The Global Scale of English resources
Unlock the power of the GSE with these free, downloadable resources to help build language skills and fast-track progress.
The GSE Teacher Toolkit
Plan your lessons, find new learning objectives and more with our interactive GSE Teacher Toolkit.
Learning objectives
Get targeted and detailed learning objectives for reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for your learners.
- Overview GSE learning objectives overview. Opens in a new window.
- Pre-primary learners GSE learning objectives for pre-primary learners. Opens in a new window.
- Young learners (6-14 years) GSE learning objectives for young learners (6-14 years) . Opens in a new window.
- Adult learners (Academic English) GSE learning objectives for adults (Academic English) . Opens in a new window.
- Adult learners (General English) GSE learning objectives for adults (General English) . Opens in a new window.
- Professional English (Business/Vocational English) GSE Learning objectives - Professional English (Business/Vocational English) . Opens in a new window.
- Global Scale of Languages Open Global Scale of Languages: Learning objectives
Classroom materials
Level-up learning and your class preparation with frameworks for learner assessment, guides to help progress and other classroom materials.
- Young learners (6-14) assessment framework Young learners (6-14) assessment framework, opens in a new window
- Adult assessment framework Adult assessment framework. Opens in a new window.
- Adult grammar guide Adult grammar guide. Opens in a new window.
- GSE vs CEFR comparison chart GSE vs CEFR comparison chart. Opens in a new window.
Research and reports
Discover the research behind building the fundamental components of the GSE.
- 2020 Concordance report: PTE Academic and IELTS Academic Link to the 2020 Concordance report: PTE Academic and IELTS Academic
- Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 1: Conducting and validating learning objective mapping for job roles Link to report on Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 1: Conducting and validating learning objective mapping for job roles
- Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 2: Creating and validating a model of language proficiency for job roles Link ot report Developing GSE Job Profiles Part 2: Creating and validating a model of language proficiency for job roles
- Aligning the 2025 PISA framework and the GSE Link to Aligning the 2025 PISA framework and the GSE
- Developing the GSE vocabulary for young learners Link to Developing the GSE vocabulary for young learners
- Developing GSE grammar: Intermediate report Link to Developing GSE grammar: Intermediate report
- Matura GSE alignment summary report Link to Matura GSE alignment summary report
- How long does it take to learn a language? Link to How long does it take to learn a language? file
- On raising standards with a single global framework Link to On raising standards with a single global framework file
- Developing the GSE vocabulary Link to Developing the GSE vocabulary file
- Technical report: Aligning CEFR-J descriptors to the GSE Link to Technical report: Aligning CEFR-J descriptors to the GSE
- Developing Global Scale of English learning objectives aligned to the Common European Framework Link to Developing Global Scale of English learning objectives aligned to the Common European Framework file
- Curriculum auditing and program development: Using the Global Scale of English to review and develop English Language programs Link to Curriculum auditing and program development: Using the Global Scale of English to review and develop English Language programs
- Technical report: Aligning EIKEN descriptors to GSE Link to Technical report: Aligning EIKEN descriptors to GSE
