Teach The Teacher Course
From Erudical
Earn points for your IMT and Higher Specialty Training Applications with our expert Training in Teaching Course, delivered with two unique methods.
Study at your own pace with our Self-Paced Course and engage with experts in our Live Online Course, covering all bases to earn your points and develop essential skills.
Backed by our points guarantee: if your teaching point is not accepted, you get a full refund — in eight years, it has never happened.
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TWO WAYS TO TRAIN
With Erudical, you will have access to two unique Teach the Teacher courses, all available from the comfort of your home. Cover all the requirements for your application with over two days’ worth of teaching in Live and Self-Paced formats.
Access both courses in one comprehensive package.
Self-Paced Course
Learn how to teach through bite-sized modules in our Self-Paced online Teaching course, available to take on in your own time.
- Instant access for 6 weeks after enrolling
- Over 12 hours of content included
- 20 easily digestible modules
- Available on Desktop, Tablet and Mobile
- Download modules for offline study
- Accredited by The CPD Certification Service (Provider No. 13684)
Live Course
Our full-day Live online course will teach you all of the essential skills for teaching through in-depth tutorials and interactive group tasks.
- 6 hours of live teaching with an expert
- Complete a group task with full feedback
- Attend from home in our virtual classroom
- Multiple course dates available
- Counts towards your IMT application
NMERC 2026
Included free with your £199 enrolment. Your place at the National Medical Education & Research Conference, online on 14 November. Present your own work to a national audience, or attend.
- Present your work: oral or poster
- National, and fully online
- Evidence letter by 16 November
- Prizes for the best presentations
- CPD certificate for 6 hours
All three for £199
£199 gets you all three: the Self-Paced course, the Live course and your place at NMERC 2026.
The course scores 1 point in the IMT training-in-teaching domain, which requires at least six hours of live synchronous teaching. A first or second author oral presentation at NMERC 2026 scores up to 8 more for IMT 2027, in a separate domain — up to 9 of the IMT 2027 self-assessment points from one £199 enrolment. If your teaching point is not accepted, we refund the full £199 under the points guarantee. See how the presentation points work.
One Erudical account grants you access to both of our courses. Each course will grant you a different certificate upon completion, allowing you to meet the Teacher Training requirements for most specialities (be sure to review the application scoring matrix for your desired specialty).
Your place at NMERC 2026 is included for free with the Erudical course. 14 November, online — present or attend; evidence letter and CPD certificate included.
Self-Paced Teach The Teacher Course
You get instant access to the self-paced course as soon as you enrol, and 6 weeks to complete it in your own time.
All of the modules in our teach-the-teacher online course are in an engaging and easy-to-digest “scenario” format.
You’ll be guided through different teaching scenarios, lesson planning, delivery, and feedback using various theories and methods. This will allow you to choose the best approach for planning future teaching sessions with confidence.
There are 3 assignments for submission also included; opportunities for you to use the skills learned in the course and get tailored feedback.
For each sub-topic you complete you will get a certificate. These include small group teaching, adult learning theory, setting aims and objectives, and giving feedback.
What's Covered in the Self-Paced Course?
How to Deliver a Great Bedside Teaching Session
Covers:
1) Bedside teaching: creating the ideal learning environment
2) Motivating students
3) Specific bedside teaching tips
How To Involve Patients in Clinical Teaching
In this module, we shall discuss how best to involve patients in clinical teaching, and how to optimise the experience for the learner, student and patient.
How to Teach a Small Group using Kolb's Theory
In this module you’re going to walk through planning a small group teaching session using Kolb’s adult learning theory, and do some learning along the way ourselves!
How to be an Awesome Mentor, Coach, Supervisor or Buddy
What do these roles involve? How can you fulfil them properly?
Helping others through their career is an important responsibility and not one to be undertaken lightly. By the end of this module, however, you should feel comfortable in knowing which roles you can take on, and know that you can do an amazing job of it!
How to Organise Educational Activities
In this module, we’ll think about how we can prepare helpful resources for students and how we can organise educational events, focusing especially on larger-scale events such as conferences and courses.
How to Teach Small Groups, use PBL and Deal with Group Dynamics
A module walking you through a scenario where you’ll learn methods on how to teach small groups with information addressing teaching styles (PBL) and dealing with differing group dynamics.
How to Present to Large Groups and Reflect On It
This module talks you through how lecturing to a large group differs, and how to maximise engagement, use the right presentation skills and things to think about afterwards.
How to Successfully teach a Small Group
This module will cover:
1) How to plan for small group teaching.
2) Dynamics of different groups according to their size.
3) How to maximise student involvement.
4) How to deal with difficult students.
How to Think About Different Learning Styles and Implications for Teaching in the Clinical Environment
In this module, we’ll be thinking about teaching in a clinical environment and how the different learning styles of the students you come across will affect how you teach, and how you can help them learn better! We’ll also cover barriers to good teaching in such situations and how we may overcome them.
How to Think About the Roles of the Clinical Teacher
In this module, we will discuss and elaborate on the various roles clinical teachers fulfil. Ideal for those of you looking to apply for academic teaching fellowships or if you just want to understand in more detail what clinical teachers actually do.
