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The course, day by day
CentreTutorsCandidateVolunteer studentAssessorCentre owner
One course · five weeks · nine roles

Everyone works on the same course. This is what each of them does, and where it goes.

Time runs left to right, from the first application to the last PDF handed to the centre. Each row is one kind of person. Every card is a real screen, and opens the live demo as that person, on that day. Nothing here is a mock-up.

1Read down a column to see one day as all five kinds of person lived it.
2Read across a row to follow one person through the course.
3Follow a dashed line to watch one piece of work pass between them.
Every card opens the screen it names; the demo pill in that screen's header brings you back here. The demo centre is seeded and safe to click through.
The four cycles
Four things repeat all course long. Each has a colour, and it is the stripe along the top of every card that belongs to it.
Admissionsweeks before Day 1
Apply→Written + spoken task→Interview→Offer→Deposit→Workspace released→
Teaching practiceeight times
Plan→Teach→Self-evaluate→Tutor feedback→CELTA 5 updates→Starred points → next plan→
Written assignmentsfour times
Released evening before→Q&A slot→Submit→Tutor feedback→Rewrite→Outcome→
Close-outweek 4 and after
Stage tutorials→Grade form→Assessor visit→Grade approval→PDFs to the centre→Wipe→
Before the course
Weeks before Day 1 · the centre fills the course and sets it up
Weeks before
Applications open
Days after
Selection
Then
Offer and money
Day 0
Ready
CentreOwner · manager · course admin · admissions
Creates the courseDiane Okonkwo · Centre ownerAdmissionsDates, delivery mode, first tutor · New course wizard→ course admin takes overApplication page liveAdmissionsCentre-branded · honest availability count
Reads the tasksPriya Raman · Centre managerAdmissionsAI reading suggests a lane · a person decidesInterview slotsPriya Raman · Centre managerAdmissionsGenerated from a weekly rule, not typed→ applicant picks their own time
Records the offerPriya Raman · Centre managerAdmissionsFee, currency, accept-by · emailed automaticallyDeposit · planPriya Raman · Centre managerAdmissionsCard via provider or marked manually · instalments→ green lightReleases the workspacePriya Raman · Centre managerAdmissionsA reason from a fixed list · the invitation goes once→ candidate account exists
Entry form to CambridgePriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outTwo or four weeks before · Connect tracks that it was sent→ assessor pack reference
TutorsMCT · ACT
Invited to the courseJordan Blake · Main course tutorJoins via link · MCT or ACT
InterviewsAdmissionsAny verified tutor can be the interviewer→ record on the applicant
Builds the timetableJordan Blake · Main course tutorThe groups alternate days, ABC then DEF · TP slots, inputs, deadlines→ every screen reads thisSets assignment deadlinesJordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsPer event · Connect enforces the day
CandidateSix per group · ABC and DEF
AppliesAdmissionsWritten task, speaking task, language awareness, acknowledgements→ lands in the pipeline
Picks an interview timeAdmissionsBoth time zones shown, theirs firstInterviewedAdmissionsIdentity checked · fixed and drawn questions recorded
Accepts the placeAdmissionsSame link becomes account setup once releasedPre-course taskAmara Okafor · CandidateOwn pace · reading list
Get to know youAmara Okafor · CandidateMeets the group · first look at the workspace
Volunteer studentThe learners being taught
Signs upLanguage, consent, six answers, a recording→ transcript on the Volunteers page
AssessorCambridge · read-only
Named on the courseDr Helen Marsh · AssessorOptional this early · shared field with the MCT
Week 1
Days 1–5 · first lessons, first feedback, first assignments
Day 1 · Mon
Demo lessons
Day 2 · Tue
TP1 · ABC
Day 3 · Wed
TP1 · DEF
Day 4 · Thu
TP2 · ABC
Day 5 · Fri
TP2 · DEF
CentreOwner · manager · course admin · admissions
Watches the rosterPriya Raman · Centre managerRead-only · who has joined, who has not
PaymentsPriya Raman · Centre managerInstalments due · missed ones flag on the overview
TutorsMCT · ACT
Course introductionJordan Blake · Main course tutorTimetable, CELTA 5, portfolio · whole cohortDemo lessonsJordan Blake · Main course tutorTutors teach · candidates observe with a taskUnassessed teachJordan Blake · Main course tutorAll six meet the learners
TP1 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planReleases A1Jordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsFocus on the Learner · evening before the Q&A→ candidate sees the brief and criteria
TP1 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next plan
TP2 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planInput · PPPJordan Blake · Main course tutorthen Text-based teachingReleases A2 (Skills)Jordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsLanguage skills related tasks
TP2 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next plan
CandidateSix per group · ABC and DEF
Observation taskAmara Okafor · CandidateFirst entry in the portfolioMeets the learnersAmara Okafor · CandidateTen minutes each, unassessed
TP1 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonObserves TP1 · DEF observesAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practicePeer observation task in the portfolioSelf-evaluationAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceDue 18:00 · before feedback
TP1 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonA1 Q&AAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsBrief and criteria open · writing starts on the day set
