I’ll start this post by saying what a well organised and inspiring conference Innovate is! I’ve wanted to go for …

Today I’ve had the good fortune to attend some amazing sessions at Innovate Online 2021. Four hours on Zoom can …

The first days in class are a time for students to get to know each other and make connections. As …

I can’t tell you how excited I was to be back in the classroom this week. I got to teach …

I’d like to share my obsession with tall trees with you. Beware! I caught this from a friend at college …

I recently delivered a webinar for National Geographic Learning on Embedding Employability and Life Skills into the ESOL Curriculum. Along …

So you may have seen my previous blog posts, social media messages or attended one of my training sessions. You …

I’ve written a few blog posts now on online learning, especially with adults who have limited educational background or digital …

I recently sent out a survey on how English Language Teachers use drawings in the classroom. I was a little …

Recently I’ve become a bit obsessed with using drawings in the classroom. In this high-tech era, drawing is a back …

I recently read Dan Barber’s ELT Footprint blog about giving your lessons a sustainability twist. It inspired me to create …

Even prior to the online teaching boom, I noticed that my ESOL Learners often had limited digital skills. In the …

Last year, Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index found that 17% of the UK population did not have full basic digital …

Working visually is a great way to promote life skills, and drawings don’t need to be masterpieces – their purpose …

I watched an inspiring TED Talk by Ann Morgan, who read one book from every country in the world. She …

Every student is different and as teachers and writers we embrace their diversity and support their learning.  The UK Equality …

So I was tidying up my blog and found this post that I wrote shortly after I completed my secondment …

In today’s world, 80% of communication in English occurs between speakers whose first language is not English. I live in …

Teaching online can be highly satisfying and relatively simple if your learners are self-directed and confident with technology, or if …