Teaching and preparing throughout the year

Now parents and your teachers are aware of our exams, it’s time to start teaching and preparing your students for them. Our extensive range of resources helps parents and teachers support students in their learning – both inside and outside the classroom

Classroom support

We have a range of materials that you can use in the classroom to support your students, including paper-based materials that you can print off and use, and digital materials that you can share with your students so that they can continue learning on their own.

Handbooks

Our handbooks provide teachers with everything they need to know about preparing learners for our exams, including an overview of the exam, information on each paper, plus general preparation and sample papers. You can download all handbooks from the Resources for teachers web section – simply use the drop-down menus to search.

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Lesson plans

These lesson plans help your teacher to plan their lessons and motivate children to learn English in a fun classroom environment. You can download all lesson plans from the Resources for teachers web section – simply use the drop down menus to search.

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Posters and activities

Brighten up your classroom with our range of posters. Each come with accompanying activities that you can use in your lessons. You can download these from the Resources for teachers web section – simply choose classroom activity from the drop down menu. Don't forget to also download our Classroom warmer activity booklet which is filled with lots fun warm-up activities that you can use throughout the year.

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Resources for younger learners to use at home

Encourage your learners to sing-along at home to our series of ‘Sing and Learn’ videos. There are fun learning activities for them to try at home too.

You can also get your students to improve their English outside of the classroom through games and learning activities – we have lots of free activities on our Activities for children page.

Resources for older learners

Encourage your older students to join our lively Facebook community of over 6 million learners – they can take part in quizzes and connect with other English language learners from around the world.

Support your older students to practise their English skills with our free online resources, including Virtually Anywhere and Write & Improve.

Online games and learning activities

Get your teachers to encourage students to improve their English outside of the classroom through games and learning activities.

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Official exam preparation materials

Alongside Cambridge University Press, we produce the only official preparation materials for Cambridge English Qualifications, as well as a range of apps, sample papers and resources to help practise grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.

A worldwide community of teachers

You and your teachers are part of a global community of Cambridge English Preparation Centres. We have a whole range of resources that you can use to connect with other teachers and learn more about preparing your students for Cambridge English Qualifications

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Penfriends

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Teacher webinars

Our webinars provide you with invaluable information about our exams, free tips and ideas to use inside and outside the classroom, and other online professional development. Sign up to our webinar newsletter to get updates about our webinars.

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Information for parents

Our page for parents offers tips and advice to help them support their children as they learn English. Everything is completely free and created by our experts.

Information for parents