Global Scale of English (GSE)

As an English language teacher, you need to effectively, and objectively, measure and monitor the English proficiency of your students. We've created a single standard measure to help you do that. 

What is the GSE?

We worked with leading academic specialists and 10,000-plus teachers from 50 countries to develop the GSE.

It's designed to support your curriculum design, courseware and assessment decisions. All of our materials match up to each stage of the scale, so it’s easy to know what and when to teach. 

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How does it work?

The GSE runs from 10-90, with clear statements about what a learner can achieve in writing, reading, listening and writing. 

Learning objectives describe what learners can do at each level of proficiency.

Course materials have been developed using the GSE, so that you're using the right materials for your learners' level.  

Assessments have been aligned to the GSE, designed to suit each stage. You'll be confident that your assessment content is appropropriate to your learners' levels.

The better way to plan lessons & assessment

The free GSE toolkit allows you to quickly see what your learners should know, when. The online, searchable database includes:

  • 2,000+ learning objectives 
  • 450+ grammar objectives
  • 39,000+ vocabulary items 
  • The ability to filter by topic, grammatical category or level

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The Global Scale of English solution

We've aligned teaching and learning materials and assessments to the GSE to help you to select the most appropriate resources.

GSE teacher toolkit

Learning objectives

Course materials

Exams & assessments