting new language in English
Starts 11 February 2022 and 23 September 2022 - Checking learning and giving feedback in English
Starts 25 March 2022 and 21 October 2021 - Teaching English using a learner’s own language
Starts 29 April 2022 and 18 November 2022

Specialism #4
Teaching through the lens of mediation
Following the recent publication of the revised CEFR, discover more about teaching linguistic mediation and implementing it in refreshing and authentic ways.
Browse courses:
- Understanding and teaching linguistic mediation
Starts 14 January 2022 and 26 August 2022 - Using effective materials to teach mediation
Starts 11 February 2022 and 23 September 2022 - Assessing mediation
Starts 25 March 2022 and 21 October 2022 - Mediating communication and culture
Starts 29 April 2022 and 18 November 2022

Choosing your courses
Option 1
Pick a specialism
Choose up to four courses within one specialism. This option is beneficial to you if you want to maximise your learning in a specific specialist area to achieve your learning goals and objectives. Successful completion of all 4 courses will receive an additional Bell specialism certificate.
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Option 2
Mix and match
Alternatively, you can customise your programme and choose up to 4 courses from different specialisms. This option is beneficial to you if you find more than one specialism is relevant to your learning goals and objectives for the classroom.
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HOW TO APPLY
Let us help you achieve your learning goals
We are here to help you find the right course for you.
If you have found the right course, you can apply online in 4 easy steps.
