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Interviews on education and language teaching

Elizabeth Veliou, Educator of the Year, talks about her teaching career and her vision of a holistic language education

Elizabeth Veliou was born and raised in Lamia. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MA in Cinema Studies from the University of Bristol. After finishing her studies, she came back to Lamia, and started teaching English at a Language School. There, she met Argyris Tzimas, the man, who became...

Jenny Dooley, President of Express Publishing, talks about women’s leadership

ELT NEWS has taken the initiative to publish a series of interviews on women’s leadership.  Whenever there are talks on gender and diversity, critics and sceptics often revolve around the big question: “Will we ever reach gender equality in the workplace?” or “is it just a theory that is morally right but can never be realized?” What barriers have business...

Christine Tsatasba, President of GlobalCert, talks about women in leadership

ELT NEWS has taken the initiative to publish a series of interviews on women’s leadership.  Whenever there are talks on gender and diversity, critics and sceptics often revolve around the big question: “Will we ever reach gender equality in the workplace?” or “is it just a theory that is morally right but can never be realized?” What barriers have...

The CEO of the Diana Award, Tessy Ojo CBE, Talks to Georgia Papas, Chair of QLS

Since 2016, the QLS Schools Network has collaborated with The Diana Award royal charity to organise and host its Anti-Bullying Ambassadors programme in Greece. The Diana Award is the only charity set up in the name of Diana, Princess of Wales, and its programmes include the most prestigious accolade a young person can receive for their humanitarian...

Tom Reynolds: Grades are a destination, let’s break down the language journey into steps

Tom Reynolds is an experienced classroom practitioner, school senior leader, consultant-adviser, teacher-trainer, and national Specialist Leader of Education with expertise in raising standards of English language teaching, learning, and assessment. As an assistant head teacher, curriculum leader, and consultant/advisor, he has played a pivotal role in...

Christina Bakopoulou, Managing Director of Burlington Books, talks about women’s leadership

    This is the second interview we publish on women’s leadership. Christina Bakopoulou talks about the obstacles she has faced and is facing in job and in life, how she deals with leadership challenges either coming from people and situations, or stemming from within the leader herself or arising from the nature of the role. Christina Bakopoulou...

Hugh Dellar talks about the focus of language education in the 21st century

Hugh Dellar is a teacher, teacher trainer and coursebook writer based in north London and, along with Andrew Walkley, the co-founder of the online language school and teacher development centre  www.lexicallab.com. He’s co-written the five-level INNOVATIONS series and six-level OUTCOMES series for National Gegraphic and two levels of the Roadmap series...