Tag Archives: London

#MaxineNweri: ‘I now know that anything is possible’ | From a women’s shelter to Cambridge University

Posted on April 22, 2024 by profesorbaker

As a woman with decades of business experience, a Cambridge graduate with a fulfilling career running my own company, alongside a joy-filled family life, few would guess from looking at me today how close I came to having a very different story. From the outside, my childhood was idyllic – my family lived in Nigeria until I was 11, before moving to London. I went to Sunday school at church every week and I aspired to be a doctor, just like my cousin. I envisaged having a beautiful house, a fulfilling career, a nice husband, kids, and, most of all, making my parents proud. Continue reading →

Posted in Black History Month, book reviews, Cover Reveal, Culture, Education, Higher Education Teaching & Learning, human-rights, Interviews, Job Search, Reflections, teachers | Tagged author, Cambridge University, dream, education, entrepreneur, hope, London, Maxine Nweri, Nigeria, Obi, Oxford, speaker, The Future Is Greater | Leave a comment

#ASMSG Author Interview: Dominic Piper, Best-Selling #Author of “Death Is The New Black”

Posted on May 5, 2016 by profesorbaker

Thomas Baker: My guest this evening is the best-selling author, Dominic Piper. Dominic, thank you for agreeing to stop by and visit my blog. I appreciate your taking the time and trouble to do this interview. Dominic Piper: It’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, book reviews, Reading, Reflections, Writing | Tagged author, Canada, Daniel Beckett, Death Is The New Black, Dominic Piper, Endeavour Press, Europe, Facebook, Kiss Me When I'm Dead, London, social media, thriller, twitter, UK, writer, Zen | Leave a comment

The International Baccalaureate: So Great It Was Adopted by the British

Posted on October 10, 2012 by profesorbaker

Michael Gove announces new English Baccalaureate to replace GCSEs Source: The Telegraph By Rosa Prince, Online Political Editor Michael Gove has told MPs that the new English Baccalaureate to be introduced as a replacement for the GCSE will stop the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baccalaureate, Education | Tagged Bacc, baccalaureate, British, challenge, dumbing down, education, England, English, GCSE, International Baccalaureate, international baccalaureate organization, International Baccalaureate Program, London, Member of Parliament, Michael Gove, MP, Race to the Bottom, Race to the Top, radical exam, rigour, science, standards, stardised, The International Baccalaureate, UK, vigour | Leave a comment

The only way is Essex: girls hold on to county’s title as Queen Bees of spelling

Posted on July 6, 2012 by profesorbaker

The winning school team (from l to r) Claire Lucas (11), Azita Ahmadi (12), Teacher Victoria Carey, Maria Abbott, (12) and Megha Rolly (12). Nicola Woolcock Education Correspondent Girls from a state grammar school in Essex won The Times Spelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Education, Education Technology | Tagged 12 year old girls, education, electronic book readers, England, Essex, Institute of Education in Central London, London, Queen Bees, Spelling Bee, the UK, Times | Leave a comment

Amy Winehouse: Angel Song

Posted on April 15, 2012 by profesorbaker

Amy Winehouse: Angel Song The day Amy Winehouse passed away, I wrote a blog post in which I simply tried to let Amy tell her story, in her own words, through the many recorded interviews she left behind, primarily on … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Interviews, Music, Politics, Reading, Writing | Tagged Amy Winehouse, angel, brilliant, Brit, Camden, diva, female, genius, Grammy, Guardian, in, life, London, love, music, peace, rest, RIP, song, superstar | Leave a comment

#Edcamp Santiago: Michael Gove on Free Schools

Posted on November 29, 2011 by profesorbaker

Edcamp Santiago 2012: Free schools, in England, opened in September 2011. Michael Gove explains the concept. What does it mean in practice? Michael Gove Secretary of State for Education, says this is only the beginning…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Free, London, private, school, state | Leave a comment

#EdcampSantiago: Languages Out There

Posted on November 28, 2011 by profesorbaker

Hi Thomas Did you know that Out There is the greenest language course you can teach? You can teach Out There anywhere and use free public spaces like museums, galleries, cafés and parks for the start of the lessons as … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Education Technology, EFL, Higher Education Teaching & Learning | Tagged English Ot There, Jason West, Languages Out There, London, OOT | Leave a comment

BBC lanza un concurso en inglés en Chile

Posted on November 7, 2011 by profesorbaker

Los(as) interesados(as) en participar deberán enviar una postulación en ese idioma, de las cuales se publicarán las mejores para seleccionar a los(las) ganadores(as) de la competencia 04 / noviembre / 2011 Hasta el 10 de noviembre se mantendrán abiertas las … Continue reading →

Posted in Baccalaureate, Connectivism, Culture, Debates, Education, Education Technology, EFL, Higher Education Teaching & Learning | Tagged BBC, Chile, concurso, habla, inglés, London, MINEDUC | Leave a comment

Train to Teach English as a Foreign Language

Posted on October 1, 2011 by profesorbaker

IH London is one of the largest teacher training centres in the UK. Our CELTA programme is for people who want to teach English as a second language either in the UK or abroad. CELTA teacher training is ideal for … Continue reading →