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Welcome to your Teachers’ Newsletter for October

New ideas pack on integrating learning and assessment

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Discover 30 practical ideas, ready-to-use activities and templates to get the most from every moment of learning in your classroom. The ideas support the four pillars of the integrated learning and assessment approach to help you plan, measure and enhance learner outcomes.  

Setting your students up for success

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Grow your learners’ confidence and help them build lifelong learning habits with our tips on how to get started with exam preparation. In the ‘How to be SMART’ pack on the Exam Preparation Journey hub, you’ll discover ideas on setting a clear plan for the year ahead, including SMART objectives, study plans and student reflection activities.  

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Autumn vocabulary 

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It’s Autumn time!


This post introduces seasonal vocabulary like fog, chestnuts, and harvest to help your students describe the season.

 

Encourage them to use these words in their daily conversations or writing activities!

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Infinitives: Common uses and mistakes to avoid

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Our latest blog post breaks down common uses of infinitives, highlights frequent mistakes, and provides practical tips to make your lessons clearer and more engaging.

 

Use these insights to help your students gain confidence with English grammar and improve their writing and speaking skills.

Read the full post and discover exercises to bring infinitives to life in your classroom!

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Your exclusive access to free classroom resources

Download our latest teaching activities about school uniform – designed just for our newsletter subscribers – and encourage your students to debate this thought-provoking topic. Aimed at B1–B2 level, these activities help learners describe clothing while practising the four skills. 

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Much more than just an exam

When you prepare and enter students for Cambridge English Qualifications, your school automatically becomes a Cambridge English preparation centre and gains access to many benefits. Watch the video to hear from those already part of the Cambridge community and discover how assessment can positively impact teaching and learning at your school. 

Creative ways to bring energy and authenticity to your teaching

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Discover practical advice on building strong school relationships, embracing new opportunities and staying present with your students in this episode of Grow: A podcast from Cambridge. John Slade, teacher and CELTA trainer, shares how his journey from language enthusiast to global educator shaped his approach to the classroom and reveals creative techniques inspired by his background in dance and acting. 

Reminder! Change to the format for B2/C1/C2 Digital Listening tests

 

Following candidate feedback, an improvement has been made to the format in B2 First Digital and B2 First for Schools Digital Listening Part 3, and C1 Advanced Digital and C2 Proficiency Digital Listening Part 4.

The task focus remains the same (multiple matching) but, from 1 November 2025, it is changing to a drag and drop format to reduce the amount of scrolling. Sample tests and related support will be updated to reflect the change.

Our next webinars

Getting started with Cambridge English Qualifications: practical tips for confident teaching 

 

Register for this webinar to gain clear, actionable tips to identify and close knowledge gaps, plan your academic year with confidence and support your learners effectively from day one. Whether you’re teaching A2 Key or C1 Advanced, this session will give you the tools you need to feel prepared and inspired. 

 

Tuesday 11 November, 12:00 (CET) 

Thursday 13 November, 17:00 (CET)

Understanding and using Cambridge English Qualifications exam results to open opportunities 

 

Register for this webinar to learn more about what the Cambridge English Qualifications exam results mean and how learners can use their results to unlock future opportunities. We’ll address common questions on results reporting to help you support your learners to make the most of their qualification.  

 

Tuesday 25 November, 11:00 (CET) 

Thursday 27 November, 16:00 (CET) 

Best wishes

The Cambridge team – English

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