Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) - Level 5

Start Date: 5th October 2026

Length 7 hours per week for 21 weeks
Study Short Course
Location Teaching Development Centre
Price Cat C: £1,300; Adult Learner Loan available for up to £811 of the full fee Course Cost Categories

Qualification Gained

Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) awarded by Cambridge English

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Do you want to live and work abroad teaching English? Or do you want to teach English to adult refugees in the UK? You can qualify as a TEFL teacher at Newcastle College.

This intensive Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) course, is the most internationally recognised language qualification. It is ideal if you would like to teach English to adult speakers of other languages and want to get qualified in a short amount of time.

You may be looking to take a year out to teach abroad before going onto further study or employment, or perhaps you are looking for a career change and new challenge. You should have a real interest in language and how it works, be patient, resilient and enjoy working with people.

As part of the course you will be taught in small groups and replicate real teaching practice to develop your skills and knowledge of teaching. A key aspect of the course is giving feedback to your classmates as well as receiving it, all to help you to become a well-rounded teaching practitioner.

Tom Palfreyman

CELTA

I am currently working as an English teacher in a small village in Japan called Shiriuchi. This is a remote village with about 4000 people in the snowy region of Hokkaido (the large northern island of Japan). The village is in the middle of nowhere which will be great for improving my Japanese but apparently I have to keep an eye out for bears!

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14 April 2025

Newcastle College ESOL Learners Take Part in Theatre Outreach Project with Northern Stage

Newcastle College has teamed up with Northern Stage, a theatre in the heart of the city centre, to offer a unique theatre experience to those studying English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and their families.

ESOL Art Project Beauty Between The Cracks

6 March 2024

Newcastle College Partners with Glow Create on Special Art Project

The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Team at Newcastle College has partnered with local community arts organisation Glow Create to transform its Riverside Dene campus.

Refugee Week At The Baltic ESOL Student Filiz's Work On Display

22 June 2023

Newcastle College Student’s Artwork Featured in Refugee Week Display at the Baltic

A Newcastle College student’s artwork is on display at Gateshead’s Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art this week (Monday 14 June - Sunday 2 July), as part of the Refugee Week exhibition “Compassion”.