Magdalena Jurado is a language teacher, materials writer and innovator, with extensive experience in teaching effective communication skills in English. Throughout her extensive career, she has taught in the UK, Greece and Spain. She has led many research and development projects related to literacy and remote learning. Some of them involve the production of a podcast about how to write in English, the development of social media tools to support language learning and communication, and a series of conversation guides for the ESOL classroom. Her main teaching interest is how to develop competent bilingual individuals, equipped with 21st-century transferable skills.