For private language schools
A complete ESL curriculum and platform for private language schools
Levelled Adults courses mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), placement at intake, the same standard in every class, and a platform and certificates that carry your logo.
Can a small school run a full program without writing its own materials?
Yes. More than 60 courses across nine tracks run from beginner to advanced, with a ready course at each level. Teachers open the same prepared lesson, exercises with set answers are marked automatically, and attendance and grades feed your reports. Your logo appears on the platform and on your certificates.
Curriculum
Adults, electives and exam preparation courses
Each course follows a set scope and sequence mapped to the CEFR, and every unit opens with its learning objectives, so each level on your timetable has a clear outcome.
- ElectivesConversation Class120/125
Custom Curriculum
Courses built for your levels and timetable
For larger programs, as part of a wider partnership. Our curriculum team works with language school groups to build courses that fit your levels and timetable, ready to teach inside Smrt.
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- checkComplete units: lessons, practice, quizzes, audio and images
- checkLevels and outcomes mapped to CEFR
- checkReady to teach inside Smrt, beside our 60+ courses
- checkReviewed by experienced English teachers
The student journey
Five stages from intake to certificate
Each stage adds to the same student record, so your academic team can follow a student from the placement test to the final certificate.
Place
A placement test puts each new student in the right level before their first class.
Study
Students follow prepared lessons in class, and exercises with set answers are marked automatically.
Assess
Quizzes and exams in every course feed the gradebook.
Report
Attendance and grades roll into reports for your office.
Certify
Students receive a certificate with your logo at the end of the course.
Adults curriculum
A full Adults track, mapped to the CEFR
General English runs from beginner to advanced in two six-unit courses at every level, with electives, English for work and exam preparation for students who need them. Each course follows a set scope and sequence, and every unit opens with its learning objectives.
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General English
Everyday English from beginner to advanced, level by level.
Advanced communication
Business, intercultural and STEM communication for advanced students.
Exam preparation
Courses for IELTS, TOEFL, CELPIP and other English exams.
English for work
Job-specific English for fields such as aviation, automotive and business.
One standard, every class
Every class taught to the same standard
Every teacher opens the same prepared lesson, assigns practice that is marked automatically and takes attendance from the class list, so a new teacher and your most experienced one deliver the same course. Students work together in class and continue at home on any device.
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- checkPractice and quizzes with set answers marked automatically
- checkA gradebook and attendance record for each class, with reports across all of them
- checkYour logo on the platform and on certificates
Placement and exam preparation
Placement at intake, exam preparation at the end
A placement test puts each new student in the right level before their first class. Exam preparation courses for IELTS, CELPIP and the Oxford Test of English include practice tests modelled on each exam.
- checkPlacement tests for every intake
- checkExam preparation for IELTS, CELPIP and OTE
- checkQuizzes and exams inside every course
Smrt English Test
The Smrt English Test for students going on to college
The Smrt English Test is a supervised four-skill test aligned to IELTS 5.5 Academic. Your school runs it on your own schedule, so students can show a college the level they have reached.
- checkListening, reading, writing and speaking in one sitting
- checkA clear pass, aligned to IELTS 5.5 Academic and CEFR B2
- checkSupervised by your staff, on your own schedule
- checkResults with a code anyone can verify
- check$50 CAD per test taker, no setup fees
Built for language schools
Tools that fit how a language school already runs
Your school keeps its own brand, payment model, class sizes and materials, and the platform works around them.
Your brand on the platform
Your logo on the platform your students log in to and on their certificates.
School pays or student pays
Choose school pays, student pays or a free trial, and purchases show in your reports.
Classes of any size
A class can have one student or forty, and a teacher can run several at once.
Attendance from the class list
Teachers take attendance from the class list, and records roll into reports.
Your own material
Teachers build their own exercises and quizzes alongside the Smrt English courses.
Study on any device
Students work in a browser or on the Smrt Study app for iOS and Android.
Your first term
Implementation, from first meeting to first report
Six steps take a new program from the first planning meeting to its first report, with the same support contact throughout.
Our approach
A communicative curriculum, grounded in research
Smrt English courses follow communicative language teaching. In every unit, students use English with a partner or a small group, teachers scaffold each step, and lessons draw on authentic listening and reading. Every level develops the same four competences.
Linguistic competence
Vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar: the words and rules students need to form accurate sentences.
Textual competence
Managing longer speech and writing, with cohesion, discourse markers and conversational turns.
Sociocultural competence
Using English appropriately: politeness, register and the norms of different situations.
Functional competence
Using language to get things done, such as requesting, offering and inviting.
A documented method
Every level mapped to the CEFR and international exams
Each course is mapped to CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks, IELTS and TOEFL, so staff and students know what finishing a level means. Theory and Practice sets out how the curriculum is built, sequenced and assessed.
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- checkA published method, with its research references
| Course | CEFR | CLB | IELTS | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English One & TwoLevel 100 | Pre-A1–A1 | – | – | – |
| English Three & FourLevel 110 | A1 | 2 | – | – |
| English Five & SixLevel 115 | A1–A2 | 3 | 3.0–3.5 | – |
| English Seven & EightLevel 120 | A2–B1 | 4–5 | 4.0–4.5 | 32–41 |
| English Nine & TenLevel 125 | B1–B2 | 6–8 | 5.0–5.5 | 42–59 |
| English Eleven & TwelveLevel 130 | B2–C1 | 9–10 | 5.5–6.0 | 60–78 |
| Academics 140Level 140 | B2–C1 | 9–10 | 5.5–6.0 | 60–78 |
| Academics 145Level 145 | C1+ | 11–12 | 6.0–6.5+ | 79–95+ |
CLB: Canadian Language Benchmarks. IELTS Academic band and TOEFL iBT score ranges are equivalents, not results.
Data and integration
Separate, exportable records for each school
Each school’s data is kept separate from every other school’s. Reports export as spreadsheets, and a read-only API returns student and class records to your own systems.
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- checkAttendance, grade and assessment exports
- checkRead-only API for student and class records
- checkGoogle or Microsoft sign-in
Questions
Questions from language schools
These answers cover materials, levels, data, payment, your own content, implementation and teacher training.
Anything else? Contact us.
We spend hours building materials for every new intake. Does that stop?
Yes. Every level has prepared lessons, practice that is marked automatically and a placement test for new students, so a new class starts with a full course on its first day. Teachers spend their preparation time on their students rather than on building and photocopying materials.
Which levels do the courses cover?
The Adults track runs from Pre-A1 to C1, in two six-unit courses at every level, and each level is mapped to the CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks, IELTS and TOEFL. Electives, English for work and exam preparation courses sit alongside it.
Is our data kept separate?
Yes. Each school’s students, classes, grades and attendance records are kept separate from every other school’s, and each API key only reaches its own institution’s data.
Can students pay directly?
Yes. Your school can choose school pays, student pays or a free trial, and student purchases appear in your reports.
Can we add our own material?
Yes. Teachers can build their own exercises and quizzes in Smrt Classroom and assign them alongside the Smrt English courses, with the scores in the same gradebook.
Is teacher training included?
Yes. Qualified Canadian teachers train your teachers on the curriculum and the platform during implementation, and professional development courses for teachers are free on the platform.
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