Resources & CPD

Are you an ESOL practitioner or an ESOL teacher-educator?

We are delighted to share news of a series of exciting ESOL CPD opportunities on behalf of the Education and Training Foundation & Learning Unlimited.

The Education and Training Foundation partners Learning Unlimited announce details of the 2020-21 New to ESOL CPD and training the trainer programme. This programme supports practitioners working with low-level (’New to ESOL’) ESOL learners through sharing practice and developing practitioners’ knowledge and skills. The programme also provides CPD and training for ESOL teacher educators and will develop sustainable regional teams of teacher-educators able to deliver training specifically focused on teaching New to ESOL learners.

The programme will be delivered remotely, at least until circumstances change. Learning Unlimited are now open for applications (closing date October 1^st).

• Summary of the content and joining requirements Teacher training strand: criteria and information
• Application form Teacher trainer application form

For any further information or queries, please contact John Sutter directly at johnsutter@learningunlimited.co

New to ESOL webinars

Learning Unlimited will also be offering:

• 10 webcasts viewable via YouTube, mapped to themes of the New to ESOL programme content
• free webinars, linked to the themes, providing practical ideas for those teaching New to ESOL learners.
• tailored one-off highly focused consultancy-style webinars to provide support with more local/specialised New to ESOL related challenges.

Further detail here.

New to ESOL Resources

Have you seen the New to ESOL resources? Designed by Learning and Work Institute and Learning Unlimited, these are exhibited in three sections on the Education and Training Foundation’s Exhibition site.

• guidance documents
• a screening package
• teaching materials

Do please share this post with colleagues so all practitioners working with New to ESOL learners can access a rich variety of CPD and/or resources.