Transform English

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Transform English Helping English to flow in primary and secondary classrooms. Teaching and fluency support for English and CLIL teachers working with young learners.

Hi, I’m Catherine. I help primary and middle-school teachers in Italy who want to:

👏grow professionally
👏 improve/practise English
👏inspire students

I’ve worked with LOTS of teachers. I know how busy you are and how hard you work. Your time is limited, and preparing lessons or teaching in another language can be difficult, especially if English isn’t ‘your’ subject. But of course, you want to do your best for your students

I can:
✅Work with your school to create a unique training course for your team, focused on teaching approaches and English language skills
✅Teach innovative projects in your school (Verona, Italy)
✅Bring English into your school, making it a bigger part of the school community

👋IF YOU'RE A TEACHER OR HEAD TEACHER IN AN ITALIAN SCHOOL, CONNECT AND SAY HELLO! WHY WORK WITH ME? Maybe you’ve tried an online teacher-training programme, but it was disappointing or not flexible🙄 Maybe you loved it and you want to continue learning, try something new🤓
Perhaps you want to improve your English and teaching skills but you don’t know how?🤔

💡My Transform English training is personalised, interactive and designed for your teaching team, very different to the usual courses you find online
💡You’ll work with colleagues to plan engaging classroom activities using CLIL and creative approaches
💡You’ll get LOTS of inspiration and improve your English at the same time!

🎓I’m TEFL trained and I’ve been teaching English for nearly ten years
🎓I specialise in CLIL and building core skills
🎓I’ve got over 20 years experience in education - I know how to motivate young learners and get them to speak in English!
🎓I work daily with teachers and students who are learning English. I understand how to communicate clearly and help people feel relaxed (my Oxford accent helps too 😉)

❤️I’ve worked with hundreds of schools in Italy and the UK. Teachers appreciate my expertise, flexibility and creativity
❤️Learning and collaboration is at the heart of what I do - working together gets great results!

👑MESSAGE ME AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE IDEAL TRAINING PACKAGE FOR YOUR SCHOOL

A BIT ABOUT ME
Before teaching English in Italy, I worked in Museum Education in London. I loved helping children discover the past through hands-on activities. But the most important thing? To develop life skills and inspire a love of learning. Teaching English is the same. My approach is interactive, inclusive, student-centred, and full of fun and challenges. I want children – and teachers – to enjoy learning, and for me its about much more than learning a language.

11/10/2026

Why this is important 👇👇

I really love what Beatrice says here.

As teachers, it can be difficult to find the space to work on our own English — and people to talk to who understand the reality of the classroom.

For Beatrice, the conversation sessions became a space for both.

To use her English, talk about teaching and feel supported by other teachers.

And I think her last comment says a lot: even after a difficult day at school, she knew she had her conversation session that evening and that made her feel better.

Teaching can feel isolating, this is a space to step into and feel supported.

Applications for the Autumn Transform English Project close tonight.

👉 Find out more and apply via the link in my bio.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE TONIGHT
Autumn Transform English Project

If you already teach children or teenagers English, you probably don't need more language.Not another list of vocabulary...
10/10/2026

If you already teach children or teenagers English, you probably don't need more language.

Not another list of vocabulary. Not another grammar rule to learn.

What you might need is more space to use and strengthen the English you already have.

Imagine getting to Christmas having spent the last three months actually using your English regularly, with other teachers who get it.

Having proper conversations about your work. Noticing more about your own English. Getting personalised feedback. Finding new ways to express the things you really want to say.

That's what the Transform English Project gives you space to do.

Along the way, we'll be exploring Projects & Participation with other English and CLIL teachers — giving us something meaningful to think and talk about together.

Applications close tomorrow, 11 October and we start next week.

👉 If you want to be with us in our welcome meeting, all the details are in my profile, or comment INFO and I'll get in touch.

08/10/2026

Comment INFO and I'll send you the details ⬇️⬇️
I loved the way Raffaella described the personalised feedback she received during the first Transform English Project.

Because when you already speak English well, you don’t necessarily need someone to teach you another grammar rule.

Sometimes you need someone to really listen to the English you’re using.

