Teacher Training Qualifications, Professional Development Courses, and Educational Experiences for Individuals and Groups
Welcome... ...to the new teacher training factsheets folder, which holds the details of our established qualification courses, and our latest new programme ideas for groups! Who we are We have 20 years’ experience training teachers at all stages of their career. Our senior training team have been working in the English Language Teaching (ELT) industry for many years, and have held senior positions within schools, accrediting organisations, and as examiners for both Trinity College and Cambridge English.
Qualifications we offer The internationally recognised qualifications, the Trinity Certificate, and Trinity Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) are our bestknown programmes, available for individuals and groups on set dates throughout the year.
Group Courses:
English Teachers and subject teachers who use English We have extensive experience developing tailor-made programmes for English language teachers, and teachers who teach other subjects in English (using a CLIL -Content and Language Integrated Learning system). These courses can contain General English lessons as part of the timetable, or not, whatever our clients require. All of these courses come with the option to take the Cambridge English Teacher Knowledge Test (TKT) as an extra.
Group Courses:
Bespoke programmes for professionals in any specialism Our partnerships with the International Colleges of the Oxford International Group, accrediting bodies, advisory organisations, and
specialists from a wide variety of industries, allow us to collaboratively build tailor-made educational experiences for professionals in any specialism, whether they use English or not. We can organise visits to academic institutions, or places of work, within a varied programme delivered by expert guest speakers. We can arrange a varied set of outings and excursions to meet your expectations, and your budget, and we can provide your group with a translator (if required), and a team of activity leaders (or guides) to support participants throughout their stay. We work with integrity, and believe in putting passion and pride into everything that we create. Whether you are coming as an individual for a Trinity programme, or organising a group for a tailor-made course, we will deliver a high-quality, memorable, educational experience.
Examples of previous programmes we have done! Individuals: Teachers of English • Trinity Certificate in TESOL (4 weeks intensive) – London - Greenwich • Trinity Certificate in TESOL (12 weeks part-time) – Brighton • Trinity Diploma in TESOL (9 months + 2 weeks) – Online component followed by 2 weeks in Greenwich
Groups: Training for Teachers of English and Teachers who use English 15h or 30h options available for 1-4 weeks. All options can include General English classes, or closed-group Specialist English classes specific for teachers.* • Introduction to English Language Teaching • Teaching English to Younger Learners • Teaching English to Teenagers • Pronunciation Teaching Masterclass • Teaching English with UK Culture • English Teaching for Secondary Science, Technology and Maths Teachers (CLIL) • English Teaching for Secondary Arts and Humanities Teachers (CLIL) *Cambridge Teacher Knowledge Test (TKT) available as optional extra with certain programmes
Groups: Educational Experiences for Professionals of any Subject Area These highly-specialised courses for large groups are always custom made, and can be 2-4 weeks long depending on complexity. We can also arrange for translation services. • The UK Education and Teacher Training System, Management Models and Leadership Techniques • Vocational Education and the Apprenticeship System in the UK
Check with us to see which courses are available online!
FAQs So, where can I go?
When can I go?
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Individuals can take the Trinity CertTESOL full-time in London - Greenwich, or part-time in Brighton. The Trinity DipTESOL is predominantly an online course, which ends with a 2-week assessment component in Greenwich. We are always developing new programmes, so it’s worth getting in touch to see if we have new qualifications, or courses for individuals.
The Trinity courses are only available at specific times of year (see our factsheet!) but closed group courses can be delivered any time of the year, start on any day and run for any length of time!
We would love to work with you and design the perfect course. If your goal is to create a course for individual admissions, in the UK or overseas, we can support you with content and ‘taster’ packages to help your promotional efforts and boost recruitment. If you are bidding for a governmentfunded closed group, we can help with any documentation required to help you secure this.
Closed groups of English language teachers, or teachers who use English, can enjoy a course at any of our year-round schools. We can also deliver this type of training overseas. Specialist educational experiences for groups are available in the UK only, and though we tend to base these in London, Oxford or Brighton, around one of our yearround schools, we can be very flexible with location depending on client requirements.
