After a successful pilot across International House schools, TeacherMatic has been officially adopted as IHWO’s preferred AI toolkit for teachers. Built for real-world classroom needs and developed with a strong ethical foundation through Avallain Intelligence, the platform will now be made available to the entire IH network.

International House World Organisation to Roll Out TeacherMatic Across Global Network

London, 7 May 2025 – After months of hands-on piloting with teachers in its network, International House World Organisation (IHWO) has chosen the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition as its preferred AI toolset for language educators. IHWO is facilitating access to the platform for their affiliate schools through an exclusive offer, providing their teaching teams with AI support that is safe, ethical, intuitive and designed specifically for language education.

Successful Pilot Confirms Teacher Confidence and Classroom Value

The decision follows a carefully structured pilot involving multiple IH schools, during which teachers used TeacherMatic to generate lesson plans, grammar tasks, vocabulary activities, discussion prompts and more.

‘We are thrilled to partner with TeacherMatic to bring their cutting-edge AI generators to the schools in our organisation. This collaboration is about giving our schools access to the latest AI technology, enabling educators to innovate, save time, focus on what matters most and support students’ growth and success.’ – Shaun Wilden, Digital Innovation Advisor, IHWO.

Building on a Foundation of Innovation in Teacher Development

This latest development builds on a wider collaboration between IHWO and Avallain that began when IHWO selected Avallain Magnet alongside Avallain Author to create and deliver high-quality digital teacher training programmes.

With this foundation in place, the adoption of the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition extends the collaboration into the day-to-day reality of the language classroom, offering teachers practical, time-saving AI tools designed to meet the specific needs of language educators.

This expansion reflects a shared commitment to equipping teachers and teacher educators with tools that are not only powerful and efficient but also designed with care, pedagogy and ethics in mind.

A Toolset Tailored for Language Teaching

The TeacherMatic’s Language Teaching Edition was developed specifically for language educators, offering powerful, CEFR-aligned AI generators designed for practical, everyday use. Whether planning a lesson or enhancing a sequence with differentiated tasks, TeacherMatic provides a reliable AI partner built with pedagogical depth and classroom flexibility in mind.

‘TeacherMatic is a great example of what happens when AI is developed with teachers in mind, not to replace their expertise, but to amplify it. We’re proud to see IH World lead the way in showing how responsible, curriculum-aligned AI can benefit teaching practice at scale.’ – Ian Johnstone, VP Partnerships, Avallain.

‘We built the Language Teaching Edition of TeacherMatic to solve real problems language teachers face every day, finding time to plan, adapting for different levels and contexts and meeting high standards with limited resources. IH World’s decision to adopt the platform across its global network is a strong endorsement of that mission. We’re excited to support more teachers through this collaboration.’ – Peter Kilcoyne, Managing Director, TeacherMatic.

Grounded in Ethics: Avallain Intelligence and Responsible AI

Setting the foundation of TeacherMatic is Avallain Intelligence, the responsible AI strategy that guides all development across Avallain products to ensure that AI enhances productivity while upholding the principles of ethics and safety. AI should serve as a tool to support educators, not replace them, preserving the human element at the heart of learning.

As AI becomes more embedded in education, institutions face critical questions about pedagogy, assessment and data use. Thoughtfully-designed, context-specific AI tools such as TeacherMatic, shaped through real teacher feedback, offer a path to confident, ethical innovation in the classroom.

Looking Ahead: Live Demonstrations at the IH Directors Conference 2025

With the IH Directors Conference (8th — 10th May 2025) taking place, this announcement comes at a key moment for school leaders across the IH network. Avallain will be on-site throughout the event, offering live demonstrations of the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition and engaging directly with IH directors on how AI can support their strategic goals for teaching quality and staff development.

Attendees will be able to explore the full suite of over 20 AI-powered generators included in the Language Teaching Edition, each designed to address real classroom needs. These include:

Lesson Plan Generator: Create structured lesson plans based on your inputs, such as CEFR level, target skills and pedagogical approach.
Adapt Your Content: Transform your existing content to align with your desired CEFR level, target audience and desired length.
Feedback Generator: Provide constructive feedback on student submissions, based on an assignment brief and various grading options.
Dialogue Creator: Generate natural-sounding dialogues on a given topic or situation. This can be used as role-play in class or as an example of authentic communication.
Create a text: Quickly and easily generate text tailored to your chosen vocabulary or grammar, at your desired CEFR level.

All tools are fully customisable, allowing teachers to control tone, CEFR alignment and task type, as well as pedagogical models such as Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Lexical approach, Presentation – Practice – Production, Task-based learning and Test – Teach – Test. These features ensure materials are relevant, purposeful and appropriate for a wide range of teaching contexts.

The conference will also be an opportunity for IH leaders to learn how TeacherMatic, developed under the Avallain Intelligence framework, ensures transparency, ethical integration and institutional control, giving schools the confidence to innovate responsibly and with pedagogical integrity.

About International House World Organisation (IHWO)

International House World Organisation is a global network of over 135+ affiliated private language schools in more than 35+ countries. Since 1953, IHWO has been committed to delivering high-quality language education and teacher training, setting global standards for innovation and professionalism in the language teaching sector.

About Avallain

At Avallain, we are on a mission to reshape the future of education through technology. We create customisable digital education solutions that empower educators and engage learners around the world. With a focus on accessibility and user-centred design, powered by AI and cutting-edge technology, we strive to make education engaging, effective and inclusive.

Find out more at avallain.com

About TeacherMatic

TeacherMatic, a part of the Avallain Group since 2024, is a ready-to-go AI toolkit for teachers that saves hours of lesson preparation by using scores of AI generators to create flexible lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and more.

