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...
PeterApr 262 minA lessonAs 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...
PeterApr 132 minLightbulb momentsIf you're reading this, then you're more than likely to have been following developments in my freelance career on LinkedIn. As in...
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 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 233 minRe-examining Taboos and IssuesOK, 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...
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...
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...
PeterSep 6, 20212 minImages, images everywhereI'd intended to write this blog post today, but I've also been inspired by two other blog posts that I've just read. Liz Marqueiro's new...
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...