Intermediate English for Teachers

Name: Intermediate English Course for Teachers (B1–B2)
Price: 400 EUR

Why this is Erasmus+ eligible

Structured, multi-day programme (5 days) with a pre-defined schedule and learning outcomes — not a passive lecture format.

Built around interaction: participants engage directly with the trainer and with peers from other countries throughout the course.

Transnational by design — open to participants travelling from outside the host country, a core requirement of Erasmus+ mobility funding.

The Erasmus+ Programme Guide states that “The lack of language competences is one of the main barriers to participation in European education, training and youth programmes” (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026, Part A – Important features of the Erasmus+ Programme, Multilingualism, p. 12), and lists among the objectives of Key Action 1 mobility in school education “supporting professional development of teachers, school leaders and other school staff” and “building capacity of schools to engage in cross-border exchanges and cooperation, and carry out high quality mobility projects” (Part B – Key Action 1, Mobility for pupils and staff in school education, Objectives of the action, p. 103). Much of that exchange — training courses, conferences, webinars, professional reading — happens in English at an intermediate level or above. This week strengthens exactly that English for teachers and education staff around B1, and participants leave with a self-assessment in the Council of Europe's wording and a personal plan for the months after the course, so the gain is used at the next course, conference or webinar.

Overview

Many teachers can get by in English. But at an international course or a conference, it is harder: a fast speaker, a lively discussion, a question you did not expect. This week is for teachers around B1 who want to feel confident in those moments. The topics are education topics, so you practise the English you will really use.

Monday — understanding: following a talk or a webinar, and reading an article about education.
Tuesday — discussing: giving your opinion, agreeing and disagreeing, and keeping up when several people speak.
Wednesday — speaking at length: describing your own work to a group, and answering questions.
Thursday — writing: professional emails and a short text about your work, with a partner’s feedback.
Friday — summarising: reporting a group discussion back to everyone, and explaining an article to colleagues.

You go home with a self-assessment of your English, in the European framework’s words, and a practical plan to keep improving in the three months after the course.

Description

Erasmus+ courses, conferences, webinars and much professional reading take place in English, and most of them expect an intermediate level. Many teachers have that level on paper — and still stay quiet in the discussion, or understand the talk only halfway.

The Council of Europe’s language framework (the CEFR, updated in 2020) describes what the next step looks like. At B2, for example, a person “can account for and sustain their opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments”. The same framework is honest about what stays difficult: at B2 you may still “find it difficult to participate effectively in discussion with several users of the target language who do not modify their language in any way”. This week works on both — the skill, and the strategies for the moments when it is not enough yet.

Each day takes one part of a teacher’s professional life in English. Monday is understanding: a talk and an article on an education topic. Tuesday is discussion. Wednesday is describing your own work to a group. Thursday is writing. Friday is mediation — summarising and passing on what others said, the job the framework describes as acting “as rapporteur in a group discussion”.

One week does not change your level, and nobody will tell you it does. So the week ends with a plan: what you will practise in the next three months, how often, and how you will know it is working.

If your English is still very basic, our English Language Course for Teachers and Education Staff starts below A1 and is the better first step.

Methodology

Education topics, real language

every text, talk and discussion is about education — inclusion, assessment, wellbeing, technology in class — so the vocabulary you practise is the vocabulary you will need.

Descriptors as a map

each day names the Council of Europe scales it works on, and you read the B1 and B2 rows with the trainer to see where you stand and what the next step looks like.

Small groups, lots of speaking

most work happens in groups of three or four, so everyone speaks many times a day. Speaking in front of the whole group is by choice.

Strategies, not only language

for each skill, the week also practises what to do when your English is not enough yet — asking for clarification, buying time, checking what you understood.

What you'll take home

Follow a talk or webinar on an education topic, take useful notes, and check what you missed.

Read an article about education and tell where it gives facts and where it tries to convince you.

Take part in a discussion with several colleagues: give and defend your opinion, and use strategies when people speak fast.

Describe your own work to a group clearly and in detail, after preparing it, and answer questions about it.

Write professional emails and a short text about your work, in the right tone.

Summarise a discussion or an article for colleagues who were not there.

A self-assessment of your English in the Council of Europe's wording, and a three-month plan to keep improving.

