1. Course
Excite and motivate pre-primary and primary English learners of all abilities with carefully paced content and activities that make learning English fun.
Fantasy Adventurers
Imagination-sparking stories, games and activities that bring English learning to life.
Pre-primary courses
Primary courses
Inquisitive Minds
Discover hands-on, creative tasks, investigations and experiments through CLIL and STEAM-based learning.
Pre-primary courses
Primary courses
World Explorers
Create global citizens of tomorrow by building real-world knowledge and skills.
Primary courses
2. Assessment
Confidence grows when progress is visible
In today’s global, tech‑driven world, English learning needs more than scores. Progress‑focused assessment helps schools build real‑world confidence, support long‑term learning, and earn parent trust.
Achievement, not pressure, keeps children learning
Assessment works best when it celebrates progress and helps children feel a sense of achievement - building confidence and motivation, not pressure or fear of failure.
Measuring what children can do, not just what they know
Assessment should reflect how children use English in practice, not just what they know from textbooks, while giving teachers clear insights to guide next steps.
Clear progress builds parent trust and long‑term enrolment
When progress is easy for parents to understand, it builds trust, supports better conversations, and encourages long-term enrolment.
Choose the right assessment for each stage
PLACE
English Level Test – Young Learners
A quick, interactive placement test that helps schools place learners confidently from day one across speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Benchmark
English Benchmark - Young Learners
Track progress with a child-friendly, low-pressure 4-skills assessment designed to make learning growth visible and highlight the next skills learners should build for teachers, parents, and learners.
Clear reports for teachers and parents
Results show what learners can do now and what to focus on next, with parent-friendly reporting that makes progress easier to explain and skill-level insights that help teachers give more personalised support.
Overall progress at a glance
Strengths in each skill
One scale. Clear progress. Better decisions.
All Pearson assessments report on the Global Scale of English (GSE), aligned to CEFR. One consistent scale to understand progress across ages and levels to support long-term learning.
See how schools bring learning progress to life
Explore real examples and practical resources to support confident learning, parent communication, and long‑term engagement.
Case studies
-
EBYL: KidsUP
EBYL: KidsUP
Making children’s progress visible through low-stress assessment (KidsUP)
-
VESLT: Kobe Gakuin University
VESLT: Kobe Gakuin University
Using long-term speaking data to improve teaching, goal-setting and outreach (Kobe Gakuin University)
-
VEPT: Hiroshima City University
VEPT: Hiroshima City University
Research-grade precision that captures real progress (Hiroshima City University)
Insights and resources
-
Parent hub page
Parent hub page
Parent hub page
-
Parent survey summary
Parent survey summary
Parent survey summary
-
Research report: Impact of English
Research report: Impact of English
Research report: Impact of English
-
Catalogue
Catalogue
Catalogue
Primary Academy
We provide ready to use teaching resources including worksheets, posters, and learn at home. Contact us for the free access.
Get 30 days free access to the resources
Inquiries
Contact us using the enquiry form to share your programme context, learner age/levels, and what you’d like to achieve (e.g., progress visibility, teaching quality).
Proposal and trial planning
We’ll recommend a best‑fit approach based on your needs and budget considerations and help you plan a trial to confirm fit and value for your programme.
Implementation and rollout
Once aligned, we’ll support setup and onboarding so you can start smoothly and embed assessments into your programme over time
Unparalleled educator and institution support
First-class program onboarding
Get set up for success with easy access to our digital learning platforms, MyEnglishLab and Pearson English Connect, with our one-to-one or one-to-many onboarding workshops.
Ongoing human support in local language
Our highly skilled technical support teams provide immediate support, through live chat, email and phone, across nine different languages.
Discover our community area
Browse our community area to read our blogs, watch our webinars and see what other teachers are up to on our social media channels.
Customer Business Excellence Kits
Whether you need to prove results to parents, learners or those in your institution, we can partner with you to show them the benefits of partnering with Pearson.