About

Billie Jago is a DELTA qualified writer, teacher trainer and consultant who has been working in the ELT industry for over 16 years. She specialises in digital resources and assessment. 

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She began her teaching career in 2012 in Italy, teaching young learners through project-based lessons.

 

She then moved to China, where she taught up to 70 students per class - over 1000 students per week - and gave whole-school talks to an audience of over 8000 students.

 

Billie then moved to Spain and began teaching 1:1 and small group classes, specialising in preparing students for their Cambridge and IELTS exams.

 

In 2016 she moved back to the UK to teach in Cambridge, where she was consistently rated in the top 3 teachers in the UK and Ireland for the largest private educational company in the world. She then began leading teacher training courses for teachers from international backgrounds.

 

Since then, she has gained extensive experience in both print and digital materials; with a particular focus on app development and item writing. She has written well-known materials for various publishers and educational institutions including:

 

- Pearson Education (Gold Experience, Roadmap, Speakout 3e, PTE) 

- National Geographic Learning (Life, Voices, Outcomes, Pathways, Reach Higher) 

- Cambridge Assessment (Key for Schools)

- The British Council (EnglishScore) 

- OUP (Elevate, OTE) 

- EF (5th edition)

- Wall Street English

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​As a subject matter expert (SME) in digital education and assessment, Billie has vast experience in working with various online authoring platforms, including Learnosity and Avallain. She has written assessments for:

 

- Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

- PTE-A (Pearson) 

- Cambridge main suite of exams (Cambridge Assessment)

- EnglishScore (British Council)

- OTE (Oxford University Press)

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Alongside her writing, Billie also delivers regular teacher training sessions, plenary talks and workshops around the globe, most recently in Peru, Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia. She also consults on new coursebook concepts, reviews early draft materials and consults on digitizing print materials. 

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She is also a GSE Ambassador for the UK for Pearson, delivering training sessions on using the GSE Teacher Toolkit, developing GSE training courses and writing bi-monthly training articles. She was also a judge for the 2024 Pearson English Language Teacher Awards. 

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In 2021, she founded ELTcpd, delivering professional development sessions to ELT professionals. The podcast has, to date, over 10,000 downloads in 44 territories. ELTcpd has also launched its own teacher training courses, specialising in AI in the classroom, and a YouTube channel sharing videos and tips on useful classroom activities and resources for teachers. 

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In 2022, she co-founded OtterEducation, a digital agency which focuses on helping publishers deliver complex, multi-stage digital projects. Through Otter, Billie has conducted DEI and Accessibility reviews and developed tailored guidelines for clients such as English with Lucy and York Press, and developed an EAL assessment for FlashAcademy. She has also project managed large-scale content development projects for pronunciation courses for Flowchase, practice tests for Prosperity Education, and a gamified language learning app for Penguin Random House. 

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Billie volunteers her time teaching English and mentoring those who have faced criminal injustices.