TP2 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonPlans TP3Amara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceSupervised planning · plan, LA, materials→ tutor reads the plan in the writerConsultationAmara Okafor · CandidateBookable slot with own tutor
TP2 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonFilmed observation 1Amara Okafor · CandidateWith task · portfolio entryStage 1 tutorialsAmara Okafor · CandidateClose-outOne-to-one, own tutor
Volunteer studentThe learners being taught
First classEmeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentMeets six trainee teachers · hours start
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hoursRSVP for next weekEmeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentComing · can’t make it · no reply
AssessorCambridge · read-only
Week 2
Days 6–10 · Stage 2 reports, tutorials, the level changes
Day 6 · Mon
TP3 · ABC
Day 7 · Tue
TP3 · DEF
Day 8 · Wed
TP4 · ABC
Day 9 · Thu
TP4 · DEF
Day 10 · Fri
New level
CentreOwner · manager · course admin · admissions
Concerns routePriya Raman · Centre managerAnything routed past the tutors lands here only
TutorsMCT · ACT
TP3 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planInput · Connected speechJordan Blake · Main course tutorthen Stress and intonation
TP3 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next plan
TP4 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planWrites Stage 2 reports · ABCJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outOwn time · progress against criteria→ tutorial tomorrow
TP4 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planStage 2 tutorialsJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outABC then DEF · report signed in CELTA 5→ formal letter if at riskReleases A3 (LRT)Jordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsLanguage-related tasks · picker fields
Demo lessons · new levelJordan Blake · Main course tutorTutors teach the new classMarking dayJordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsSupervised · assignments · tutors marking
CandidateSix per group · ABC and DEF
TP3 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonA1 in progressAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsDue day 12
TP3 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonFilmed observation 2Amara Okafor · CandidateWith task
TP4 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonA2 (Skills) in progressAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsDue day 16
TP4 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceB1 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonStage 2 tutorialAmara Okafor · CandidateClose-outOne-to-one with own tutor · trajectory
Unassessed teach · GTKYAmara Okafor · CandidateMeets the new learners
Volunteer studentThe learners being taught
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
Same class, new teachersEmeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentThe other half of the cohort teaches the B1+ class now
AssessorCambridge · read-only
Week 3
Days 11–15 · own topics, supervised review, Stage 3 by invitation
Day 11 · Mon
TP5 · ABC
Day 12 · Tue
TP5 · DEF
Day 13 · Wed
TP6 · ABC
Day 14 · Thu
TP6 · DEF
Day 15 · Fri
Review day
CentreOwner · manager · course admin · admissions
Grade form prepPriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outCentre grade form due 2–3 days before the visit
TutorsMCT · ACT
TP5 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planInput · Functional languageJordan Blake · Main course tutorthen Test-Teach-Test
TP5 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planMarks A1 round 1Jordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsCriteria anchored inline · overall comment→ candidate reads feedback, rewrites
TP6 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planInput · Lesson frameworkJordan Blake · Main course tutorthen Teaching listening
TP6 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planInput · Language practiceJordan Blake · Main course tutorthen Drilling techniques
Stage 3 tutorialsJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outThose at risk · letter issued if needed→ assessor pack shows the letterUnsupervised planningJordan Blake · Main course tutorThe band runs without a tutor in the room — still planning, still on the timetableA1 outcomeJordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsTo standard · not to standard · one resubmission→ CELTA 5 record
CandidateSix per group · ABC and DEF
TP5 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceA2 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonPicks TP7/8 topicsAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceSyllabus grid · tutor may restrict types
TP5 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceA2 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonA1 (FoL) dueAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsDeadline time set on the timetable
TP6 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceA2 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonSyllabus planning · ABCAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceOwn TP7/8 lessons plannedA1 rewriteAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsEditable round 2 · withdraw before resubmitting
TP6 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceA2 · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonSyllabus planning · DEFAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceOwn TP7/8 lessons planned
Supervised reviewAmara Okafor · CandidatePresenting language · phonology · classroom management · submit for tutor checkStage 3 tutorialAmara Okafor · CandidateClose-outBy invitation only
Volunteer studentThe learners being taught
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
AssessorCambridge · read-only
Week 4