Daily programme

Icebreaker: “One thing I understood, one thing I missed” — each participant remembers a talk, meeting or video in English and tells a partner one thing they understood and one thing they missed
The map for the week: the Council of Europe framework (CEFR) and its 2020 Companion volume, and the scales this week works on; the trainer reads the B1 and B2 rows with the group, and each participant notes where they stand today, on one sheet, kept for Friday
Listening to a short talk on an education topic: listening for the main idea first, then for details; note-taking that works when the speaker is fast
Strategies for what you missed: guessing from context, asking a precise question, checking with a colleague afterwards
Reading an article about education: finding the main argument, and — as the framework puts it at B2 — recognising “when a text provides factual information and when it seeks to convince readers of something”
Output: your notes from the talk and a five-sentence summary of the article

Warm-up: “Agree, disagree, it depends” — statements about school life are read aloud, participants stand on one side of the room, the other side, or in the middle, and give one reason
Giving and defending an opinion — the B1 and B2 rows of Informal discussion and Formal discussion (meetings): the language of opinions, reasons and examples, and how to disagree politely
When several people speak fast — which, the framework notes, can still be difficult at B2: turn-taking, how to enter a discussion, how to ask someone to slow down or repeat, how to check what you understood
Discussion rounds in groups of four on education topics — for example homework, phones in school, marks — with a new group and a new topic each round
Feedback in pairs: one thing your partner did well, one phrase they could use next time
Output: a personal list of discussion phrases you have actually used today

Describing experience at B2: “clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to their field of interest” — what makes a description clear and detailed rather than a list
Preparing a three-minute talk: a lesson, project or task from your own work that went well — or did not — and what you learned from it
Structure and signposting: how to begin, move between points and end, so that listeners can follow
Talks in groups of four, with follow-up questions; a colleague gives feedback on a short sheet: what was clear, what could be more detailed
Answering questions you did not expect: buying time, rephrasing the question, admitting what you do not know
Output: your talk notes and your colleague's feedback sheet

Professional emails — the B1 and B2 rows of Correspondence: formal and less formal tone, clear requests, polite reminders, and replies to a difficult email
Writing a short text about your work (the scale Reports and essays) — for example a paragraph for a school newsletter or a short reflection on the course so far — with a clear structure and linking words
Accuracy: the mistakes that intermediate writers make most, and how to check your own text
Checking tools: a free spellchecker or grammar checker may be used to check a text you have already written, not to write it for you
Peer feedback: partners swap texts, mark what is clear and what is unclear, and each writer rewrites once
Output: two emails and a short text, revised after feedback

Opening session — mediation at B2: acting “as rapporteur in a group discussion, noting ideas and decisions, discussing these with the group and later giving a summary of the group's view(s) in a plenary”
Rapporteur practice: groups discuss one education question; one person in each group takes notes, checks them with the group and reports the group's view — the role changes in each round; reporting to the whole room is voluntary, and a group can report to one other group instead
Explaining an article to colleagues who have not read it: the main points, in simpler words, in two minutes
Your self-assessment: Monday's sheet beside the week's work — for each area of the week, where you stand now, in the framework's words
Your three-month plan: what you will practise, how often, with which free materials, and how you will notice progress
Output: your rewritten self-assessment and your three-month plan
Course evaluation and feedback
Certificate ceremony

Please note: sessions run from 09:30 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, with a break for lunch. Timings can shift a little to suit the venue and the group. If you'd like a specific topic covered, let us know when you apply — the confirmed day-by-day schedule is sent to registered participants ahead of the course.

Certificate: we issue the Certificate of Attendance to everyone who's present for at least 80% of the course — tracked with the daily sign-in sheet (see Certificate & assessment).

Equipment: a few of our courses ask participants to bring a laptop — check the day-by-day programme above, or ask us if you're not sure.

Need a formal invoice or proforma for your school's records? Ask us — we issue official invoices with the participant's name and course details.

Materials & tools

Your own free copy of the Companion volume, downloaded from the Council of Europe on Day 1, with a one-page map of the scales this week uses

Short talks and articles on education topics, chosen by the trainer

The self-assessment sheet, filled in on Monday and rewritten on Friday

A feedback sheet for Wednesday's talks

A three-month practice plan template

Your own notes, talk notes and revised texts — written by you during the week

Certificate & assessment

This is a Certificate of Attendance, not an exam-based qualification — recognition comes from completing the structured programme, not from passing a test. The real, lasting value is in the competencies listed above under What you'll take home.

Erasmus Mobility Academy

Certificate of Attendance

Intermediate English Course for Teachers (B1–B2) · 5 days · 25 hrs

+ Europass Mobility document

Type your name above — clearly marked "SAMPLE" in the PDF, not an official document.

The real certificate is signed by your trainer and EMA's authorised signatory. Your own signature isn't on this document — it's captured separately, on the Europass Mobility document.

Need to verify a real certificate? Check it online using the serial number and participant's full name, or contact us directly — [email protected], OID E10304561.

Attendance

Tracked using a sign-in sheet with one signature per participant per day (paper or digital). This record is used to issue your Certificate of Attendance and Europass Mobility document. View sign-in sheet (PDF)

Output

Every participant leaves with a completed Dissemination & School Impact Plan — a step-by-step template for applying the course back at your school (see below).

