Katie

As a UK qualified teacher (PGCE, QTS and TEFL), Katie has taught in the UK, Japan and China as well as online. She has experience working with every age group from young learners up to university preparation classes, including English as a Second Language and STEM subjects. Outside of teaching, Katie loves learning languages and travelling!

November 2022 curriculum updates

Abridge Academy members gained access to 31 new lessons in November! Check out the details and links below… Core course The revamped core course curriculum is still rolling out, with 21 new lessons added to level 2 this month: 2:2:6 Review: pets 2:3:1 Sports 2:3:2 What sports can you do? 2:3:3 Sports movements 2:3:4 Soccer […]

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Newbie Webinar: November 2022

Welcome to Abridge Academy! This webinar is for all online ESL teachers who are new to the Abridge Academy curriculum. It will run you through how to find the various resources on the Abridge Academy website, as well as top tips for making the most of the lesson tools, activities and supplementary resources. This webinar

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October 2022 curriculum updates

In October, Abridge Academy curriculum members gained 17 new and revamped lessons. Core course A significant focus this month was revamping and expanding the core curriculum, particularly level 2. In total, 12 lessons were added or revamped: 4:4:5 Writing: Reviewing a restaurant 2:1:1 My friend 2:1:2 Grammar: To be 2:1:3 Describing people 2:1:4 Science: Growing

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How to find Chinese students via WeChat marketing – Brian’s top tips!

Let’s welcome Brian, from America, to share his insights and successes from our recent free WeChat marketing bootcamp! Brian started teaching ESL online with VIPkid five years ago, then started switching to independent teaching in 2020. Now, he has 22 private students. Want to join our future free monthly bootcamps? Sign up here for email

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Newbie webinar: October 2022

Welcome to Abridge Academy! This webinar is for all online ESL teachers who are new to the Abridge Academy curriculum. It will run you through how to find the various resources on the Abridge Academy website, as well as top tips for making the most of the lesson tools, activities and supplementary resources. This webinar

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Thank you so much for joining the free XiaoHongShu bootcamp! I really hope you enjoyed the webinars and learned some useful ideas you can use to help get more Chinese students. I would genuinely really appreciate it if you could write a review about your experience. This is really helpful to help me promote future

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