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
- 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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Peter
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
ELT Freelancers Awayday 2022
On Friday 16th September, it was the welcome return of the ELT Freelancers Awayday, organised by ELT Publishing Professionals. This was...
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Peter
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
Erasmus project, Eurospeak, Zaragoza
For those of you who knew, I was in Zaragoza, Spain, last week. The image above is of a painting I was instructed in while in a park in...
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Peter
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Diversity & Inclusion Glossary
I bought this book recently and only now have I had the chance to have a good look at it. So I thought I'd write a post about it. This...
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Peter
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
*untitled*
I'm still here! I may have been 'off-grid' for a short time, but my resources are still available for #EFL #ESL #ELT teachers. I have to...
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Peter
- Jun 26, 2022
- 3 min
Pride in Education conference
25th June 2022 will be a day I remember for a very long time. As a person with anxiety, meeting new people can be a tricky experience for...
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Peter
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
Mid Pride Month
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...
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Peter
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Pride month 2022
So, it's Pride month 2022. There doesn't seem to be much to celebrate - homophobia is on the increase, transphobia is rife thanks to the...
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Peter
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Preparation for IATEFL Belfast
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...
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Peter
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
Lightbulb moments
If you're reading this, then you're more than likely to have been following developments in my freelance career on LinkedIn. As in...
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Peter
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Daily life - resource
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...
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Peter
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
How to write inclusive materials: review
It has been remiss of me not to write about this book since its publication last year. Tyson Seburn, the contributors and the ELT Teacher...
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Peter
- Jan 17, 2022
- 6 min
Queerience: I am neither a taboo nor an issue
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...
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Peter
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
K[no]w you'r[e] worth [it]
I'm still here. And today I'm pleased because a new woolly hat has arrived, with a bobble on. It's kind of dark blue and mustard and I...
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Peter
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Handle with care
I attended a webinar given by ELT Publishing Professionals yesterday, and I feel I have to write about it. The topic was about packagers...
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Peter
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Anxiety and me
I always knew I was a worrier but as I've got older, I'm more convinced that there is a huge difference between worry and anxiety. I...
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Peter
- Feb 16, 2021
- 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
- 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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Peter
- 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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