Julia Lippold is an EAL and TESOL specialist teacher and 'teacherpreneaur' with over 18 years of TESOL teaching experience. She has taught in both the New Arrivals and independent sectors, and also in Korea. She began her formal teaching career at Blackburn English Language School in Melbourne and as a tutor working with refugees on Temporary Protection Visas. At Blackburn ELS, Julia worked as a Leading Teacher, Head of Senior School, and International Student Coordinator maintaining close links with the International Division at the Victorian Department of Education and Training. Julia currently teaches at Lauriston Girls’ School in the role of Wellbeing Program Coordinator and was formerly the EAL Coordinator having established the current EAL program. She teaches both senior English and EAL and is passionate about literature and linguistics. 

Julia holds a Bachelor of Arts (Languages) with Honours, a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary), a Master of Public and International Law and a Graduate Certificate in Literary Classics. In addition to teaching, she supports staff in accommodating the needs of EAL students and delivers staff professional learning workshops in schools and for professional learning associations.

Julia is a former member of the Executive Board of the Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) and VicTESOL committee, a former committee member of VATE, is actively involved in the VCAA F-10 EAL Curriculum for Victorian Schools Consultation Review, is a member of the VCAA VCE Examination Development EAL Reviewing Panel, and is the director of Zealous English. Furthermore, she is a VCAA GAT and VCE EAL examiner.

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Julia is passionate about teaching EAL and creating user-friendly resources for both teachers and students.