ESOL Teacher Training

Upcoming training dates

March 2026

• 03 Mar 26

  Interculturality is never neutral

  Please join University of Exeter for a new lecture series!

  The University of Exeter Intercultural Communication Lecture Series invites researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of Intercultural Communication to share their latest research with students and the wider academic community.

  Each event begins with a 50–60 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session and a 40-minute workshop, offering participants the opportunity to engage with data or questions related to the lecture.

  The thematic focus of the series includes everyday cultural and linguistic experiences, materiality, hospitality, homemaking, and artmaking, all approached through an intercultural lens.

  Schedule (Tuesdays, 16:30–18:00)

  Go to link Uni of Exeter Lecture Series
• 11 Mar 26

  Upcoming changes in employment Law – including zero hour contracts, and trade union action

  The Employment Rights Act 2025 became law in December and introduces some of the biggest changes to employment law in over ten years.

  Join the Garden Court Chambers Employment Law Team for a free online. Barristers Rosa Thomas, Michael Engelhardt-Sprack and Oscar Davies will explain what the new law means in practice, covering topics such as unfair dismissal, zero-hours contracts, family and bereavement leave, collective redundancy, NDAs, and trade union rights.

  Attendance is free. In-person places are now full, but online attendance is still available.

  Go to link Garden Court Chambers
• 24 Mar 26

  Intercultural artmaking

  Please join University of Exeter for a new lecture series!

  The University of Exeter Intercultural Communication Lecture Series invites researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of Intercultural Communication to share their latest research with students and the wider academic community.

  Each event begins with a 50–60 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session and a 40-minute workshop, offering participants the opportunity to engage with data or questions related to the lecture.

  The thematic focus of the series includes everyday cultural and linguistic experiences, materiality, hospitality, homemaking, and artmaking, all approached through an intercultural lens.

  Schedule (Tuesdays, 16:30–18:00)

  Go to link Uni of Exeter Lecture Series
• 28 Mar 26

  Going local in language education

  This one day event, hosted by the Coalition for Language Education, brings together practitioners, researchers, community organisations and policy voices to explore how cities can play a stronger role in shaping inclusive and joined up language education. Set in the everyday reality of multilingual cities, the event looks at how people use, mix and develop languages across home, work, education and community life, and asks how education systems can better recognise and build on this rich linguistic expertise.
  Through case studies, structured discussion and cross sector dialogue, participants will reflect on current challenges including underfunding in ESOL, limited support for EAL and heritage languages, and fragmented language provision. The focus is firmly on practical, locally driven approaches, with space to explore how collaboration across schools, adult education, universities and communities can help regenerate language education in meaningful and equitable ways.
  This event is particularly relevant for anyone interested in local partnerships, community rooted practice and the future of language education in diverse urban settings. Is this conversation helpful so far?

  Go to link Coalition Language Education

April 2026

• 23 Apr 26

  ESOL Research Community

  Join the next ESOL Research Community meeting for a lively panel discussion with four researchers at different stages of their research journey. Together they will explore what it really means to carry out ESOL research, from shaping an idea and developing a proposal to collecting data and publishing findings.

  The session is supported by the Learning and Skills Research Network and will be moderated using questions submitted by members of the ESOL Research Community. Expect practical insights, honest reflections and space for meaningful dialogue.

  After the one-hour panel, stay on from 5:00–5:30pm for informal breakout rooms and networking.
  Panel members: Orsolya Dunn (Ayrshire College & University of Glasgow), Sam Shepherd (Shipley College), Zaina Aljumma (Swansea University), Rachid Meftah (Bradford College & University of Leeds)

  Go to link ESOL Research Community