Rachel ÖnerNILE Consultant Trainer

Rachel is a freelance education consultant, writer and teacher educator based in Norfolk, UK. She has worked in EFL and ESOL for over 35 years, in Spain, France and the UK. Rachel holds Chartered Teacher Status and Advanced Teacher Status (ATS). In 2023 Rachel one a JISC Community Champion Award for her work with the UK ESOL teaching community during the pandemic. Rachel has a keen interest in learning differences and has been awarded several qualifications in neurodiversity.

Rachel is a trustee of NATECLA (The National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults). She speaks regularly at national and regional conferences in support of ESOL. Rachel is also a Director of the UK CIC Charity, Neurodiversity in Education.

For NILE, Rachel teaches on the online and face-to-face Learning Differences courses. These courses explore the main specific learning differences you are likely to see in your classes, and provide you with a toolbox of activities, resources and techniques that can help learners engage and acquire language.

You can find out more about Rachel's work here: www.onerconsultancy.co.uk