At our beautiful English language centre in Brighton we offer a broad range of English teacher training programmes for overseas teachers of English.
Practical, enjoyable lessons can be taken in our school at Palmeira Mansions, located just a stone’s throw from the beach and near the heart of this bustling seaside city.
English Teacher Training Programmes are a set of in-depth, practical classroom-based courses geared towards improving the ELT (English Language Teaching) skills of international teachers who work in the English language, as well as developing English language skills.
Many English teacher training programmes are Erasmus+ funded, meaning working language teachers can attend via grant funding. English teacher training courses are aimed at experienced, new or even aspiring teachers working across various areas of education.
Brighton is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city – a city of education and entertainment. Often called ‘London-by-Sea’, it is home to some of the best tourist attractions on the south coast of England, and it’s a perfect place to get to know Britain better. Brighton also has excellent transport links to London, and quick, easy access to international airports.
ELC Brighton is an educational charity with over 60 years’ experience in delivering training courses for teachers of English. We achieved a perfect score of 15/15 areas of strength in the latest British Council inspection report. That makes ELC Brighton the joint No.1 English language school in the UK according to EL Gazette’s review of British Council inspectors’ publishable statements, and therefore a great place to develop your own teaching skills.
Over the years we have welcomed 1000s of overseas teachers and have developed a broad range of practical courses. All our teaching programmes are held at the school in Brighton, which has been designated as one of the top language schools in the UK.
We offer several programmes for teachers that can be Erasmus+ funded, and we love nothing more than to share our highly successful English teaching practices with you, and each course has a distinct focus, whether we’re looking at methodology, technology, primary education or CLIL.
If you represent a group of teachers and you require a custom teacher training programme, please get in touch with us and we’ll put something together for you.
Our courses for teachers cover subjects from Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to enjoyable, skills-based input for Primary School Teachers. All courses are suitable for Erasmus+ funding - check with your National Agency.
All four courses are 2 weeks in length, with 30 lessons (or 22.5 hours) per week. If you are an overseas teacher of English and wish to enrol on one of our comprehensive courses, you must possess a minimum CEFR level of B1.
Our Language, methodology and culture course in Brighton develops your English language skills, whilst giving you a refreshing, practical look at current language…
Primary English teaching is very different from teaching English to other age groups, and is definitely worth studying if you work with young learners.
The CELTA course in Brighton takes place in our main school building in Palmeira Square.
The Teaching Business English course in Brighton helps prepare lecturers and other teachers of English and business for a range of teaching situations.
Our language learning levels relate closely to how the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) define them, but with a difference which we have found to help our students at Elementary level.
| ELC level | Equivalent CEFR levels | |
|---|---|---|
| A0 | ||
| A1 | ||
| Upper A1 | Lower A2 | |
| A2 | ||
| B1 | ||
| B2 | ||
| C1 | ||
| C2 | ||
We offer an English level test which anyone can take. It involves 50 questions and, depending on your level, will probably take you from 10 to 20 minutes. At the end of it, we will tell you your probable level.
But when you book, we will ask you to take a more detailed and accurate test, to make sure that you start in the class which is best for you.
Discover what Brighton has to offer, what the school is like, and imagine what you’ll do when you’re here.
Take a closer look at Brighton, and see if this cosmopolitan city by the sea is right for you.
Find out what the inside of the school is like and imagine yourself there.
Get a flavour for where you'll be staying when you study English in Brighton.
Find out where other students come from to study at ELC Brighton
Get a taste for what you can do in your free time after classes and at weekends.
It takes a long time to be this good. Find out how it all started.
ELC Brighton’s teacher training courses are ideal for aspiring, new or experienced overseas teachers of English. If you are looking to re-energise yourself and refresh your teaching, one of our very practical teacher methodology courses is the ideal choice for you.
All courses give you the chance to meet other English teachers from around the world, share best-practice approaches, develop new ideas around classroom management, top up your own English skills and immerse yourself in the culture of the United Kingdom through visits and excursions.