How to Use Bandura, Schon and Constructivism to Plan Your Lesson
Learn a little more about teaching theory and learning styles in constructivism to create better lesson plans.
How to Use Bloom's Taxonomy in One-to-One teaching and Assessing Students
This module covers Blooms Taxonomy and how it can be used to guide setting aims when conducting one-on-one teaching sessions with medical students. It also sets out an easy way of assessing students.
How to Use Brookfield's Principles and Handle Group Dynamics
This module covers:
1) Brookfield’s principles of learning
2) Handling group dynamics
3) The differences in a teacher’s approach between skills and knowledge teaching
How to Use Jarvis' Theory, the Planning Pyramid and 6 Step Feedback
This module covers:
1) The Jarvis’ learning process.
2) The planning pyramid.
3) Using the six-step problem-solving approach.
How to Use Knowles' Andragogy, PowerPoint Presentation and the SCOPME Model of Feedback
A module about how we can use Knowle’s theory of adult learning, improve our presentations skills and in using the SCOPME model to give feedback in the context of planning a lesson of our own.
How to Use Learning Styles and Learning Environment
This module covers three essential attributes of delivering an effective teaching session: the Honey and Mumford model of learning styles; the motivational theory of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; and the Chicago model of how to give feedback.
How to Use the McCarthy's Theory and the Mehrabian Model
A module that will talk you through the McCarthy theory of learners, presenting using the Mehrabian Model and another way on how to get feedback on your teaching.
How to Use SMART Objectives and Pendleton's Rules of Feedback
An exciting module combining session preparation (setting SMART learning objectives), teaching (specific techniques to be used at the bedside) and giving feedback (using Pendleton’s rules).
How to Use VAK, Honey & Mumford Models, and How to Deal With Difficult Students
A course focusing on VAK, Honey and Mumford learning models, and the implications different learning styles have for teaching. Also tips on how to engage difficult and underperforming students.
What's Covered in the Live Course?
- 9:00 – 10:00: Adult Learning Theories
- 10:00 – 10:30: Preparing Lessons
- 10:30 – 10:45: Break
- 10:45 – 11:00: Group Work Brief
- 11:00 – 12:00: Group Work in Planning a Lesson (Interactive)
- 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
- 13:00 – 14:00: Giving Feedback
- 14:00 – 15:15: Presenting Group Lesson Plans with Feedback from Class
- 15:15 – 15:30: Break
- 15:30 – 16:30: Large Group Teaching
- 16:30 – 17:00: Being a Mentor/Coach
Erudical's Live Teach The Teacher Course
Learning how to teach in the clinical setting is a big task, but we’ve condensed all of the essential information into a single-day course. This live course runs from 9:00 to 17:00 and features expert guidance, interactive segments and the opportunity to complete a group task to demonstrate your new-found skills!
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Commonly Asked Questions
What does the £199 include?
Three things, each with its own certificate.
1. The self-paced online course — 20 modules, over 12 hours of content, three assignments and a final test. Access is instant and yours for 6 weeks from purchase.
2. The live online day — a full day in our virtual classroom, 09:00 to 17:00, with 6 hours of expert-led teaching and group work. You choose your date from the dropdown at checkout.
3. Your place at NMERC 2026 — the National Medical Education & Research Conference, online. Worth £149 on its own, included free.
Do I have to do both?
No. The content is the same in both — it is simply presented differently. They are separate courses and each carries its own certificate, so complete the one you want the certificate for, or both if you want both.
Which one you need depends on the application. IMT asks for six hours of live, synchronous training, so the live day is the route to that point. The self-paced course is strong portfolio and ARCP evidence but will not, on its own, meet a requirement for live teaching. Check your specialty first.
How many points can I get for my application?
That is set by the recruitment office for your specialty rather than by us, and the criteria change every year. Training in teaching supports applications at CT1, ST1, ST3 and ST4.
We keep a table of every UK pathway checked against the current person specifications, and there is a points guarantee behind it: if your teaching point is not accepted, you get every penny back.
How many CPD points do I get?
Up to 24 CPD hours in total: 12 for the self-paced course and 6 for the live day, both accredited by The CPD Certification Service (Provider No. 13684), plus 6 for your free place at NMERC 2026, accredited separately by CPD England. Each professional body counts CPD differently — the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), for example, gives 1 point for every hour — so check how your college logs it and claim on that basis.
Is the course accredited?
Yes. The self-paced course and the live day are both accredited by The CPD Certification Service (Provider No. 13684), and each one gives you a formal certificate of completion for your portfolio and your application.
What if I can’t finish the online course in time?
You have 6 weeks from the time of purchase to complete the modules. If you need longer, an extension is £75 for a further 6 weeks, and there is no limit on how many you buy.
The live day is separate and unaffected. It is one day, 09:00 to 17:00, on the date you booked.
Do I have to attend the live course, or can I just do the online portion?
Either. They are two separate courses with two separate certificates, so do the one you want the certificate for. Attending the live day is not needed for the online course certificate, and finishing the modules is not needed for the live course certificate.
Check your application scoring matrix before you decide — some applications require live, synchronous teaching, in which case the live day is the one that counts. More answers in our Help section.
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