Cambridge English Teaching, learning and assessment

Have a basic understanding of some key principles of teaching and learning (lesson planning, materials selection, classroom management, the learning environment, teaching systems and skills).
Have started to demonstrate the ability to use this understanding to plan basic systems and skills lessons according to a simple given template, with basic awareness of learners’ needs and difficulties and sometimes demonstrating a balance between teacher-centred and learner-centred activities.
Have started to see some clear links between their planning and teaching choices and subsequent student learning.
Have started to demonstrate the ability to teach simple systems and skills lessons using a basic repertoire of teaching techniques and with reasonable classroom management.

Are aware of many key principles of teaching and learning (lesson planning, materials selection, classroom management, the learning environment, teaching systems and skills).
Demonstrate the ability to use this understanding to plan reasonably detailed systems and skills lessons according to a given template, with some awareness of learners’ needs and difficulties, often demonstrating a balance between teacher-centred and learner-centred activities, and deliver these with some adaptation.
Are able to respond to some unforeseen classroom events.
Demonstrate the ability to teach systems and skills lessons using a wider repertoire of teaching techniques and with reasonably effective classroom management, as well as the ability to choose appropriate materials, including web-based materials, with some improvisation.

Have a good understanding of many key principles of teaching and learning (lesson planning, materials selection, classroom management, the learning environment, teaching systems and skills).
Demonstrate the ability to use this understanding to plan detailed systems, skills and integrated lessons according to their own template, with good awareness of learners’ needs and difficulties, regularly demonstrating a balance between teacher-centred and learner-centred activities, and deliver these with conscious adaptation.
Are able to respond appropriately to most unforeseen classroom events, and can see clear links between their planning and teaching choices and subsequent student learning.
Demonstrate the ability to teach systems, skills and integrated lessons effectively using a wide range of teaching techniques and with effective classroom management.

Have a sophisticated understanding of key principles of teaching and learning (lesson planning, materials selection, classroom management, the learning environment, teaching systems and skills).
Demonstrate the ability to use this understanding to plan detailed and sophisticated systems, skills and integrated lessons (often unconsciously), with a clear rationale and detailed understanding of learners’ needs and difficulties, consistently demonstrating a balance between teacher-centred and learner-centred activities, and deliver these with principled adaptation.
Are able to respond appropriately, confidently and automatically to almost all unforeseen classroom events and have developed a sophisticated understanding of the link between their planning and teaching choices and subsequent student learning.
Demonstrate the ability to teach consistently effective systems, skills and integrated lessons using a sophisticated range of teaching techniques and with consistently effective classroom management.