The Experts Behind this Course Bundle

On the ground and working with young adolescents day to day:

James Heal

Course Writer and Online Workshop Presenter

James Santana Heal is an exam preparation and teen expert! James has been teaching at the British Institute of Seville for the last 17 years, having taught previously in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Indonesia. He has taught all ages, but has a particular specialty: he's recognised by his teaching colleagues as being great with teens. He is interested in teacher training, encouraging students to become autonomous learners, and the use of student- generated materials. He has published several articles in the ETP magazine on differentiation and routines with young learners. He has a degree in Modern and Contemporary History, a CELTA and Delta.

Emma Pratt for Koekoeā Studio

Senior Tutor, Course Writer and Online Workshop Presenter

Emma Pratt is a PhD candidate at Massey University, New Zealand, and an experienced teacher educator with over 20 years’ experience working in international education contexts across the UK, Spain, and New Zealand. Her current teaching focuses on preparing learners for UK English examinations, while her earlier work includes teaching and assessing academic writing for IELTS and Cambridge English. She is particularly interested in helping educators understand how teaching can be aligned with established frameworks without losing their individuality. Alongside this, her broader pedagogical interests explore relational and reflective approaches to learning, including how classroom environments, attention, and wellbeing shape the learning experience. She brings a collaborative, practical approach to workshops, grounded in shared experience and open dialogue.

Emma runs Koekoeā Studio, a creative studio that includes workshops including The Drawing Room in Cambridge, UK, that focuses on reflective drawing, as well as teacher training. She also continues to teach ESOL and academic preparation courses.

Emma has been designing online learning courses since 2013 and was, with Jamie King, a finalist in the ELTons 2014 for Innovation in Teaching

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