Custom Curriculum
English courses designed around your syllabus
For universities, school networks and public programs, our curriculum team designs and builds complete English courses around who you teach and what they need. Levels and outcomes are mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), and each course is ready to teach inside Smrt.
Who it’s for
Custom courses are for larger programs
We plan custom courses with institutions that run English across many groups, as part of a wider partnership. Smaller schools start with the ready courses.
Institutions and public programs
Universities, colleges, school networks and government programs running English across many groups. We plan custom courses with you as part of a wider partnership.
Starting smaller?
Begin with our 60+ ready courses. Your teachers can add their own exercises and quizzes alongside them, and we can talk about custom courses as you grow.
What you get
What a custom course includes
Each course arrives as a sequence of complete units, with lessons, practice, assessment, audio and images in place. Your teachers can start teaching it inside Smrt without assembling materials first.
Units
Sequenced to your syllabus and term.
Lessons
Readings, conversations and audio around your students’ world.
Exercises
Practice in eight exercise types, marked automatically.
Quizzes
Unit quizzes and end-of-course assessment.
Audio
Recorded dialogues and listening tasks.
Original images
Images made for the course.
Built around your program
Mapped to your levels, term dates and exams
We start from what your program already teaches and the exit level students need to reach, then build the scope and sequence to fit. Exam preparation and subject content taught in English are included where your students need them.
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Set in your students’ world
Content your students recognise
In a custom course, lessons are set where your students live: local names and places, recurring characters students get to know across units, and cultural settings that feel familiar. Topics are chosen to suit the age group you teach.
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How it works
How a custom course is built
Each project moves from your brief through course design and building to launch. Your academic team sets the brief and approves the course before students see it.
Brief
Who you teach, how many students, what they need, when you start.
Design
A course map with levels, scope and sequence, and learning objectives for each unit.
Build
Lessons, exercises, quizzes, audio and images.
Teacher review
Experienced English teachers review every lesson.
Launch
Ready to teach inside Smrt.
Review and approval
Learning objectives you can check against your syllabus
Each lesson states its objectives, so your academic team can check them against your syllabus. You review the course and approve it before launch.
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Questions
What people ask before they brief us
Common questions from program offices and academic teams about size, review and changes after launch.
Anything else? Contact us.
Is there a minimum size?
Custom curriculum is for larger programs, and we plan it with you as part of a wider partnership. Smaller schools start with our 60+ ready courses, and teachers can add their own exercises and quizzes in Smrt Classroom.
Who reviews the course?
Experienced English teachers on our curriculum team, and you, before launch.
Can our teachers add to it?
Yes. The course lives in Smrt like any other, and teachers can add their own exercises and quizzes alongside it in Smrt Classroom.
How long does it take?
It depends on scope. We agree a timeline with you at the brief.
What if something is wrong?
Tell us and we correct it in the course itself, so every class using it gets the fix.
Does it use student data?
No. Courses are built from your brief and syllabus, not from student records.
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Our head office is in Vancouver: the curriculum team, teacher training and support all work from here.
