CELT-S (Certificate in English Language Teaching – Secondary)

Important information

CELT-S will be retiring on 31 October 2023. We are no longer accepting new courses and entries.

However, we will continue to provide support for the course until 31 July 2023.*

If you are looking to offer or take an alternative course for secondary teachers, we have our Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) qualifications. TKT is designed for new and experienced teachers who want to develop and prove their teaching skills with an internationally recognised certificate. We provide courses and materials to help you prepare for the TKT Modules.

We also offer online teacher development courses, which can be taken as self-study and include many of the topics covered in CELT-P.

*Support for China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan will be available until 31 October 2023.

Help your teachers get the best from their students by developing their English teaching skills at secondary level.

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Secondary school teachers can develop their classroom skills and teaching confidence with CELT-S. It’s a practical English teaching qualification that gives teachers the relevant skills to get the best from 11–18 year old learners.

The course helps teachers to create strategies for the key challenges of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in a secondary school context, such as classroom management with large classes and motivating learners.

Teachers build on their teaching knowledge and skills, through a combination of online study and observed teaching practice with an approved trainer.

CELT-S is at Foundation to Developing stages on the Cambridge English Teaching Framework.

Key facts

Format:	Online course, teaching practice, optional tutor-led sessions
Assessment:	Written test (TKT: Module 1), teaching practice

With CELT-S, teachers can show that they:

have developed their understanding of, and ability to respond to, the specific needs of secondary school learners
have extended the range of approaches for developing their learners’ language skills
have become more aware of ways to make effective use of resources to support learning in and beyond the classroom.

Reasons to choose CELT-S:

Ideal for teachers who speak English as a second language.
Flexible and convenient study options.
‘Theory to practice’ assignments enable teachers to apply what they have learned to their own classes.
Teachers gain two Cambridge English certificates: CELT-S and TKT: Module 1.

All of the [online course content] are things that I can apply in my lessons. They are very practical. I can observe the lessons during the video session and they are all real content – real teachers, real students, real problems.

Ebru Köstekçi,
Teacher
Türkiye

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