About our English offer
ETF’s English CPD offer helps teachers, trainers and leaders improve learner progress through evidence-informed, practical development. As the professional body for further education and skills, ETF works in partnership with the sector to create training that reflects real challenges and drives genuine improvement – building confidence and lasting impact in every classroom.
Building success in English resit classrooms
ETF has been awarded new funding to develop a GCSE English CPD package for resit teachers across England.
Our aim is simple: to help practitioners move beyond exam drills and deliver engaging, inclusive lessons that rebuild learner confidence.
Our CPD focuses on practical strategies for:
Practical strategies for:
- Connecting reading and writing to real communication skills
- Boosting engagement and motivation so learners want to attend
- Using assessment for learning, not just assessment of learning
- Adapting lessons for SEND and neurodiverse learners
- Embedding trauma-informed practice to build safe, confident classrooms
By equipping teachers with proven approaches through live online CPD, self-guided eLearning, and peer communities, we are transforming resit classrooms into spaces of opportunity – where every learner has a chance to succeed.
Explore our most popular English CPD courses
Teaching English Functional Skills: Developing Your Practice
Designed for experienced practitioners, this course helps you strengthen your Functional Skills English delivery through effective assessment and learner engagement strategies.
Integrating English into vocational training
A practical course helping educators embed English learning within vocational contexts – using real workplace activities as the foundation for teaching.
Improving reading in functional skills English
Identify key areas of reading that learners on Functional Skills courses find challenging. You will be guided to reflect on examples of common learner errors and consider strategies that could help them to improve.
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