Find out more at teachermatic.com

Contact:

Daniel Seuling

VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com

Richmond and Avallain have a long-standing partnership, collaborating to develop innovative e-learning content and deliver meaningful learning experiences through dynamic and intuitive platforms.

Richmond Expands Its Digital Ecosystem with the Launch of Richmond Studio, Powered by Avallain

St. Gallen, May 7, 2025— Richmond, part of the Santillana Group, provides an even more immersive and personalised experience for language teachers, managing staff and students with the launch of Richmond Studio.

Richmond Studio is the exclusive digital platform for both Richmond Solution and Richmond Pro — two comprehensive educational offerings from Richmond that support English Language Teaching (ELT) across K12 and Higher Education in Latin America. With over 750,000 students learning through Richmond Solution, Richmond has established itself as a regional leader in English language education. Richmond Pro, designed specifically for HigherEd, integrates Learning, Assessment, and Employability to equip students with the skills they need for academic and professional success. Richmond Studio brings both solutions to life through a powerful, customisable platform that centralises content, simplifies user experience, and fosters deeper engagement between teachers and students.

Avallain’s technology enables Richmond to create and deliver these effective online learning experiences. With Avallain Author, Richmond develops and manages multiple forms of ELT content, including interactive courses, eBooks, flipbooks, digital books (iRead), posters and multimedia-rich resources. All of these content types are also compatible with Richmond Studio. Teachers can tailor instruction and engage students more successfully.

Combined with Avallain’s custom development services, this integrated solution facilitates efficient content distribution and provides a scalable, adaptable foundation for Richmond’s platform. This ensures that Richmond can expand its offerings across Latin America while maintaining a consistent, engaging user experience. The launch of Richmond Studio marks the next step in Richmond’s strategy, building on its established collaboration with Avallain to enhance ELT content creation and delivery.

“Our longstanding partnership with Avallain is built on shared values of innovation, quality, and educational impact. We fully trust their technology to support the evolution of our digital ecosystem. The launch of Richmond Studio represents a pivotal step in our strategy to deliver more effective and engaging language learning experiences, and we are confident in its potential to transform classrooms throughout Latin America.” – Esdras Taylor, Richmond Global Managing Director.

Ethical AI in Education

Richmond has also benefitted from Avallain’s ethically developed AI solutions, in line with Avallain’s broader AI strategy, Avallain Intelligence.

Avallain Author provides both manual and AI-powered content creation. This includes auto-generated alt-text, keywords for images and transcripts and subtitles for video and audio files.

These and other AI features enhance the content creation process while ensuring the learning material is developed safely and responsibly. Teachers can deliver more impactful lessons without replacing human expertise, while students benefit from personalised yet safe learning experiences within Richmond Studio.

Looking to the future, Richmond Studio will soon introduce TeacherMatic, Avallain’s ready-to-go AI toolkit designed to reduce teachers’ workloads and enhance teaching by using generative AI to create flexible lesson plans, worksheets and quizzes.

Alexis Walter, Managing Director of Avallain, reinforces this commitment, stating, ‘Our long-standing relationship with Richmond has been built on trust and a shared commitment to delivering high-quality educational experiences. For over 20 years, we at Avallain have worked closely with publishers to deliver best-in-class solutions across the entire edtech value chain. As pioneers in edtech, we embrace AI responsibly through Avallain Intelligence, ensuring that AI enhances productivity while prioritising ethical practices. Crucially, the human element remains central.’

Richmond Studio. Teacher’s iRead Dashboard.

Advancing Digital Learning Together

With a collaboration spanning over a decade, Avallain has partnered with Richmond since the creation and launch of the Richmond Learning Platform (RLP), which has served as the foundation of Richmond Solution. RLP has provided a dynamic digital environment for English language learning across Latin America, delivering personalised learning paths, interactive tools, and real-time feedback — all within structures that are easy for teachers to set up and manage. Richmond Studio now represents the next step in this evolution: a more advanced and specialised platform designed to support Richmond’s strategic vision for both K12 and HigherEd through Richmond Solution and Richmond Pro.

One of the core strengths of Richmond Studio lies in its ability to generate meaningful evidence of student learning and measurable progress over time. Through integrated assessment tools, activity tracking, and advanced reporting features, educators gain actionable insights that support informed decision-making and personalised instruction. This data-driven approach ensures that teaching strategies are responsive and aligned with each student’s learning journey.

Avallain’s industry-leading authoring and platform solutions afford Richmond the flexibility to develop, adapt and distribute content efficiently. As a result, the company maintains the highest pedagogical and technological standards. Furthermore, Richmond Studio can deliver innovative, student-centric learning solutions that align with the latest educational needs.

This collaboration highlights Avallain’s ongoing commitment to working alongside leading education providers, continuously improving and supporting the creation of impactful online learning solutions that contribute to the future of education.

The launch of Richmond Studio represents a significant step forward in enhancing language learning for both teachers and students, providing a seamless, engaging and personalised experience. By combining Avallain’s technology with Richmond’s expertise in ELT content, this partnership is set to reshape language learning experiences in classrooms across Latin America and beyond.

About Richmond

Richmond, part of the Santillana Group, is a leading provider of English Language Teaching (ELT). With a strong foundation in academic excellence and a clear vision for innovation, Richmond offers a comprehensive suite of resources that support learners of all ages—from early education through to higher education.

At the heart of its offering is Richmond Solution, an advanced and comprehensive educational ecosystem designed to revolutionize English language teaching and learning across Latin America. Tailored to meet the diverse needs of students, educators, and institutions, Richmond Solution integrates high-quality content, innovative technology, and personalized support to foster effective and engaging language education.

Learn more about the platform: https://studio.richmondsolution.com/

Discover Richmond Solution: https://richmondsolution.com/en/