What our Trainees say about our CELTA Courses

  • 'The guidance from tutors was excellent. I felt supported and encouraged, and their depth of experience in teaching practice gave great insight and ideas.'
  • 'I thought the tutors did a fantastic job to be always available and nothing was too much for them. Their guidance and advice was very much appreciated.'
  • 'Guidance from tutors was excellent - very helpful. Always good advice on hand.'
  • 'Guidance from tutors was always available and very useful. Thank you.'
  • 'Guidance from tutors was excellent and available throughout the entire course on any subject / need.'
  • 'Guidance from tutors was superb. The trainers were very competent, resourceful and instructive and their slightly differing styles and personalities complemented each other very well. I think in a small class size intensive course like the CELTA one, tutor-trainee rapport is essential and I think our tutors could write the book on that one. It's not always easy to frame criticism as constructive but our tutors deftly balanced the positive and negative points and kept us engaged and motivated.'
  • 'Guidance from tutors was fantastic. Couldn't have asked for better. Thank you.'
  • 'After the first week, I already felt I'd learnt masses - more than one month at uni! Hope I'm as patient and clear as the trainers. '
  • 'The resources and facilities at the centre were excellent. I barely scratched the surface and still had plenty of material. '
  • 'The centre has got all the facilities that a student or trainer might need.'
  • 'Resources and facilities were really good. Anything I needed, I found. Everyone was really helpful - pointing me in the right direction.'
  • 'Resources and facilities at the centre were very complete. Anything we needed for teaching our lessons was available.'
  • 'I love the teachers' room. It's set up really well and it's inviting. Nice to work in and the resources such as books materials are great. Brilliant!'
  • 'The input sessions were great. I must say they made it interesting, challenging and fun. There were times I was sorry there was a time limitation. Keep up the good work! You're doing a fantastic job.'
  • 'I found the input sessions a fantastic resource that I will be able to draw from. They were informative, dealt with each topic in detail and they were supported by a good selection of handouts.'
  • 'The input sessions were extremely helpful. Lots of ideas to be taken away and put into practice.'
  • 'The input sessions were very well-prepared and covered many aspects of teaching. Always took account of trainees' opinions and ideas.'
  • 'Teaching practice feedback was great. We were all very participative giving each other tips for the next class. '
  • 'Teaching practice feedback was spot on: the most important element of the course. This is how you can learn an occupation: by subtly balancing theory with practice. And having a combination of constructive criticism and praise from your peers and the teacher trainer is invaluable. '
  • 'I really appreciated everyone' s constructive criticism and I hope I also contributed to others in an effective way. Other people' s perceptions often differ greatly and it's really helpful to have an insight into both. '
  • 'Teaching practice feedback was extremely helpful even if you didn't teach that day because you learn vicariously through the experiences of other trainees. TP was for me the best way to practice / implement what you learned from the course and learn how to teach.'
  • 'The written assignments were very useful and they force you to reflect on what you learned.'
  • 'I found the ongoing written assignment much more challenging than I originally anticipated. However, this turned out to be a really good way to see how I progressed and gained in understanding throughout the course.'
  • 'The pre-course information was very complete and timely received. Rarely a day went by before the centre had responded to my e-mail enquiries. The interview was very professionally conducted and very informative. The pre-course task was interesting and definitely prepared my mindset for what I could expect on the course.'
  • 'The Centre Director was very helpful at providing information about the course whenever I spoke to him. The interview was informative and clarified what was going to be asked of me during the course. The pre-course task was useful for preparation/revision of teaching-related language etc'
  • 'The final week was the key week in which things started to fall into place. I would therefore strongly recommend that the course stays as a five-week one.'
  • 'I can't imagine having to do the course in four weeks and am glad I chose to do a five-week course.'
  • 'I am glad I chose the five-week option.'