by Sarah Findlay | Dec 5, 2017 | All posts, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
For the most part, parents / care-givers and educators share a common goal. We eye-roll at the silliness, smile at the creativity, take joy in the successes and marvel when expectations are exceeded. Parents and care-givers are mostly warm, helpful and prepared to...
by Bruno Andrade | Oct 4, 2017 | All posts, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
What have you been pedagogically pondering about recently? What actions could you take to improve your own teacher well being? I am one of the co-founders of BrELT, a community dedicated to professional development for English language teachers in Brazil. A key...
by Amanda Davies | Sep 13, 2017 | All posts
Parents / caregivers increasingly seek to start their children on the road to learning English at a younger and younger age, and to meet the demand, providers are responding by offering Early Years courses for ever younger children. There is no doubt that children...
by Emily Hird | Aug 3, 2017 | All posts, Early Years, Primary
I’ll let you into a secret. Many people in the ELT profession think writing materials for early years and primary learners must be a doddle. There are so few words on the page – that makes it easier, right? Wrong! As anyone who teaches early years and primary learners...
by Jennifer Dobson | Jul 1, 2017 | All posts, Primary
‘Safety first’ should be a familiar mantra for all who work with primary learners. Making the most of educational technology and online tools in the primary ELT classroom brings considerable responsibility as regards the welfare of the learners. During English...