Five days observing real international classrooms in Benalmádena, Spain — small group of six, structured debriefs, fresh perspective for home.
Why this course? The fastest way to refresh your teaching is to spend a week watching a different school work — different country, different culture, different pedagogy. Particularly useful for internationalization leads scoping curriculum changes, mid-career teachers feeling the rut, or anyone who wants ideas they couldn’t have invented sitting at their own desk.
What it covers. A full week inside a working international school — observing classes across subjects and year groups, with daily mentor debriefs that walk you through the why behind what you saw. Group size is six, on purpose: enough variety in the room, small enough that the host school’s actual timetable accommodates real observation rather than a guided tour.
How it works. Each day: 4-5 classroom observations (about an hour each) interspersed with structured reflection sessions and mentor debriefs. You’re not lesson-planning yourself — you’re observing, taking notes, and synthesising. You leave with a thematic journal (management, differentiation, tech, communication) and a comparative framework you can use to brief colleagues at home.
Course completion certificate accepted as continuing professional development by school authorities across the EU.
Every session ends with a worksheet, plan, or activity teachers can use the week they return — not a binder of theory.
Structured observation in real international-school classes — across subjects, year groups, and teaching styles, not just one room repeated.
Structured discussion with host teachers between observation blocks — context for what you saw, the why behind the choices, and how to translate them home.
Take home a structured journal grouped by theme (management, differentiation, tech, communication) — ready to brief colleagues or scope curriculum changes.
See how an English-medium international school operates day-to-day — curriculum design, assessment patterns, parent communication — beyond classroom-only observation.
Morning: school orientation tour — facilities, school culture, the English-medium learning approach. Afternoon: first observation blocks focused on broad classroom dynamics and settling into the role of observer.
Morning: focused observation on lesson delivery — pacing, transitions, how teachers handle student questions. Afternoon: cross-class comparison of delivery techniques, then a debrief with mentor teachers.
Morning: structured observation focused on classroom management — behaviour strategies, routines, language of instruction. Afternoon: differentiation for mixed-ability groups and technology integration patterns.
Morning: observation focused on teacher-student communication, inclusive practices, and group-based learning. Afternoon: structured peer reflection session and a closing observation with direct mentor feedback.
Morning: final consolidation observations across the week — comparing approaches and themes. Afternoon: structured Q&A with mentor teachers and host staff, then EUTA certification.
Have a question about this course? We’d love to help.
Erasmus+ Staff Mobility provides grants for teachers and school staff to attend professional development courses abroad. The grant contributes to course fees, travel, accommodation, and daily subsistence — exact amounts are set by your country’s National Agency.
We provide all the documentation your school needs for the grant application: course descriptions, Learning Agreements, daily programmes, and invitation letters.
EUTA’s training rooms sit inside Benalmádena International College — a gated international-school campus in Nueva Torrequebrada with security, controlled access, and EUTA staff on-site. Where you sleep depends on who you are.
Teachers stay at Flatotel International, a comfortable hotel walking distance from the EUTA campus and the Mediterranean. Daily breakfast included; private room option available; full board can be added.
Teachers and school staff who want to see how an international school runs day-to-day — especially internationalization leads, curriculum designers, or anyone refreshing their practice after a few years. Subject area doesn’t matter; observation skills do.
Each day is structured around 4-5 classroom observations (about an hour each) interspersed with reflection sessions and mentor debriefs. You’re not lesson-planning yourself — you’re observing, taking notes, and synthesising what you see across the week.
Primary and secondary classes across English-medium subjects — language arts, sciences, humanities, and electives. Group sizes are capped at 6 participants so we can match observation slots to the host school’s actual timetable rather than rotating crowds through one classroom.
A structured reflection journal grouped by theme (management, differentiation, tech integration, communication), a comparative-analysis framework, and observation notes ready to share with colleagues or use to scope curriculum changes at your school.
Yes. The programme is recognised under Erasmus+ KA-122 as a job shadowing mobility — one of the supported formats inside the staff mobility track. We provide the documentation your school needs for the grant application — course description, Learning Agreement, daily programme, and invitation letter. Read the full Erasmus+ for teachers walkthrough →
Teachers stay at Flatotel International, a comfortable hotel walking distance from the EUTA campus and the Mediterranean — daily breakfast included, with private or shared room options and full board available as an add-on. Observations take place inside Benalmádena International College, a gated international-school site with controlled access and on-site staff.
Voices from teachers who’ve spent their Erasmus+ week with us in Benalmádena.
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