Our host Sahar talks with Vahid and Alina about the concept of free education, who it helps, where the value is, and who benefits. 

• How do you define ‘quality’ in the context of free education for English learners?

• What are the biggest challenges in providing free, quality education to English learners?

• What impact does free quality education have on the lives of English learners and teachers?

These questions and more discussed by three experienced and passionate educators from Iran and Romania.

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Sahar explains beautifully in this episode how a recent discussion group on the topic of diet and healthy eating got her reflecting on the topic and resulted in some unexpected learning on her part!

Often one of the best parts of being a teacher is hearing our learners' perspectives on various issues and learning from them! It really is a privilege!

You can find more from Sahar here and enquire about joining one of her groups to have your own thinking inspired end enlightened!
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For more from Upskilling For Change, including more about our membership, our monthly teachers' meetings, our Skill-shares & Workshops and an upcoming mentoring programme, you can visit our website at www.UpskillingForChange.com

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Alina & Fiona discuss Alina's story-telling method of teaching English to young learners.

How can we make sure that we actually enjoy the process of learning and don't just rush to the finish line, beating ourselves with the 'not good enough' stick all the way!?

Alina's method of exploring and absorbing stories while almost learning by accident is a brilliant way of doing just that! I wish I could go back and be a student in her class!! In this podcast episode, she explains how it all works.

You can find Alina here: www.instagram.com/english.with.stories
and Fiona here: www.instagram.com/upskillingforchange

And remember, we're always looking for other English-language teaching professionals from around the world to collaborate with on our podcast! Get in touch if you'd like to discuss or share something with our global community of teachers! 

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Alina & Fiona discuss working as a self-employed teacher while also learning how to be a mother!

Many of us choose this career path in order to grant ourselves more flexibility so that we can achieve a better work-life balance for our families. But, what are the challenges of raising small children and continuing our careers?

Guilt, balance, doing our best, parental leave, identity, and continuous learning are all touched upon in this short but relatable podcast episode! Enjoy!

You can find Alina here: www.instagram.com/english.with.stories
and Fiona here: www.instagram.com/elt_fiona

And remember, we're always looking for other English-language teaching professionals from around the world to collaborate with on our podcast! Get in touch if you'd like to discuss or share something with our global community of teachers! 

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How do you become a school teacher in Spain vs. UK? Founding Members Eloisa and Fiona discuss the similarities and differences in becoming a teacher in Spain and the UK. Eloisa describes the process in detail and both discuss the differences and advantages of the various types of teacher and school in each context.

Are you a language academy teacher who has ever considered transitioning to a 'state' or 'private' school teacher? This should give you some idea of what's involved. If you're already working in one of these contexts, we'd love to hear from you about your experiences!

And remember, we're always looking for other English-language teaching professionals from around the world to collaborate with on our podcast! Get in touch if you'd like to discuss or share something with our global community of teachers! 

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In this very special episode we hear from Suzi Payton about how to make our classrooms and learning spaces, both on and offline, more neuro-divergent welcoming, with particular attention paid to ADHD learners. This is INVALUABLE information! Listen up! Learn more about us here!

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