Upcoming events
NATECLA Midlands Conference
Join colleagues from across the region for an inspiring afternoon of professional development at the Brasshouse Language Centre, located within the iconic Library of Birmingham. This face-to-face Midlands conference offers a valuable opportunity to reconnect with fellow ESOL practitioners, refresh your practice, and engage with high-quality training in a welcoming and vibrant setting.
Kindly sponsored by Ascentis.
NATECLA Webinar: Acquiring language in the ESOL classroom: how can second language acquisition theory support our learners?
In this session Sam will introduce some second language acquisition theories which inform the way ESOL classrooms, materials and activities are set up. Sam will be sharing loads of classroom ideas, materials and recommended activities which reflect the key themes of these theories.
NATECLA Webinar: How the Neuroscience of Trauma Helps Us Understand Behaviour
In this workshop we will consider what neuroscience can tell us about the impact of trauma on the brain and behaviour. We'll then explore some practical strategies to support students and help them to regulate their emotions and get back to learning.
NATECLA Scotland Branch Forum- Communicative ESOL classes in grassroots settings
In this workshop, we will take you through some examples of ESOL projects from the grassroots organisation, Heart & Parcel. Whilst ESOL in formal settings is essential, we argue that small grassroots groups are significant for creating structured communicative activities.
NATECLA Webinar: Participatory Photography in the ESOL Class
In this session, we will look at how photography enriches and supports language learning in the ESOL classroom – how it can be used as a simple warmer, as part of a lesson, or as the basis for a full course.
NATECLA Scotland Branch Forum- The AI skill shift: Mastering critical thinking, data literacy and ethical integration
This workshop abstract outlines a presentation on navigating the evolving professional landscape shaped by artificial intelligence. As AI technologies become increasingly integrated into industries, the demand for traditional skills is shifting, creating a critical need for new competencies. This session will explore the essential skills required to thrive in an AI-powered world, moving beyond technical proficiency to focus on human-centric capabilities.
NATECLA Scotland Branch Forum- Communication Skills
As teachers we spend our working days communicating with learners, but how often do we reflect on our own communication skills? This workshop covers ndividual communication styles and behaviours, active listening, body language, delivery, and dealing with challenging people and situations.
NATECLA Annual Conference 2026
Save the date for the NATECLA Annual Conference 2026, taking place on 26–27 June 2026 at Conference Aston, Birmingham! More details will be shared soon.
NATECLA Webinar: Safe, Seen, Supported - Trauma-informed Teaching for Young Learners
How can we help young learners build greater resilience? Many have been through difficult and even traumatic experiences, and part of both healing and learning is creating opportunities to grow resilience within a trauma-informed practice.
NOCN and NATECLA Life Skills Teachmeet
.Join us in this Teachmeet, sponsored by NOCN, to share teaching ideas on how general core skills are being developed to support progression and enhance learning experiences for ESOL learners.
💡 We need your 4 minute presentations on topics including: digital literacy, civic participation, heath and wellbeing, financial and practical skills, work-readiness, social English.
NATECLA Ideas Swap event for Voluntary ESOL
Join the third Ideas Swap event for everyone working whithin the voluntary ESOL sector.
NATECLA Webinar: Be More Squirrel: Listening to & Acting on Learner Language
Think of your lesson as a tree — its roots in students’ experiences, its branches formed by their interactions. Traditional lesson planning can make us act like gardeners, trimming away anything that doesn’t fit our objectives, and missing rich learning opportunities along the way.
NATECLA Scotland Branch Forum-Scotland’s ESOL Literacies Readers – 2 years on
Two years on from the launch of our ESOL Literacies readers and our online forum about ways to use them in class, we are back to introduce some worksheets to accompany the readers and to talk about even more things you can do as follow up activities.
ESOL Research Community: Testing and assessing reading in the ESOL context
Join the ESOL Research Community to hear Chathuska Undugoda share award-winning research on practical strategies for fostering cultural inclusion in adult ESOL classrooms.
NATECLA Webinar: How Drama Techniques Enliven the ESOL Classroom
Discover how rehearsal room strategies – combined with narratives and language from playwrights such as Shakespeare – can enliven your ESOL teaching.
NATECLA Webinar: AI Prompt Craft
This session explores how ESOL teachers can harness generative AI to create tailored resources that reflect their own professional expertise.
NATECLA Webinar: Quick and Easy Pre-entry Prep!
Do you find yourself spending ages looking for material and planning your lessons for the week? This session will focus on approaches, strategies and material for teachers to draw upon in order to make planning lessons for pre-entry as fast and effortless as possible!
