Trinity College London provides a range of free resources to support English language teachers with lesson planning, classroom activities and professional development.
Whether you are new to teaching English or an experienced teacher, these resources can help you explore teaching approaches, develop your skills and discover new ideas for your lessons.
Teaching resources and classroom activities
Trinity provides teaching resources designed to support English language teaching and learning.
These include materials and ideas that teachers can use when preparing lessons and supporting learners' communication skills.
Resources may be useful for:
Planning lessons and classroom activities.
Developing learners' speaking and listening skills.
Exploring approaches to language teaching.
Supporting learner participation and communication.
Articles and teaching ideas
- Trinity publishes articles and guidance exploring topics in English language teaching.
- These resources provide opportunities to discover teaching ideas, reflect on classroom practice and explore developments in language education.
- Topics may include teaching techniques, classroom activities and professional development.
NoteLab
NoteLab is one of Trinity's resources for English language teachers.
It provides teaching-related content and ideas to support classroom practice and professional learning.
Events and professional development
Trinity also offers opportunities for teachers to explore developments in English language teaching through professional learning activities.
These include initiatives such as:
Future of ELT – Events and discussions exploring developments and ideas in English language teaching.
Transformative Teachers – Professional learning content focused on teaching practice and development.
These activities complement Trinity's teaching resources and qualification pathways.
Free introductory teaching courses
If you are interested in structured learning, Trinity also offers free introductory courses through Teach with Trinity.
These courses provide an opportunity to explore teaching-related topics and develop your understanding of classroom practice.
For more information, see Teach with Trinity – Free introductory teaching courses.
Further professional development
If you would like to develop your teaching skills through a formal qualification, Trinity offers several TESOL qualifications:
CertTESOL – Initial teacher training.
TYLEC – Specialist teaching of young learners.
CertOT – Specialist online teaching.
CertPT – Professional development for practising teachers.
DipTESOL – Advanced teacher development.
For guidance on choosing a qualification, see Which Trinity TESOL qualification is right for me?
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