Teaching German

A leading German organisation with 159 locations worldwide, the Goethe-Institut’s mission is to promote German culture and advance the teaching and learning of German as a foreign language. Our institutes in London and Glasgow are committed to providing high-quality professional development training for teachers, free-of-charge teaching materials and countless initiatives for students and learners to make learning German fun and easy.

Teaching German

For Teachers

GIMAGINE for Teachers

GIMAGINE is the Goethe-Institut's latest initiative to support schools and teaching professionals. It provides free classroom materials and teaching resources, scholarships for students and teachers who want to learn German, and creates initiatives and cultural exchanges, to motivate learners and teaching professionals.

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Professional development

The Goethe-Institut UK offers a broad portfolio of professional development trainings, either online or on-site: Language courses for German teachers, pedagogical trainings, intercultural courses, conferences and so much more.

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Vorsprung Deutsch

Is your German Department facing a short-term recruitment issue? Do you have classes who are having to be taught by non-specialist German teachers? Through our programme “Vorsprung Deutsch” (part of the GIMAGINE project), we can support you or individual students until the department has got back on its feet again. The GIMAGINE initiative is aimed at schools based in England. We are here to help!

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Teaching Materials

Designed for teachers of German and leaders in education, these materials are carefully curated, and free of charge, to be used for in-class or remote instruction.

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Fit for GCSE

Here you will find a wide range of teaching materials and free German exercises, compiled in accordance with subject areas of the British GSCE for German as a foreign language. The focus is on promoting the use of the German language in action-oriented lessons, communicative speaking and writing.

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For Schools

GIMAGINE for Schools

For schools, we offer exciting projects to motivate students, provide tangible resources and materials, and can provide teaching services to schools who face an HR shortage.

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Initiative “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH)

The “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative creates a global network of more than 2,000 PASCH schools with particular ties to Germany.

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For students and German learners

Discover GIMAGINE ...

Find projects focused on you! From student exchange opportunities to exciting competitions and free learning materials and media. With GIMAGINE, learning German is fun, exciting, and leads to real opportunities for your future.

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Get free professional coaching at your school

Our German Expert Mentors (GEMs) Network delivers support to German departments and professional upskilling to German teachers in schools across the UK. Part of a nationwide network, our GEMs will coach and mentor language-teaching professionals, supply updated teaching resources and materials, and re-energise language learning with free-of-charge, bespoke offers that can be tailored to individual needs upon request.