Mackenzie Education

10/09/2026

Mackenzie Education Ltd incorporated in September 2025, so we have just turned one year old.

In the past year, we have:
~Worked with EDT on English language curriculum prioritisation for Palestine
~Advised Cambridge International on the Uzbek as a second language curriculum in Uzbekistan
~Advised British Council on their self-assessment and product development strategy for teachers and teacher educators
~Worked with British Council Egypt on developing a new CPD system for teachers and the new Egypt Baccalaureate English curriculum, as well as advising on textbooks
~Worked with British Council Venezuela on a Telegram-based delivery of CPD materials and trainer training for a new national network of primary English language teaching facilitators for generalist teachers. This is an ongoing project for the next three years
~Developed a series of project-based materials for use in public schools in Argentina
~Provided British Council with a series of Teacher Educator expert videos

Happy birthday to us! And thanks to all at ELT Consultants for their essential contributions to our projects. May year 2 be as successful!

27/05/2026

Join us! Help make Pride work.

Norwich Pride is coming of age! We turn 18 this July! This summer marks a huge milestone for our community, and we’re planning the biggest and best Norwich Pride yet. Together we’ll celebrate …

20/05/2026

Teach Any Class is a 100% free-to-use resource hub for teachers, with professional development materials, ready-to-use activities, teaching tips, student-facing skills development work, a huge English language resources section - and much more besides. In total, there are already nearly 2,000 separate resources on the website, but this is just the beginning.

Teach Any Class is growing into a significant global teaching community with practical, open, and genuinely accessible - learning which does not sit behind a paywall and has not been created by big publishing companies.

Everything is completely free to use, and there is no sign-up required. Whilst the resources can be used by any teacher, they are especially designed for those working in challenging situations, where class sizes may be high and mobile data may be limited.

Please have a look if you get a chance, and feel free to share it with teachers, trainers, tutors, or educators who might benefit from it. It would also be great to get any feedback you have on it so it can develop further.

Free, practical resources for teachers everywhere. Activities, training, skills, thinkers, big issues & English teaching.

20/04/2026

Great day at the Teacher Development SIG pre conference workshop.

20/04/2026

All ready for IATEFL '26!

18/03/2026

We are delighted to announce that Director Alan Mackenzie has been appointed Treasurer and Trustee of Norwich Pride.

The celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community for everyone

18/03/2026

HeForShe is a UN Women-led global solidarity movement inviting men and people of all genders to act as allies for gender equality. Launched in 2014, it focuses on engaging men to dismantle obstacles facing women, fostering a united force for inclusive societies.

Mackenzie Education integrates inclusive practices into our educationsl materials, projects and programmes.

26/12/2025

Thanks to a wonderful email arriving Christmas day, we are very happy to be working with MoE Egypt and British Council on a new CPD system for teachers across Egypt.

Merry Christmas everyone!

05/12/2025

Delighted to discover that the English and Communication Skills for the Workplace course I co-wrote has been featured by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), in their publication 'Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities: Policy Report' (Feb 2025, at section 9.4 State Good Practices, p.104).

This is a 40-hour self-access online course with 30-hour student-led after-college English Practice Clubs, building student confidence in speaking by practicing work-based scenarios in English with peers in a safe environment.

Over 27000 youth (as of Dec 2025) have accessed the course from Government Engineering colleges in the states of Punjab and Karnataka.

07/11/2025

What's happening to the British Council is an outrage really. Cannot believe the government is making it beg for its future.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/16/british-council-cuts-are-a-false-economy-that-would-erode-the-uks-global-influence?fbclid=IwVERDUAN6mBJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4pc8KOkHQ_zsEvR1HtrcpHneDd20dlMWDji-0pnOuQvp-t7GpC5YhHqPiCKA_aem_HhPI5uaXF40qY--kyh3MnQ

Letters: Jo Johnson and Michael Meadowcroft respond to an article about the effects of funding pressures on the foreign aid budget