Do you have a minimum group size? A group must be at least 8 people, and though there is no maximum number, we do recommend a ratio of 25:1, teacher to teacher trainer. Our Trinity CertTESOL courses are different, and can only accommodate 12 individuals in total.
Can you arrange accommodation? We have a range of options available, from host families to residential accommodation, in Greenwich, Oxford and Brighton. Please let us know as early as you can so we can check availability!
Sample Programmes Qualification: Trinity Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Week 1 9:00am – 9:30am 9:30am – 10:45am 11:00am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 1:00pm 2:00pm – 3:15pm 3:45pm – 5:30pm
Monday Welcome & Course Orientation
Putting a lesson together 1: Stages of a lesson
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson planning
Unknown Language 1
Language awareness 1: Present Tenses Introduction to IWB and teaching technology
Presenting Language
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Lesson Planning
Lesson Planning
Lesson Planning
Putting a lesson together 2: Analysing lesson stages
Putting a lesson together 3: Exploiting text books
Unknown Language 2
Unknown Language 3
Unknown Language 4
Meet the students
Teaching Practice
Teaching Practice
Guided Observation 1
TP Self-evaluation
TP Self-evaluation
Self-study
TP Feedback @ 4.15pm
TP Feedback @ 4.15pm
Teaching Vocabulary Introduction to Learner Profile
Bespoke: Teachers Group course: Intensive Preparation for Cambridge Teacher Knowledge Test (CLIL) Week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00am – 10:30am 15m
Introduction to the course
Classroom language
Planning a lesson
Materials selection and adaptation
Types of assessment and support strategies
10:45am – 12:15pm
Aims and rationale of CLIL
Communication skills across the curriculum
Resources including multi-media and visual organisers
Methods to help learners develop learning strategies
Language across the curriculum
Cognitive skills across the curriculum
Focus of assessment
Consolidating learning and differentiation
Practice Test and Tutorial
Practice Test and Tutorial
60m 1:15pm – 2:45pm 15m 3.00pm – 4.30pm
COFFEE BREAK Scaffolding content and language learning LUNCH Activity types COFFEE BREAK Language demands of subject content and accompanying tasks
Learning skills across the curriculum
Practice Test and Tutorial
Bespoke: Educational Experiences Course: Apprenticeships, Vocational Education and Training in the UK Week 3 Morning 10:30am – 12:30pm
Monday
Tuesday
Visit: Vocational Educational Institution
Lecture: Apprenticeship Frameworks - An introduction
60m
1:30pm – 4.00pm
60m
Visit: Vocational Educational Institution
Lecture: Apprenticeship Frameworks - An introduction
Wednesday Meet in Hotel lobby 9am Lecture: Establishing a Successful Apprenticeship Scheme LUNCH 1:30pm – 3:30pm Lecture: Establishing a Successful Apprenticeship Scheme 3:30pm – 4.00pm Q&A and Group Discussion DINNER
Thursday
Friday
Lecture: Relationships with Industry - UK Skills Federation partners
Lecture: Policy Focus - Apprenticeships and Wider Skills Policy
1:30pm – 3:30pm Lecture: Relationships with Industry - UK Skills Federation partners
1:30pm – 3:30pm Lecture: Policy Focus - Apprenticeships & Wider Skills Policy
3:30pm – 4.00pm Q&A and Group Discussion
3:30pm – 4.00pm Q&A and Group Discussion
Our locations
We send our trainers all over the world to teach our courses!
London Options Individuals: • Trinity Certificate in TESOL (4 week intensive)
Oxford Options
• Trinity Diploma in TESOL Groups:
ENGLAND
• Training for Teachers of English
Groups: • Training for Teachers of English • Training for Teachers of other subjects
• Training for Teachers of other subjects
• Educational Experiences for Professionals
• Educational Experiences for Professionals
Oxford London Brighton
Brighton Options Individuals: • Trinity Certificate in TESOL (12 week part-time) Groups: • Training for Teachers of English • Training for Teachers of other subjects
Contact us Web: oxfordinternationalteachertraining.com Email: hello@oxfordinternational.com Group bookings: rfarag@oxfordinternational.com
• Educational Experiences for Professionals