Young Learners

Creative, curious and confident

Supporting Young Learners in the English classroom


What does it mean to teach Young Learners today?

Teaching English to children and teens means much more than vocabulary and grammar. It's about supporting developing minds, sparking curiosity, and building confidence in a global language.

In the Young Learners strand at FoELT 2025, we’ll explore practical, age-appropriate ways to engage and support young learners — from the first day of primary school to the teenage years. Sessions are led by educators and specialists who understand the challenges and opportunities of working with this dynamic group.

Whether you work in a private language centre, public school, or summer camp, you’ll find fresh insights, practical tools, and relatable stories to inspire your work.

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What to expect from the Young Learners strand

  • Live webinars and expert panels from classroom practitioners and thought leaders
  • Ideas for motivating and managing learners aged 3–17
  • Focus on inclusive practice, creativity, and learner agency
  • Strategies for developing speaking, listening, and interactional skills
  • Q&A opportunities with presenters
  • Access to recordings after the event

Click the button below to explore the full programme.

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Note: You do not need to register for individual sessions — one registration gives you access to everything.

Missed last year’s event?

Selected recordings from FoELT 2024 are available to stream. We’ve curated a few highlights for quick inspiration.

Meet the speakers


Elena Ostashchenko

Reflective students, lifelong learners: exploring practical strategies for self-reflection and using exit tickets to deepen learning and student engagement

Nirajana Bardhan

Leveraging translanguaging strategies to support planning: towards a more inclusive CEFR for emergent bilingual ESL writers

Joseph Yaw Dawson

Gamification and storytelling in English classrooms: empowering young learners as digital narrators

Daniela Rothwell

Reflective writing as dialogue: fostering teen agency and subjectivity in English language learning

Ilda Veliraj

Empowering bilingual learners: teaching English to non-native speakers in dual-language classrooms

Powered by Trinity College London

This strand is supported by Trinity’s expertise in assessing and supporting young learners of English worldwide.

  • Trinity Stars — A performance-based award encouraging confidence and creativity in pre-A1 learners
  • GESE for Young Learners — Speaking and listening tests from beginner to advanced levels, tailored to different age groups

Live and on-demand sessions

This year, all sessions are delivered via StreamYard and embedded directly into the interactive programme.

You can:

  • Watch live in your browser – no downloads required
  • Access the session recording on the same page immediately after it ends
  • Share links with colleagues or view on-demand at your own pace
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