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I have a love/hate thing going on with social media. Yes, I see the point of social media, especially when you're self-employed - but at...
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Peter
- Sep 29
- 3 min
Adobe Firefly
So, while at the ELT Freelancers Awayday in Oxford last week, AI was a big topic that was talked about. One service that intrigued me was...
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Peter
- Sep 20
- 4 min
A mini exploration of photocopiable materials
I've been doing some research getting ready for writing the next workshop in my LGBTQIA+ in ELT workshop series; this one is going to be...
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Peter
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Outgoing introvert?
Last week, I read an interesting post by Lisa Braithwaite on LinkedIn. She mentioned that she is a shy introvert, and it completely...
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Peter
- Aug 9
- 3 min
A day in the life...
I thought it was about time I did a little personal post, so here we are then. A day in the life... I usually wake up at about seven, and...
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Peter
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Straight discussion questions
What would happen if we took some discussion questions found on the internet about the gay community and reversed them? Are there many...
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Peter
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Frigid contexts, LGBTQIA+
The title of this post comes from Joshua M. Paiz's insightful book, Queering the English Language Classroom: A Practical Guide for...
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Peter
- Jun 1
- 3 min
More than a month
It's the start of Pride month, and I've got something to say. The oppression of LGBTQIA+ rights by the UK government continues. Expect to...
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Peter
- May 24
- 3 min
The connection between family history and DEI work
A slightly different blog post from me today. I've recently started Rachael Roberts' Flourishing Foundations course and in the very first...
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Peter
- May 11
- 3 min
Comments on the ILGA annual review 2023
The ILGA annual report was released today, and unsurprisingly, the UK is still failing the LGBTQIA+ community. I made a blog post about...
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Peter
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Preparation for IATEFL Harrogate
In a similar way to last year's post on preparation for IATEFL Belfast, I thought I'd do a similar one for Harrogate. It's a little...
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Peter
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Relax, Renew, Refresh
Working in DEI can be difficult. I'm sure the other DEI consultants that I know would agree. It's tiring. It's tiring to see your...
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Peter
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Why LGBTQIA+ in ELT matters
I've just finished what I classify as my first, full ELT presentation on my own. Huge thank you to Teresa Bestwick of the TEFL...
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Peter
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Don’t look back in ELT or LGBTQ* lament
This blog post was originally published on Diverse Educators blog on 25th April 2022, but I thought it was worth sharing it here, too. I...
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Peter
- Jan 30
- 3 min
LGBT+ History Month 2023
I'm writing this in the days before the start of LGBT+ History Month 2023. The theme of this year's month is #BehindTheLens, so it may...
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Peter
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Performative representation: disability
I had to write a quick blogpost here as I'm working on a project involving images and image research. As a DEI consultant, I look for...
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Peter
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Statue of Virginia Woolf
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the official unveiling of the long-awaited statue of Virginia Woolf. It was all the more...
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Peter
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Why I won't stop pushing for LGBTQIA+ representation in materials
This is not going to be an easy read. If the map above doesn't spell it out, let me explain further. You can see the map in more detail...
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Peter
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
‘I called him, once; then listened: nothing moved...’
It's Remembrance Day today. I honour those who served, but especially today, I honour the LGBTQIA+ victims, veterans and those affected...
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Peter
- Sep 29, 2022
- 4 min
Freelancing: pros and cons
It's been about four and a half years since I started freelancing. In 2018, I started blogging about the journey into freelancing, such...
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