PeterJun 152 minMid Pride MonthSo, 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...
PeterMay 93 minPreparation for IATEFL BelfastAs 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...
PeterApr 52 minDon't forget yourselfI 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...
PeterApr 42 minA new leaseI feel energised. The responses I'm getting from my representative materials is wonderful. Honestly, the ELT community is fantastic. To...
PeterMar 302 minProfessionalSomething 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...
PeterMar 182 minDaily life - resourceYou might have seen yesterday that I released a new resource on my resources page here. I thought I would share some of the reasonings...
PeterMar 12 minWomen's history month 2022It is Women's History Month 2022, leading towards International Women's Day on 8th March. In ELT materials, although I think the industry...
PeterFeb 122 minReclaiming opportunitiesThis post was going to be called 'Missed opportunities'. Then I had second thoughts, because even if we miss opportunities, there are...
PeterFeb 43 minHow to write inclusive materials: reviewIt has been remiss of me not to write about this book since its publication last year. Tyson Seburn, the contributors and the ELT Teacher...
PeterFeb 14 minLGBTQ+ History month 2022For LGBT+ History month 2022, I thought I would look back on progress in the ELT industry. Ten years ago, Tyson Seburn wrote a post...
PeterJan 241 minFurther work on Taboos and IssuesSome 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...
PeterJan 181 minQueerience: the follow upThis 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...
PeterJan 176 minQueerience: I am neither a taboo nor an issueI'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...
PeterDec 28, 20212 minLast post of 2021So, 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...
PeterOct 18, 20212 minOh the confusion and the clarityHave you ever done something for so long that you get to the point where you doubt yourself at every turn? I'm having that on one of the...
PeterSep 23, 20213 minHandle with careI attended a webinar given by ELT Publishing Professionals yesterday, and I feel I have to write about it. The topic was about packagers...
PeterSep 17, 20212 minIt's the ageNone of us are getting any younger. Have you heard that phrase a lot? I have yet to decide whether I think it's offensive or not. Is it...
PeterFeb 16, 20214 min#LGBT+HistoryMonthFebruary in the United Kingdom is LGBT+ History Month, whereas in the US, it's Black History Month. The UK Black History Month is...
PeterJan 4, 20211 min#WorldBrailleDayToday, 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...
PeterDec 3, 20203 minReflectionsFirst 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...