Cambridge English for Schools are EFL examinations and certificates aimed at teens, or Upper Primary / Lower Secondary (G5 - 8) and High School (G9 - 12) students. They are linked to the same CEFR levels as their main suite siblings, but with more age-appropriate prompts and tasks.
A selection of short texts suitable for both Intermediate / Advanced English students and teachers, and literature atudents and teachers, Texts or text-links are sent to participants the day prior to the session(s) to allow for pre-reading. These sessions provide introductory overviews to the texts rather than in-depth literary analyses or methodology programmes.
Lower Primary (G1 - 4) is all about gaining, inculculating and developing the skills and attitudes needed for success in Middle School and beyond.
Early Years (aka Early Childhood or PK - K) teaching and learning is critical to Lower Primary success, and sets the student up for his/her entire academic career, so adopting and implementing appropriate philosophies and practices is essential. Each session in this selection of our most popular Early Years sessions include both ready-to-use strategies and a framework which can be applied to the rest of your Early Years programme.
This is a "Knowledge and Understanding" of the text programme, with the addition of Language acquisition and development. Texts or text-links on a range of topics are sent to participants before each session for prior review, and sessions explore the "explicit meaning" and any Language questions participants may have. The Guided Discussion format also allows for Advanced Speaking Practice.
For teachers and educational leaders considering teaching in an international school or international programme, or in their first two years' teaching such a programme or in such a school.
A selection of practical sessions for current and prospective Heads of Department, Co-ordinators. Heads of Section and Academic Directors using real-world examples and applications. Sessions are not specific to any particular programme, and although sessions are delivered in English, the contents are not restricted to leading an English Department.
Each stand-alone session reviews the respective genre, what Cambridge English is looking for, how to build a teacher-friendly and student-centred programme. For each level, the relevant introductory "implementing the descriptors" is strongly reommended. These sessions are for teachers new to Cambridge English for Schools, or in their first two years' preparing students for these certificates.
