
About our courses
Our training is high quality, carefully structured, enjoyable, personal and tried and tested in school classrooms. Key to this is that we practise what we preach.
This means that teachers are not only immersed in English, but at the same time are actively involved in tried-and-tested strategies and techniques that they can use in their own classrooms and contexts.
We arrange all your accommodation for you (locally-run), as well as your meals, visits and airport pick-up/drop-off.
CLIL 1 (3-5 days) Primary / Secondary / Vocational
CLIL 1 is for those who have not yet done a Cumbria CLIL course.
You will:
- learn about the principles of CLIL and how to apply these to your teaching.
- consider the role of language in CLIL lessons.
- be involved in lots of fun, student-centred activities.
- be immersed in English.
- receive support in planning CLIL lessons.
- have the opportunity to try out new ideas and strategies for your own teaching.
- receive personal feedback on your English and your teaching.
- have the opportunity to visit beautiful and inspiring places.


CLIL 2: (3-5 days) Primary / Secondary / Vocational
This follow-up course is normally aimed at those who have already completed a Cumbria CLIL course and have at least Cambridge Advanced, usually Cambridge Proficiency level English. The structure is very similar to CLIL 1 with immersion in English, the opportunity to explore the local area and lots of support. However, content-wise you will go into more depth, setting your own goals for your teaching.
You will:
- build upon the work you undertook in CLIL 1 and what you have done since at school;
- work on key CLIL principles according to your needs;
- explore lesson planning for CLIL in greater depth;
- have the opportunity to top up your English fluency;
- consider and develop specific language skills and language support material for your classes;
- develop subject-specific and/or cross-curricular projects and materials;
- learn how to plan language objectives into your lessons
Bespoke Courses
If you are coming with your departmental team, we can refine the course content, duration and even location to suit your school’s specific requirements and budget.
Bespoke Courses could include:
CLIL 3 (further depth & analysis of CLIL)
CLIL Coaching/Training the Trainer (a special course to help CLIL coaches coach their teams)
CLIL for Tutor Groups
CLIL in Project Work
