Sponsorship and advertising opportunities
Are you a English Language publisher or supplier of resources to the ELT sector?
Perhaps you are an ESOL awarding body?
Reach out to English language practitioners throughout the UK and beyond by taking advantage of one of NATECLA's excellent value for money sponsorship or advertising opportunities.
Sponsorship opportunities
NATECLA -The National Association for Teachers of English and other Community Languages to Adults - is the professional body for ESOL teachers throughout the UK. We also have charitable status.
We give practitioners a unique opportunity to be part of a community of like-minded professionals, ensuring that their voice is heard on matters which affect the ESOL field. Through our network of trustees, committee members, branches and other volunteers we have an unrivalled reputation for:
Providing support for ESOL and community languages practitioners and learners.
Delivering high quality, relevant training opportunities, both locally and nationally, such as conferences, webinars and forums.
Offering an in-house training and consultancy service.
Providing expert advice to government bodies and other agencies.
Delivering campaigns which promote and protect ESOL and community languages, including an ESOL strategy for England.
We welcome sponsorship support from organisations working in the sector to allow us to continue our important work in this field.
Annual Conference
Our Annual Conference is the leading event in the ESOL teaching calendar and has been for over 25 years. The event attracts ESOL and ELT practitioners from all over the UK to engage in superb talks and workshops, discussion and ideas-sharing sessions, a diverse exhibition area and relaxed social activities. These events take place in professional venues, where delegates and exhibitors can take advantage of high-quality catering, comfortable overnight accommodation and endless networking opportunities.
Packages available:
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Prominent branding throughout the exhibition publicity materials, including:
prominent inclusion of your company’s logo on promotional banners on NATECLA's website and members’ platform
logos on promotional emails which reach over 2000 recipients
your logo prominently positioned on our conference website – the definitive guide to the full event programme
Prominent branding at the exhibition venue, including your company logo:
in the main conference hall for the Friday and Saturday keynote events
on the exhibition signage
A profile on the conference website
A full page advert in the summer edition of Language Issues
Providing the conference delegate bags (cloth bags preferred) and delegate notepads and pens
A piece of marketing collateral in the delegate pack
A free stand in the resources exhibition - to take place throughout the weekend
Delivery of two free workshops over the weekend - proposals for workshops to be agreed by NATECLA
Two weekend residential delegate passes for the whole conference (Friday lunchtime to Saturday evening)
Subtle promotion of your organisation's activities (relevant to our members) via our LinkedIn channel.
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Be at the forefront of all the conference conversations with this unique package:
Supply of all delegate, exhibitor and speaker branded lanyards for the event
Your logo prominently displayed on the printed badges
Your company logo on the NATECLA website, in the main conference hall for the
keynote speeches, on the exhibition signage and on our conference app
a half page advert in Language Issues
a free stand in the resources exhibition
one weekend residential delegate pass for the whole conference (Friday lunchtime to Saturday evening).
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This profile raising sponsorship package includes the following benefits:
Sponsorship of our Friday evening and Saturday morning keynote speaker –TBC
Capture the speeches on video and stream the branded version via NATECLA's YouTube channel and on our website
Your company logo on the NATECLA website, in the main conference hall for the keynote speeches, on the exhibition signage and on our conference app
A half page advert in Language Issues
A free stand in the resources exhibition
One weekend residential delegate pass for the whole conference (Friday lunchtime to Saturday evening).
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Sponsorship of our Friday afternoon Teachmeet - a series of snappy 3 minute presentations where delegates share their best classroom ideas. Your branding will appear prominently at this event. Benefits include:
Option to record the event and produce an edited and branded video which can be streamed via NATECLA's YouTube video and website. This is highly recommended if possible.
Your company logo on the NATECLA website, in the main conference hall for the keynote speeches, on the exhibition signage and on our conference app
A half page advert in Language Issues
A free stand in the resources exhibition
One weekend residential delegate pass for the whole conference (Friday lunchtime to Saturday evening).
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Align your company’s brand with Conference Aston’s world class catering offer:
Your logo displayed prominently in all catering areas, including the restaurant area and at all refreshment points
Your company logo on the NATECLA website, in the main conference hall for the keynote speeches, on the exhibition signage and on our conference app
A half page advert in Language Issues
A free stand in the resources exhibition
One weekend residential delegate pass for the whole conference (Friday lunchtime to Saturday evening).
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The Ruth Hayman Trust is NATECLA’s nominated charity. It gives educational grants for a wide range of courses to support people who have come to settle in The UK and speak English as a second or other language. This fun quiz is THE Friday night social event at conference. An opportunity to network and unwind after a busy afternoon programme – it’s become a muchloved part of the Conference. Associate your company’s brand with this very special charity and event. The package includes:
A £500 donation from your company to the Ruth Hayman Trust
Your banner prominently displayed during the Friday night quiz
Your company logo on the NATECLA website, in the main conference hall for the keynote speeches, on the exhibition signage and on our conference app
A half page advert in Language Issues
A free stand in the resources exhibition
One weekend residential delegate pass for the whole conference (Friday lunchtime to Saturday evening).
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The new for 2026 conference app will be an essential part of this year’s event. It will allow delegates to plan their time at the conference directly from their smart phones. Associate your brand with this easy to download app, complete with speaker and workshop information, sponsors, rooming information, notifications and much more.
