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Sarah Simons
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Channelling Ray Winstone
Sometimes the empathetic fairy godmother approach to teaching falls flat when faced with a hardened classroom group – at which point it’s time to get tough
6 January 2017
Colocation: the chance to offer real-world learning
Highbury College pioneers work placements in real-world business environments
24 December 2016
Elevate career prospects through ‘colocation’
Highbury College pioneers work placements in real-world business environments
23 December 2016
Stop the showstoppers
Who really benefits from the whizz-bang lessons that make you feel like a pedagogic superstar – your pupils or your ego?
16 December 2016
Cooking up the perfect recipe for Esol classes
Baking sessions offer women a supportive and relaxed environment to learn English
9 December 2016
Valuing values again
The election of Donald Trump is a reminder not to take British values for granted – and that doesn’t mean getting learners to draw Union Jack posters
2 December 2016