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1. At 17:30 UK time tomorrow, Wednesday 10th March, you can join the latest Bilingual English Project webinar, on Helping students process and understand texts: insights from reading test developers. More info and registration here https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1363760968907825422?source=EES+uk and PDF below with … Continue reading →

1. Two reasons for this message being earlier today: one, because I’m taking the afternoon off (eventually!), the other so that more of you will be able to catch this concert in celebration of International Women’s Day from St John’s … Continue reading →

1. Podcasts, webinars and blog posts from Pearson under the banner of Experiences: ‘a fresh look at important questions’ that aims ‘to come up with new answers’: https://www.pearson.com/english/professional-development/experiences.html  The four topics addressed are critical thinking, STEAM (not the kind that … Continue reading →

1. I hope this next OECD webinar is not too depressing: How do gender stereotypes affect five-year-olds’ ideas about the future? Monday 8th March at 13:00 UK time https://meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sZSxLQdcS_qandQpIEc2IQ 2. A free book in the Cambridge University Press Elements in … Continue reading →

1. The Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace Network Plus (CUSP) will launch itself (!) next Monday at 14:00 UK time: https://www.cuspnetwork.org/home/events/ In their own words, CUSP aims to “strengthen artistic and cultural institutions in low- and middle-income countries so … Continue reading →

1. The LearnEnglish sites have some good stuff for next Monday – or indeed any other day! https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-zone/international-womens-day-we-are-generationequality https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/how-can-more-women-get-into-politics https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/video-zone/kamala-harris-why-her-new-job-so-important 2. TIRF is The International Research Foundation for English Language Education, and they’ve just published a new paper on ESP … Continue reading →

1. In the lead up to International Women’s Day, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) are launching a new core resource package for gender in education in … Continue reading →

1. More on accents, including Glaswegian, courtesy of my colleague Christine, Sadie Ryan’s wonderful podcast all about accents and perceptions of accents and language and identity, Accentricity  https://www.accentricity-podcast.com/ 2. More sounds to explore over the weekend, the latest New York … Continue reading →

1. Two ELTons opportunities to start with. One, an invitation to be a judge next time round – details here and please note that “there are no fixed qualifications needed to be a judge (…) judges typically have a wide … Continue reading →

1. Young people don’t feel they can make a difference is the sad message from this article by Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on what schools can do to support the climate: https://oecdedutoday.com/green-at-fifteen-schools-support-climate/ However, … Continue reading →