Tom GarsideJun 2, 20205 min5 education predictions for the new normal - what have we learnt so far in 2020?The phrase is on the tip of everyone’s tongue - the new normal - it’s coming, but what does it mean? In order to define where we will be in
Tom GarsideMay 8, 20207 min5 assumptions commonly made about 'NNEST's, and one way to win the native speakerism battleIf you are an English teacher whose first language is (shock, horror!) not English, you will probably have experienced some kind of
Tom GarsideApr 10, 20204 minIn this cut-and-paste world, does copyright still matter in education?Everyone does it (yes, even you…) - we have a class to prepare for 30 students, and ten minutes of our lunch break left to copy a worksheet.
Tom GarsideMar 25, 20202 minWhy are there no internationally accredited TEFL qualifications for non-native speaker teachers?The global English language teaching industry has developed hugely in the past decade, with the quality of provision rising fast in a wide