Initial teacher training courses
CELTA
A world-renowned English teaching qualification, awarded by Cambridge ESOL, helps you to develop essential English teaching skills working with expert tutors, fellow trainees and real students.
Course duration : 120 hours over 4 weeks
Class times: 09:00-17:00
Maximum class size: 12 (1:6 staff ratio)
Minimum age: 18
Language requirement: C1/C2
St Giles Teachers of English Course (TEC)
The St Giles TEC is a teacher development course for non-native teachers of English (B2 or higher on the CEFR) who want to improve their English. Participants develop and explore aspects of teaching methodology and techniques, and learn to assess and utilise a variety of teaching aids and resources. There is no formal assessment, but participants can choose to prepare for the Cambridge TKT.
Course duration: 2 weeks
Lessons/week: 26
Language requirement: B2
Refresher courses
Cambridge ICELT Module One
ICELT Module One at St Giles is offered to closed groups of in-service teachers. The course is split into three parts; the first can be taken at the school while parts 2 & 3 must be taken where the teacher works.
Course duration: 4 weeks
Minimum age: 18
Entry requirements: be practising teachers who will have completed a minimum of 500 hours' teaching experience by the end of the course
Language requirement: B2
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