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Understanding The Intermediate Plateau: Why Learners Stall And How Teachers Can Help

🤚 Raise your hand if you are teaching Intermediate learners where everything seems “fine”, but nothing is improving. New TEFL teachers, this one is also for you. Enter the “Intermediate plateau”. What is the Intermediate plateau? The Intermediate plateau in…

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When first entering the world of online teaching, your teacher background design may not be the first thing you think of. Instead, you prioritise software (testing… one, two, three), hardware…

The Best Backgrounds For Online Teaching (Simple, Affordable Setups)

14th January 2026

I have been teaching English for about 100 years. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from teaching face-to-face, online, in classrooms, cafés, living rooms, and quiet corners of my house…

Lesson Planning On A Budget: Smart, Low-Cost Ideas For TEFL Teachers

9th January 2026

Starting a TEFL course often brings a mix of excitement and quiet panic. While trainees may enrol to learn how to teach, the questions they ask during training usually go…

The Most Common TEFL Questions Trainees Ask (Answered Honestly)

13th December 2025

*WARNING: Teacher joke incoming * What do you call a teacher without CPD? A static resource in a dynamic curriculum! 😄 Let’s define CPD: it stands for continuing professional development. …

What Is CPD And Why Is It Important?

1st December 2025

When we think of teaching, it's typically to a class full of students. But learning looks different in different contexts. You may find yourself teaching smaller groups of students or……

The Lowdown On One-To-One EFL Classes

30th November 2025

If you're new to Spain, brace yourself for a daily rhythm that is very different from what you may be used to. Here, mornings stretch well into the afternoon, while…

Teaching ESL In Spain: Navigating Siesta Culture And Classroom Life

18th November 2025

You know that moment when you've planned the perfect lesson, complete with carefully scaffolded activities and a delightful PowerPoint, and then, Miguel asks, "Teacher, you watched the football? Real Madrid…

Teachable Moments In TEFL: What They Are And How To Make The Most of Them

5th November 2025

The worlds of lecturing and TEFL couldn’t feel more different. Lectures can be one-way streets: great for packing in lots of info, but lacking in student engagement. TEFL flips the…

Combining Lecturing And TEFL: My First Steps Into ESL

3rd November 2025

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