Lou McLaughlin

Lou McLaughlin is the Executive Director of Eaquals (Evaluation & Accreditation of Quality Language Services). She is the Founder Chair of ELT Ireland, the network for ELT professionals in Ireland, served on the IATEFL Board of Trustees as the Associates Representative until 2021 and currently is a Trustee for the Bell Education Trust. Lou holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics, Masters in ELT, DELTA, TESOL Cert. in Leadership & Management and Trinity TESOL Cert. Her special interests are Young Learner teacher training, teacher cognition and management in ELT. Lou is a frequent speaker at international conferences and was the co-editor of Children Learning English: From Research to Practice (2015).