NATECLA London ESOL Managers’ Network Forum
Join us at the next network meeting for London ESOL managers.
NOCN and NATECLA Core Skills Teachmeet
Join us in this Teachmeet, sponsored by NOCN, about general core skills: communication, presentation, teamwork and study skills.
NATECLA Webinar: Unlock learning: AI Escape Activities for Engaged Learners
This interactive webinar explores how AI-enhanced escape activities can bring immersion and excitement into the online classroom.
East of England ESOL Conference: Roots and routes: Building resilient communities through language and belonging
NATECLA East of England and Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Annual Conference. Join for a day of ESOL presentations, workshops, discussions and networking events.
NATECLA Scotland Conference 2025
NATECLA Scotland are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Annual Conference. Join us for a day of ESOL presentations, workshops, discussions and networking events. There will also be the opportunity to meet and talk with the different exhibitors.
Natecla EoE Online Forum - Building Better Habits (Study Skills & Emotional Intelligence)
This interactive event is a chance to connect with like-minded ESOL practitioners and explore practical ways to help learners build stronger study skills and emotional intelligence to be ready to learn.
Natecla Cymru Online Forum - Is there a gap in ESOL provision for post-16 younger learners in Wales?
Join NATECLA Cymru for a discussion and Q&A with learners, parents, teachers and managers on the challenges young people face moving from school to college.
NATECLA Webinar: How to Embed Work Skills into ESOL Classes
This webinar will explore some of the common challenges in delivering ESOL for Work programmes and provide practical ideas for addressing them.
NATECLA ESOL Managers’ Network Forum
Join us at the next network meeting for ESOL managers working in FE, adult education and community settings throughout the UK and Ireland.
NATECLA Ideas Swap event for Voluntary ESOL
Join this Ideas Swap event for everyone working whithin the voluntary ESOL sector.
NATECLA Midlands Forum: TeachMeet on the theme of British Values
The NATECLA Midlands Branch invites you to our next TeachMeet Forum on the theme of British Values.
NATECLA Webinar: Be More Neurodiverse Aware- How Dyspraxia Can Affect Language Learning
Navigating the complexities of language learning can be challenging, but for learners with Dyspraxia, these challenges are often magnified. This training session will equip you, as an ESOL tutor, with the knowledge and strategies to better support your learners with dyspraxia.
ESOL Research Community: Effective classroom strategies for promoting cultural inclusion in ESOL classrooms in the UK
Join the ESOL Research Community to hear Chathuska Undugoda share award-winning research on practical strategies for fostering cultural inclusion in adult ESOL classrooms.
NATECLA South West Conference 2025
Join the first-ever NATECLA South West Conference!
Celebrate language learning in the South West with ESOL presentations, learner voice, workshops, and networking.
Free to attend, book by 15 September 2025!
NATECLA Webinar: A Few Lessons in SustAInability
In this session, we’ll explore the carbon footprints, water footprints, and cognitive footprints of our digital habits.
NATECLA Webinar: How Shakespeare enlivens the ESOL classroom
Discover how Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) rehearsal room strategies – combined with Shakespeare’s narratives and language – can enliven your ESOL teaching
NATECLA Scotland- Online Forum: I want my students to go away!
Join NATECLA Scotland’s first online forum!
It’s free and open to everyone.
More details will be confirmed soon, stay tuned!
IATEFL ESOL SIG and NATECLA Webinar with Dr Naeema Hann - Second Language Learning and Migrants: agency, affordances, and identity positions
Join us for the first joint webinar between IATEFL ESOL SIG and NATECLA with Dr Naeema B. Hann exploring how identity, agency and the Intercultural Ideal L2 Self shape ESOL learners' journeys.
NATECLA London ESOL Managers' Network Forum
This free networking opportunity for ESOL managers and coordinators across the London region and beyond is open to all and FREE of charge.
NATECLA Annual Conference 2025
Our Annual Conference is the leading event in the ESOL teaching calendar and has been for over 25 years. The event attracts ESOL and ELT practitioners from all over the UK and Ireland to engage in superb talks and workshops, discussion and ideas-sharing sessions, a diverse exhibition area and relaxed social activities.
Ruth Hayman Trust event: Celebrating Refugee Week with Two Powerful Voices
Join the Ruth Hayman Trust at City Lit for an unforgettable evening in honour of Refugee Week with our Patron Lord Alf Dubs and author and activist Gulwali Passarlay, as they share their moving stories of arriving in the UK as child refugees — and reflect on the past, present and future of refugee rights.