Making education sparkle!

Materials Writing

With over 25 years’ experience of creating, developing and writing content for all things English Language Teaching, I’ve worked across projects big and small.

Teacher Training

Providing both the content and the delivery of teacher training courses, courses ranging from a single CPD session to a full 8-week course, or longer. 

Small Language
School Consultancy

This is a consultancy service aimed primarily at schools with very busy owners!

  • For publishers, creating materials for students and teachers either individually or collaboratively.

  • For teachers, working with you through training and teacher development.

  • For school owners, supporting you with pedagogical direction.

Providing support
and help to key players
in ELT institutions

I’ve been doing
this for a while.

I’m a teacher myself — I intimately understand what makes students tick and learning environments flourish, and passionately weave that through every word I write.

Kind words from my clients

  • You're a Star!

    “Not to embarrass you but your test writing is being held in very high esteem - you are our other test writers’ model to follow - the team have noted that you have made some excellent judgments to amends and rewrites and have included YLE task where appropriate. Well done Niki - it really lightens the load when an author reads and responds well to a brief and asks all the right questions. Thank you!”

    Joanne Hunter - Product Manager, Pearson

  • Just great!

    “Things are going just great - just to let you know - it’s lovely when writer and editor are on a similar wavelength. I’m enjoying reading your stuff!”

    Judy Copage - Editor CELT-P

  • Plenty of good ideas.

    “As an editor, what you are looking for in an author is flair, plenty of good ideas, responsiveness to feedback and ability to stick to deadlines. With Niki, I found that she had all of these traits.”

    Andrew Hornsby-Smith - Editor

  • Solution Focused!

    “Niki has been working with Activate Learning on a freelance basis since 2019. In that time Niki has been a key contributor to the work we have done with a private International Primary school in India. Niki has delivered projects in curriculum development, teacher training and development, and classroom teaching. Niki has supported Activate Learning International in the wider consultation to this school providing expertise and advice that the school leadership has taken on as part of their overarching strategy development. Niki is very easy to work with, she consistently demonstrates an awareness of the key issues facing international educators and is solutions focussed.”

    Niko Philips - Group Director, Activate Learning

  • The best!

    In my opinion, you are the best teacher I’ve had in these months!

    Jordi, Spanish student

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