Who: Freelance ELT consultant, teacher trainer and writer (ex-DoS). Runs Take Your Time DELTA (M1, M3, Advanced Methodology). Books: Richer Speaking, ELT Playbook 1, ELT Playbook Teacher Training. DELTA: M2 Pass, M3 Merit, M1 Distinction (2013).
What: 1000+ posts since 2010: DELTA, CELTA, materials, IATEFL conference write-ups.
Stance and value: Candid and process-focused; shares her failures. Strongest on pacing, task layout and resource lists. Weakest on current exam specifics: most DELTA posts date from 2013–15. Promotes her courses; affiliate links.
Processed notes
- Before DELTA - rest, phonemics, Word skills, reading
- DELTA Module 1 - exam technique by task (old format)
- DELTA Module 2 - why LSAs fail and how to pass
- DELTA Module 3 reading list - exam classes specialism
- DELTA grade statistics - Module 1 is the hardest to pass
- DELTA resource map - module by module links
- DELTA routes - what successful candidates would do again
- Five things new teachers wish they’d known
- Matching CPD to the teacher - Teacher’s Choice Framework
- The PDA on intensive DELTA - six fixes
Next to process
- Deeper pass done. Next: “How I got a distinction in the Delta Module 1 exam” (2014); “Take Your Time DELTA: reflections on my first course” (2022).