Days 16–20 · final assessed lessons, deadlines, the visit, the close
Day 16 · Mon
TP7 · ABC
Day 17 · Tue
TP7 · DEF
Day 18 · Wed
TP8 · ABC
Day 19 · Thu
TP8 · DEF
Day 20 · Fri
Course close
CentreOwner · manager · course admin · admissions
Centre grade formPriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outSubmitted in Appian · Connect marks who did it→ assessor report can open
Grade approval formPriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outAfter the assessor’s report · Appian→ Cambridge confirms
TutorsMCT · ACT
TP7 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planAssessor meetingJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outAhead of the visit · pack and sample agreed→ assessor pack opens
TP7 feedbackJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceSelf-evaluations lead · planning and teaching points, criteria tagged→ CELTA 5 · starred points into the next planMarks A3 (LRT)Jordan Blake · Main course tutorWritten assignmentsDouble-marking on the sample→ assessor reads both marks
TP8 feedback · written onlyJordan Blake · Main course tutorTeaching practiceNo live session for the final TP→ CELTA 5 final entriesPortfolio check · ABCJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outEvery field, every signature
Final portfolio checkJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outEvery field, every signatureGrades reportJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outProvisional grades · cohort sheet→ grading meeting
Course closeJordan Blake · Main course tutorWhole cohort · nothing about grades is saidClose-out checklistJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outEvery record complete · export ready
CandidateSix per group · ABC and DEF
TP7 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceA2 · own topic · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonFilmed observations 4 & 5Amara Okafor · CandidateWith taskA2 (Skills) dueAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsDeadline time set on the timetable
TP7 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceA2 · own topic · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonA3 (LRT) dueAmara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsOne deadline for the whole cohort
TP8 · A · B · CAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceFinal assessed · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoon
TP8 · D · E · FAmara Okafor · CandidateTeaching practiceFinal assessed · three 45-min lessons, one tutor observing→ feedback this afternoonA4 (LFC) due · 09:00Amara Okafor · CandidateWritten assignmentsLessons from the classroomProfessional developmentAmara Okafor · CandidateCareer advice · whole cohort
Course finishedAmara Okafor · CandidateClose-outWorkspace says so · no grade shown until Cambridge confirms
Volunteer studentThe learners being taught
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hours
In class · B1+Emeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentTeaching practiceJoin link opens 10 min before · register ticks hoursLast classEmeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentHours toward the certificate
CertificateIf the hours threshold is reached
AssessorCambridge · read-only
Pack opensDr Helen Marsh · AssessorClose-outRead-only · requirements, candidate readiness, double-marking sample
Reads candidatesDr Helen Marsh · AssessorClose-outApplication files · lesson plans · CELTA 5 · in Handbook order
Visit dayDr Helen Marsh · AssessorClose-outGrading meeting · report written in Appian→ centre grade approval form
After the course
The centre keeps everything; the course keeps nothing
Days after
Confirmation
Then
Export
Then
Wipe
CentreOwner · manager · course admin · admissions
Cambridge confirms gradesPriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outClose-out tick — the MCT or the centre, whoever hears first
PDFs to the centre’s DrivePriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outPlan + self-eval + feedback per TP · assignment rounds · CELTA 5 · letters→ centre’s own template documentAssessor historyPriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outHandbook 13.3 / 13.8 · visible, not enforced
Course working data wipedPriya Raman · Centre managerClose-outThe shell survives; join links say "closed", not "broken" · the demo does not run the wipeDuplicate for next timePriya Raman · Centre managerFrom the course list · TP points and briefs already shared centre-wide
TutorsMCT · ACT
Issues lettersJordan Blake · Main course tutorClose-outReference letters · formal notices on record
CandidateSix per group · ABC and DEF
Final report releasedAmara Okafor · CandidateClose-outBy the MCT, once Cambridge confirms
Link says the course has closedAmara Okafor · CandidateWith the centre’s email as the way out
Volunteer studentThe learners being taught
Pool remembers themEmeka Nwosu · Volunteer studentOne person, many courses · hours carry over
AssessorCambridge · read-only
Pack closesDr Helen Marsh · AssessorClose-outOpen until close-out · the course data is deleted on day 40 · on the demo it stays open
What never happens
A grade is never shown to a candidate until Cambridge confirms it. A tutor never reads a concern the candidate routed to the centre. Connect never holds money. Nobody at Connect holds a key to a centre's courses.
What the centre keeps
Every lesson plan, self-evaluation, tutor feedback, assignment round, CELTA 5 record and letter, assembled as PDFs into the centre's own Drive at close-out. Then the course's working data is wiped. The centre owns the shell; the course owned the people.
Try it as anyone
The pills in the header open the demo centre as each role. Same seeded course, mid-week 2, seen through nine pairs of eyes. Safe to share, safe to click.