What’s the situation in Spain and at Cambridge School? Spain imposed a state of emergency and national lockdown on 14th March and since then, nurseries, primary and secondary schools and universities have been closed to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Cambridge School, our main activity is delivering language courses to children, teenagers … Read more
Iskra Stamenkoska did Delta Module Two at Cambridge School in summer 2016. She tells us about her reasons for doing Module Two and how it’s impacted on her life and career! Hi Iskra! Tell us about your academic and professional background before you did the Delta Module Two course. Three years before Delta Module Two, … Read more
After almost 50 years of membership, Britain left the European Union on January 31st 2020. How might this affect your options in the world of English-language teaching? Here are some: Will I be able to do a CELTA or DELTA course in Spain? This is an easy one! Absolutely, yes. During the transition period which … Read more
John Goodall did Delta Module Two at Cambridge School in summer 2017. He tells us about his reasons for doing Module Two and how it’s impacted on his life and career! Hi John! Tell us about your academic and professional background before you did the Delta Module Two course. I took the CELTA and started … Read more
Module Two is the Delta module that includes a teaching practice component. Trainees teach a group of real students on at least six occasions and they’re usually observed by tutors and/or peers. In preparation for their lessons, trainees produce extensive lesson plans and a background essay to justify their choice of methodologies and to show … Read more
Paulina Woźniak did our intensive Delta Module Two course in summer 2018. Before doing Module Two, she had been teaching English for almost 7 years; 2,5 of them in Spain. She has an MA’s Degree in Ethnolinguistics and a post-graduate diploma in teaching. She also runs her own blog, check it out! www.polishyourenglishwithpau.edublogs.org Why did … Read more
Time flies when you’re having fun! Seven weeks into the course, our Delta trainees are: nearing Delta jargon expert level thinking about their Diagnostic observation in term 2 drafting background essays and… ready for a break! Happy Holidays and see you all in the New Year!
Hi Adam! How did you get into teaching English as a foreign language? I had been travelling in South America and began to start learning Spanish for the first time. It was through the study of another language that I realised that I knew nothing about my own language. When I returned to the UK, … Read more
The 2019-2020 Delta Module Two course is well underway. The bulk of the input sessions take place in term 1, but our trainees are already thinking about the lessons that they will be teaching in term 2 and all the writing they will be doing in preparation for these lessons. In one of the sessions … Read more
Liz Jarry did the CELTA course with us in October/November 2018. A year later, she’s telling us about life post-CELTA and her exciting plans for the future! Tell us about your academic and professional background before CELTA I have a degree in English and Spanish languages. I was and still am until the end of 2019, … Read more
The results of our summer CELTA course have just been released. All four candidates have passed! Well done to our candidates and to our trainers!
Hannah Tugwell did the CELTA course with us in October/November 2016. Three years later, she’s telling us about life post-CELTA and the many perks of being an English teacher! Tell us about your academic and professional background before CELTA Before becoming an English teacher, I worked with young people and vulnerable adults in the UK … Read more
3 tips to make the most of the CELTA course Get some language awareness Do you know what an infinitive is? the past perfect? a third conditional? If you’re a non-native English speaker, you’ll have an advantage here. Most people in English-speaking countries don’t study much grammar in secondary school, so you might not be … Read more
We’re thrilled to launch our updated and newly-designed website. We’re excited about the new and fresh look as well as all the new features, such as this blog or the online form which will allow prospective CELTA and Delta candidates to apply easily through the website. Check out our trainer profiles and testimonials, too! We’ll … Read more