Empowering Teachers. Transforming Learning.

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Anna Portrait

Hi, I’m Anna. 

My passion is igniting a sparkle in teacher development and inspiring fellow teachers to embrace life long professional learning- because great teachers and trainers never stop growing!

In 2011, I founded TeacherTrain to transform teachers’ and learners’ experiences. Whether you’re teaching in a tech-savvy classroom or one with minimal resources, my mission is to empower teachers to fully engage learners, maximize learning opportunities, and rekindle the zest for teaching.

But for me, teaching isn’t just about strategies or tools—it’s about the heart of education: relationships, emotional safety, and meeting students’ psychological needs. I’m deeply passionate about the affective domain in education, focusing on social-emotional competences, emotional agility, wellbeing, and education psychology. I believe that when we prioritize psychological safety and nurture meaningful relationships, we create the foundation for authentic, impactful learning to happen.

As John Hattie reminds us, “Know thy impact.” Your passion as a teacher is contagious, and together, we can create classrooms where both teachers and students thrive.

Excited? I am too! Click below to read more about my journey and vision for education.

Testimonials

Anna is always an absolute pleasure to work with. During my time working with Anna (so far), not only has she shown a huge depth of knowledge of ELT but she has also taken on a wide range of various types of projects with Macmillan Education. From running and hosting webinars, to writing materials to supplement one of our largest campaigns. I fully recommend working with Anna and very much look forward to continuing our fruitful professional relationship in the coming years.
Will Rixon
Macmillan Education
Anna has worked with Cambridge University Press and Assessment on projects in the UAE and in Kazakhstan. She is a highly regarded trainer and her delegates were always happy to see her return and even requested her by name. Anna is extremely professional in training sessions and am always fascinated by her stationery selection. When you watch her train you can see she is passionate about the work she is doing and wanted the best from her delegates. Anna is one of our go to trainers.
Allison Richardson
Cambridge University Press
and Assessment
As an IELTS instructor, I have experienced many IELTS training courses, but I have to admit that the one with Anna designed and provided for IDP IELTS was by far the best and most fruitful one. We learned as teachers how to teach each one of the four skills in our classes in an effective way to give our learners more motivation. After attending her course, my IELTS classes were much more lively and communicative. I enjoyed every second of the course with Anna.
Ehsan
Ehsan Hoora
Lingoage Online language
academy