Which words and expressions come easily? Which ones do you rely on again and again? Where do you hesitate or simplify what you want to say?
And what are you already doing really well?

During the Transform English Project, I listen to the English you’re actually using and give you personalised feedback.

As Raffaella says, it can be a bit like “watching yourself in the mirror.”

You start noticing what’s there. And once you notice it, you have something specific to build on.
It’s not about correcting every mistake. It’s about understanding your own English better — what’s already working, what patterns you’re developing, and what might help you express yourself more naturally and precisely.

How would you like to feel about your English in three months’ time?

Applications for the Autumn Transform English Project close 11 October.

👉 Comment INFO and I’ll send you the details.

06/10/2026

Comment INFO for the details 👇👇

I think Teresa explains something really important about the Transform English Project here.
Yes, it’s a chance to speak English with other teachers.
But we’re not meeting just to practise speaking.

The videos give us something to think about first. Then we use those ideas to talk about our own classrooms — sharing experiences, hearing how other teachers approach things and thinking through what might work with our own learners.

So you get to step outside your classroom bubble and develop your teaching - while using your English to do it.

That combination is really at the heart of the Project.

English + teaching + conversations with a purpose.

And the first places for this autumn have already gone. ❤️

Applications close 11 October.

👉 Comment INFO and I’ll send you the details.

04/10/2026

When your English frustrates you... ⬇️

Do you ever notice the gap between what you could say in English… and what actually comes out?

You know the English is there.

But sometimes you search for a word, keep things simpler than you'd like, or don't quite express what you really wanted to say in the way you want to say it. 🤯

I know that feeling very well from speaking Italian!

And when you teach English, it can be really difficult to find opportunities to use the full range of English you already have.

So what could change if you spent the next three months using your English regularly - for yourself?

How would you like to feel about your English by Christmas?

Applications for the Transform English Project are open until 11 October.

👉 Comment INFO and I’ll send you the details 😊

02/10/2026

Teach English but miss using it? Read this ⬇️

Is teaching English really the same as using English?

When you teach English, you’re using it every day.

But a lot of that English has a very particular job to do, especially with young learners: giving instructions, explaining things, asking questions, encouraging - and often simplifying what you say so they can understand you.

All useful. All part of teaching. But it’s not quite the same as using English for yourself.

And over time, you might start to notice it.

Maybe you feel a bit rusty.
Maybe you find yourself searching for words that used to come easily.
Or maybe your English is actually very strong — you just miss having proper adult conversations in it.
That’s exactly the gap the Transform English Project is designed to fill.

A space to use your English properly with other teachers, while talking about something you genuinely know a lot about: teaching.

With input, support and personalised feedback on your English from me along the way.
If any of this sounds familiar, you can find out more about the Autumn Transform English Project via the link in my bio.

Applications open now!

Details in my profile 😊

30/09/2026

Last day to join the Transform English Community for €12/month 👀

If your English feels a bit rusty…

If you miss using it for yourself…

If you’d love more chances to talk about teaching with other teachers who get it…

this is for you.

The Community is a space to keep your English active throughout the school year — with live events, Peer Conversation Groups, a private WhatsApp community and plenty of chances to connect.

And importantly: it’s not another course to keep up with.

Dip in when you can. Step back when life gets busy. Come back when you have more space.

Join today as a Founder Member for €12/month or €120/year and keep that price for as long as you remain a member.

From tomorrow, membership goes up to €17/month or €170/year.

Founder pricing ends tonight.

👉 Join via the link in my bio.

If you’ve been thinking maybe… this is your last chance to make it a yes at the Founder price. 😊

This simultaneously makes me cringe and smile. I'm not a massive fan of all the Facebook incentives and badges, but I do...
28/09/2026

This simultaneously makes me cringe and smile.

I'm not a massive fan of all the Facebook incentives and badges, but I do love creating content for the teachers who follow me, and it's nice to feel it's not just getting lost out there.

So after a particularly busy period, OK Facebook, let's celebrate this one with a post!

🎉 I earned the emerging talent badge this week, recognising me for creating engaging content that sparks an interest among my fans!

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