Teacher Training and Development Courses - St Andrew's College Language Schools

Colchester Course Edinburgh Course What sets this course apart?Join us in summer 2025

Innovate, Create, Educate; Modern Methodologies for Dynamic Classrooms

Starting summer 2025, St Andrew’s College Language Schools present a dynamic, one week teacher training course designed for educators looking to elevate their teaching skills.

For who?Teachers of all levels

Duration20 hours over one week

LocationColchester or Edinburgh

Extras1 Offsite Session

CertificateUpon completion

Registration Fee£50

Course£400

Accommodation (single en-suite)£325

University of Essex – Colchester Course

Our Colchester campus is set in 200 acres of beautiful parkland near the historic centre of Colchester. The campus has the feel of a “village” with plenty of space and facilities to enjoy.

Course Dates

Course 1: Sunday 6th – Sunday 13th July
Course 2: Sunday 13th – Sunday 20th Jul
Course 3: Sunday 20th – Sunday 27th Jul
Course 4: Sunday 27th Jul – Sunday 3rd Aug
Course 5: Sunday 3rd – Sunday 10th Aug
Course 6: Sunday 10th – Sunday 17th Aug
Course 7: Sunday 17th – Sunday 24th Aug
Course 8: Sunday 24th – Sunday 31st Aug

Newbattle Abbey College – Edinburgh Course

This ‘A’-listed building, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, is located on the river Esk and is surrounded by 125 acres of beautiful parkland. Ancient rooms are coupled with first-class learning facilities, allowing students to enjoy a unique learning experience.

Course Dates

Course 1: Sunday 10th – Sunday 17th July
Course 2: Sunday 17th – Sunday 24th Aug
Course 3: Sunday 24th – Sunday 31st Aug

What sets this course apart?

This highly interactive programme dives into cutting-edge methodologies, explores the integration of AI in teaching, learning and assessment, and includes a dedicated session on supporting teacher wellbeing. Through collaborative activities and shared learning experiences, you’ll discover practical strategies that can be immediately applied to your teaching.

This Course Includes

Personalised learning: You will complete a pre-course needs analysis to ensure content is tailored to your goals and preferred learning styles.
Micro-teaching with feedback: You will have the opportunity to practise and refine your newly-covered teaching techniques in a supportive, low-pressure environment through micro-teaching. You will receive targeted, constructive feedback from peers and instructors to boost your confidence in the modern classroom.
Future-ready skills: You will gain knowledge and practical skills to effectively integrate AI-driven technologies into your teaching
practices, enabling you to enhance student learning outcomes and develop your own teaching materials.
Wellbeing support: You will learn strategies to maintain balance, and thrive in your teaching career.

Join us for summer 2025!

Connect with like-minded educators and to expand your teaching skills to reflect relevant and modern educational approaches. During the week, you will have the opportunity to take learning outside of the classroom in an organised excursion.

You’ll also have plenty of free time for relaxation, socialising, cultural exploration, and discovering new places.

"The curriculum is varied and dynamic, there are lots of different activities which help engage students throughout the lesson."

David Jolly, Academic Manager

"There is a great mixture of nationalities, students come to improve their English not only from Europe, but from the whole world."

Olga Ulianova, Group Leader (Russia)

"The teachers are very cooperative and constantly in touch with the group leaders, accommodations are comfortable and clean, food is good and varied, activities are well organised and engaging. Staff are collaborative and do their best to meet the needs of students and group leaders."

Rosy Bonuomo, Group Leader (Italy)

"I was eager to take part in this experience again. It's so nice to have te campus all together because it helps community life to grow - you have large spaces where you can share your experience. I really like the academic part, the school is really well done."

Lucia, Group Leader (Italy)

"Our promise is to enable all students who study with us to ‘live the language’ during their stay in the friendly, cultural and beautiful places of the United Kingdom and to ensure a safe quality learning experience that will be remembered for a lifetime."

The Team at St Andrew’s College Language Schools