Feedback

An end-of-course evaluation form is sent to every participant after the course ends — a chance to reflect on what you've learned and how you'll apply it, and it helps us keep improving the course for future participants.

Your paperwork

Keep your travel tickets, boarding passes and (if you used green travel) any related receipts — your school or National Agency may ask for these for their own Erasmus+ reporting.

How to prepare

There is nothing to study before the course. If you like, think of one lesson or project from your own work that you could talk about for three minutes — it helps on Wednesday.

A phone is enough to download the Companion volume on Monday. A laptop or tablet is useful on Thursday if you prefer to write on a screen, but every task works on paper.

No account has to be created and nothing needs to be installed.

Practical information

Registration & documents

Not sure how registering works or what paperwork is involved? See our full Registration & Documents guide — from applying to your Certificate of Attendance, in one place.

Invitation letter

Need a formal invitation letter for your school or embassy? Request one — we send it within 2 business days. See a sample (PDF).

Learning Agreement

Prepared by our staff and sent to you and your school once your registration form is submitted — see what it looks like. See a sample (PDF).

Billing & invoicing

We issue official invoices/proformas with the participant's name and course details — ask us. Payment is due in full by bank transfer before the course start date. See a sample (PDF).

Airport transfer

Guidance on getting from the nearest airport to the venue is included in your welcome information.

Accommodation

We can recommend partner hotels close to the venue in the host city — ask us when you apply.

For your school / proposal

School impact

After completing this course, the participating staff member can transfer outcomes directly to their school: a short briefing for colleagues sharing the key takeaways, applying relevant tools or strategies from the programme in their own role, and inclusion of the course materials in the school's professional development resources — turning one person's mobility into a wider institutional gain that supports the school's Erasmus+ objectives. Use the Dissemination & School Impact Plan below to fill in your own — it saves as you go and can generate a one-page summary for your coordinator too.

Prefer a blank, course-independent version of this template? Get it here →

After the course

Participants will receive their Certificate of Attendance and the co-signed Europass Mobility document.

Participants will complete a general course evaluation and event survey.

Participants will receive course materials, videos, photos, and PDF documents in both digital and print formats.

Follow-up support: an email group is created for idea exchange, self-evaluation materials are provided, and participants receive a follow-up check-in after 3 months — the end of your three-month plan, and a good moment to mark the scales again and see what changed.

Frequently asked

This course is an eligible training activity under Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (School Education Mobility) — the course fee, travel and subsistence fall within the eligible cost categories. Whether it is covered depends on your own project's approved grant agreement and your National Agency's rules; we provide all the invoices, attendance records and certificates your National Agency requires for reporting.

Around B1. A rough test: if you can follow a slow, clear talk on a familiar topic and write a simple email about your work, you are at the level this week starts from. The sessions work with the B1 and B2 descriptions of the Council of Europe framework. If your English is still very basic, our English Language Course for Teachers and Education Staff starts below A1 and is the better first step.

Absolutely — group bookings of 3+ from one school or organisation receive priority placement, and we can schedule a dedicated session for groups of 12 or more.

Our courses run on request at our centres in Antalya, İstanbul, İzmir, Mersin, Budapest, Bremen and Rome. Tell us your preferred city and dates and we will arrange a session.

Tuition, all course materials, your Certificate of Attendance, and the co-signed Europass Mobility document. Flights, accommodation and travel insurance are booked separately — we send a vetted hotel list.

You can move to any later session free of charge. Cancellations made 30+ days before the start date receive a full refund; a reduced refund applies closer to the date — see our full Cancellation & Refund Policy for the exact schedule.

The Erasmus+ Programme Guide states that “The lack of language competences is one of the main barriers to participation in European education, training and youth programmes” (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026, Part A – Important features of the Erasmus+ Programme, Multilingualism, p. 12), and lists among the objectives of Key Action 1 mobility in school education “supporting professional development of teachers, school leaders and other school staff” and “building capacity of schools to engage in cross-border exchanges and cooperation, and carry out high quality mobility projects” (Part B – Key Action 1, Mobility for pupils and staff in school education, Objectives of the action, p. 103). Much of that exchange — training courses, conferences, webinars, professional reading — happens in English at an intermediate level or above. This week strengthens exactly that English for teachers and education staff around B1, and participants leave with a self-assessment in the Council of Europe's wording and a personal plan for the months after the course, so the gain is used at the next course, conference or webinar. Frame it in your own project's terms — your National Agency's current call will confirm exactly how it applies.

If English at school is still hard for you — a message to a parent, a question in the corridor, a phone call — choose the English Language Course for Teachers and Education Staff; it starts below A1. If you can already get by in English and want to follow talks, join discussions and write with more confidence, choose this course.

Yes. The course is for teachers of every subject and for other education staff. The topics are education topics, not language teaching.

Intermediate English Course for Teachers (B1–B2)