So, it's the middle of June and it's the middle of Pride month. I thought it was about time for a little blog post. This comes off the...

As you may well know, I talk about many things on here, not just professional things, but personal too. It's my belief that by being...

As many of you know, I like walking - Nordic walking. I find it gets me out of the flat and helps to relax my brain. I don't listen to...

If you're reading this, then you're more than likely to have been following developments in my freelance career on LinkedIn. As in...

I intended to write this earlier today after my walk. It ended up being an emotional walk for reasons I shall explain. At first, I didn't...

I feel energised. The responses I'm getting from my representative materials is wonderful. Honestly, the ELT community is fantastic. To...

Something came up today in my chat with Jane Ritter on Teachers Talk Radio and I could see from the comments that it's not just me that...

You might have seen yesterday that I released a new resource on my resources page here. I thought I would share some of the reasonings...

OK, so I know I've spoken about this before; the famous (or perhaps infamous) Taboos and Issues, published in 2001. In a note on one...

This post was going to be called 'Missed opportunities'. Then I had second thoughts, because even if we miss opportunities, there are...

Some of you will have seen my earlier posts on Queerience and the book called Taboos and Issues and my problems with it. As I mentioned...

This is really just a follow on from yesterday's post about Taboos and Issues and in particular I took umbrage at Gays and Jobs. So, I...

I've recently been on a bit of a reminisce about things and found some old photos. It got me thinking about my experience as an ELT...

So, it's the end of the year. I was all prepared to write something deep and meaningful. I thought about a specific topic as I was on my...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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?...