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Rose has over 20 years’ experience in New Zealand and UK primary schools, more recently as an EAL specialist. She has a Bachelor of Education, Diploma in Primary Teaching, and is finishing her Masters in TESOL at Victoria University, Wellington. Rose is responsible for demonstrations and training in the Australasian region, and is passionate about inclusive teaching strategies and helping teachers working with EAL students. She is based in Wellington and enjoys mountain biking, walking her dog, baking, and hanging out with her family exploring Wellington’s beautiful native bush.

Articles from this author

Teenagers completing a maths problem

The Language of Maths: When words get in the way

Author: Rose Baty, EAL Specialist
Created: Tue 11th Aug 2026

An EAL learner may be confident interacting with teachers and peers using everyday English, but the mathematics curriculum employs abstract academic vocabulary and, to access this, they need to be taught in a specific, intentional way. In addition, EAL students may already be highly proficient in mathematics and the English vocabulary in their maths problems may be a hurdle that can cause confusion, adding to their cognitive load and knocking their confidence. Consequently, there is a lot for an EAL teacher to consider.

Learners doing roleplay

Role Plays for Language Learning

Author: Rose Baty, EAL Specialist
Created: Mon 9th Mar 2026

By contextualising language through role play, teachers can make English language classroom activities more meaningful and engaging. Introducing role play into your teaching programme offers opportunities for learners to learn key vocabulary and back-and-forth turn-taking techniques and apply them to a specific context relevant to their lives.