This package will include:
Your company logo on the front age of the conference app (conf.app)
Your company logo on all publicity and correspondence related to the app and the conference programme
A reduced price exhibition stand for the event - £400 instead of £700
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The NATECLA bursary scheme is designed to ensure that members on a limited income are able to attend the NATECLA National Conference. Through this sponsorship package, we aim to award bursaries to up to 8 individuals.
This package includes:
2 bursaries which will cover 100% of the cost of a ticket (full weekend residential), and
6 bursaries to cover 50% of the cost of a ticket (full weekend residential)
Your company logo on all publicity and correspondence related to the conference bursary scheme
A half page advert in Language Issues
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The Ruth Hayman Trust is NATECLA’s nominated charity. It gives educational grants for a wide range of courses to support people who have come to settle in The UK and speak English as a second or other language. This fun quiz is THE Friday night social event at conference. An opportunity to network and unwind after a busy afternoon programme – it’s become a muchloved part of the Conference. Associate your company’s brand with this very special charity and event. The package includes:
This package includes:
A £500 donation from your company to the Ruth Hayman Trust
Your banners prominently displayed during the Friday night Quiz
Photographs from the Quiz with mentions of your company on social media
Your company logo on all publicity and correspondence related to the Quiz
A half page advert in Language Issues
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For organisations within the ELT sector such as awarding bodies, publishers and training organisations.
NATECLA's National Conference offers delegates a resources exhibition where they can find out more about the examination products available in the field, browse the latest classroom materials and explore CPD opportunities available to ESOL practitioners.
This exhibition routinely attracts publishers, technology providers, examining boards, universities and other organisations who want to showcase their products, services or qualifications and meet with English language decision makers and influencers from the fields of further, adult and community education.
This package includes a ticket for one person to run the stand. Further staff members to support with the stand will need to be paid for.
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For smaller organisations such as small charities or independent publishers.
NATECLA's National Conference offers delegates a resources exhibition where they can find out more about the examination products available in the field, browse the latest classroom materials and explore CPD opportunities available to ESOL practitioners.
This exhibition routinely attracts publishers, technology providers, examining boards, universities and other organisations who want to showcase their products, services or qualifications and meet with English language decision makers and influencers from the fields of further, adult and community education.
This package includes a ticket for one person to run the stand. Further staff members to support with the stand will need to be paid for.
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Promote your company’s latest offer to all conference delegates by adding an item in the conference tote bags.
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NATECLA prides itself on the range and quality of the workshops on offer at National Conference. This workshop sponsorship opportunity allows your organisation to deliver a session which can be branded with your company logo. As with other workshops that make the National Conference programme, you will 8 need to submit a formal proposal through our system (which will go live by the end of the year). Workshops should appeal to ESOL teachers, managers, volunteers and other related professionals who are practising in the UK. Here are some suggestions of suitable topics:
Practical teaching skills
Digital skills and teaching online
Assessment
14-19 learning
Supporting pre-entry learners
Volunteers in ESOL
Teaching mixed ability groups
ESOL / English language research
Refugees / asylum seekers
Hybrid teaching
ESOL and maths
Neurodiversity
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustainability
Webinar sponsorship
Our webinars are 75-minute online sessions presented by top-rated trainers. They focus on practical teaching skills equipping practitioners with a range of ideas and new approaches that they can take straight to the classroom. They take place throughout the academic year, with several scheduled each term. Up to 100 practitioners are able to attend each webinar and many are fully booked!
Some examples of past webinars are:
Teaching culture as well as language.
Supporting pre-entry learners with speaking & listening.
5-minute activities for trauma-sensitive classrooms.
Phonics and ESOL
ESOL and maths
Digital skills for ESOL
Accessible learning: Graphic facilitation for inclusive classrooms.
Webinar sponsor package information
£1500 – full term
£850 – half term
Key benefits for webinar sponsors:
Your company branding and a clear acknowledgment of your support on all publicity related to the webinars, including on:
The events section of our website
Our members’ platform and events booking site
Our LinkedIn page - profile and events pages
Our Monthly Update
Other communication including emails to the ESOL Research list (JISC)
A 2-3 minute speaking slot at each webinar
An opportunity to book one person, free of charge, to every webinar (this could be used as a prize as a part of a publicity drive). There are approximately 6-8 webinars held in the autumn and winter terms. Summer term is dedicated to planning and organisation of our Annual Conference.
During the webinar, Inclusion of your company logo:
on all presenter slides
the Zoom background.
Webinar delegate feedback:
“Fantastic, refreshing, inspiring; an eye opener. A reminder of the importance of teaching vocabulary and teaching it effectively. So many amazing and useful resources. It will change the way I plan my lessons. I am really grateful. Thank you”
— Anna Czubak, ESOL tutor from the Westway Trust
Language Issues advertising
Language Issues is NATECLA's part peer-reviewed journal for language teaching professionals and is the only academic journal focused entirely on the ESOL context in the UK. It explores the area between academic research and classroom practice, discussing teaching, training, management and research into ESOL and community languages.
An electronic subscription of two editions per year is included in all membership packages plus the journal is subscribed to by teachers, students, researchers and academic libraries across the UK and abroad.
Package information
£350 - half page
£500 - full page
Language Issues is happy to advertise academic/training programmes, publications and events that may be of interest to ESOL practitioners. The journal has an international subscriber/readership base and is held in high esteem by practitioners, researchers and programme managers.
Contact laura@natecla.org.uk for advertising options and specifications
Become a Sponsor
To find out more about any of these opportunities contact Laura Plotnek-Jones, National Centre Manager at NATECLA at laura@natecla.org.uk or by calling 07443 601 298.
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