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Feb 16
4 min

#LGBT+HistoryMonth

February in the United Kingdom is LGBT+ History Month, whereas in the US, it's Black History Month. The UK Black History Month is...

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Peter

Jan 27
3 min

Rage against all the machines

Do you ever have those kinds of days where almost everything you see on the news or social media gets your back up? I'm experiencing one...

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Jan 4
1 min

#WorldBrailleDay

Today, 4th January 2021, is World Braille Day, and on my other social media, I've linked to a few resources which could be useful for the...

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Dec 21, 2020
3 min

Wrapping up 2020

This is most likely my last post of the year. However much 2020 has been a clusterf**k of the highest standard, I want to focus on the...

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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

Reflections

First of all, I want to say, how awesome is the above image? There are so many ideas connected to it that I'm sure it could be used in a...

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Nov 20, 2020
3 min

LGBTQIA+

It seems ironic, and absolutely infuriating, that in the same week as the anniversary of the repeal of Section 28, the British government...

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Nov 14, 2020
1 min

Self-care: a reminder

Over the last couple of weeks, I have immersed myself in Inclusion and Diversity, both the course and in my professional and personal...

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Nov 5, 2020
2 min

Considerations for Inclusion in ELT

I don't really have sources to list today, but potentially discursive topics. Thanks to Beth Cox's Foundations for Inclusion course,...

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Is That Clear? Effective Communication in a Neurodiverse World

Peter

Oct 30, 2020
3 min

Is That Clear? Effective Communication in a Neurodiverse World

I was very fortunate to have been sent a copy of Is That Clear? by the authors, Zanne Gaynor, Kathryn Alevizos and Joe Butler and I...

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Inclusion and diversity in ELT - continuation

Peter

Oct 29, 2020
3 min

Inclusion and diversity in ELT - continuation

I'm continuing this mini-series of blog posts by not specifying which aspect of inclusion and diversity in ELT I'm going to focus on. I...

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Oct 23, 2020
2 min

#LGBTQIA2 in ELT resources, part 1

(Lack of) Representation of LGBTQIA2 in ELT materials has been written about, researched and discussed for many years - and I'm not going...

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Building the 'Inclusion in ELT' resource list

Peter

Oct 20, 2020
3 min

Building the 'Inclusion in ELT' resource list

Some people have asked why I'm making this list of resources, specifically aimed at those working in the ELT industry. I say, why not?...

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Beginning the 'Inclusion in ELT' resource list

Peter

Oct 17, 2020
3 min

Beginning the 'Inclusion in ELT' resource list

There's only been one lesson so far in the Foundations to Inclusion course, run by Beth Cox, but I can already see that it's had a huge...

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Oct 9, 2020
2 min

Inclusion and Diversity

I'm sure you'll all agree it's been an interesting, and possibly frustrating, year so far. There's still a way to go with the situation...

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Jul 9, 2020
2 min

ELT Writing

I'm extremely thankful that I've had a fairly steady stream of work over the last couple of months, especially when the world is...

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Jul 3, 2020
1 min

#enddiscrimination

I recently saw a post on LinkedIn that plainly and simply stated that the poster was anti-LGBT and was proud of the fact. This person,...

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Apr 16, 2020
3 min

Strange times...

So, I haven't posted for a while, it seems. That's one of the resolutions missed, among others. Still, now we're in unprecedented times...

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Jan 31, 2020
2 min

Freelancer Guilt

I’ve been thinking a lot lately as I continue this freelancer journey, and thinking of new topics for the blog. One that keeps cropping...

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Jan 29, 2020
5 min

Journey into Freelancing

Ever since going to various conferences and meet-ups and meeting new people, two of the most commonly-asked questions include 'So, what...

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Jan 26, 2020
3 min

ELT Freelancers’ Awayday 2020

For the first time in my career, I went to the ELT Freelancers’ Awayday in Oxford on 24th January. I’d seen the great feedback from the...

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