Friendly Certified teacher IELTS, FCE, CAE Exam preparation General & Conversational English & Welsh
Teaches
English
Native
Welsh
Native
Speaks
Spanish
French
Basque
Portuguese
Sinhala
Specialties
Test Preparation
Friendly Certified teacher IELTS, FCE, CAE Exam preparation General & Conversational English & Welsh
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Other, Sri Lanka (08:13 UTC+05:30)
About Me
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Hi! I’m Rhys from the UK, a native Welsh and English speaker with advanced Spanish fluency. As a language enthusiast and qualified teacher, I specialize in making English and Welsh accessible and fun for learners of all levels from around the world. My love for languages goes hand-in-hand with exploring cultures, whether through travel, history, or food. I'm a versatile teacher with a wide range of experience and skills. I teach general English and Welsh with structured, well-planned lessons. I offer exam preparation for Cambridge English exams, including IELTS, CAE and FCE, using official resources. If you are interested, give me a message or book a trial lesson.
Me as a Teacher
I have a Bachelor's degree in Welsh and Spanish, I hold a PGCE specializing in the teaching of international languages and a Master’s degree in Politics. I have taught Welsh, Spanish, and French in UK secondary schools through the medium of both English and Welsh.
Both spoken and standard written Welsh are crucial for any learner of Welsh, whatever your reason for learning. My Welsh degree provides me with the expertise to help you master standard Welsh so you can access news articles, official announcements and everything in between. I'm also a native speaker with a wide understanding of dialects, so I can help you speak naturally with anyone from Cardiff to Caernarfon.
My lessons & teaching style
My teaching philosophy is based on evidence-backed language learning methods that make study more effective and engaging as well as fostering good language learning habits. I believe language learning should be enjoyable and rewarding, so I create a relaxed, supportive environment where students grow to love the process, making their goals more attainable.
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Homework Assignments
Certificates
NQT induction Certificate - Education Workforce Council - 2025This is my certificate certifying that I have passed my first year of professional teaching at a UK secondary School (NQT), giving me the status of a fully qualified teacher. I taught Welsh second language at a UK Secondary school for one year.
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30 Hour Teaching IELTS Preparation Course - The TEFL Institute - 2025This course taught me the structure and specifics of the IELTS exam, trained me how to teach the specific parts of the exam, including exam strategies, giving feedback and how to mark both writing and speaking parts of the exam.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2024 - 2025
Teacher of WelshSt Cyres School - Penarth, United KingdomI taught Welsh second language as a full time teacher in a UK secondary school.
Education
2023 - 2024
Bachelor’s - Secondary PGCECardiff Metropolitan UniversityPost Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) in the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages through the medium of Welsh. Included written assignments including classroom interventions whilst on two secondary school placements. The placements were Welsh medium schools where I taught Spanish, French and Welsh first language. This allows me to teach as a secondary school teacher in the UK.
Work Experience
2021 - 2023
English TeacherPeople Idiomas - Vitoria-Gasteiz, SpainI was an English teacher in a language academy. I taught ages 10-60+, A1-C2 including exam preparation (Cambridge English First Exam, Advanced and Proficiency).
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Rating
22
Students
86
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Welsh
Trial Lesson
14 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Unstructured English conversational lesson
B2 - C2Conversation21 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 20% off
Structured English lesson
A1 - C2Language Essentials29 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 20% off
IELTS, CAE, FCE test preparation
B1 - C1Test Preparation0 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 20% off
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8 Reviews
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Welsh
Felipe Villada
14 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Rhys is a very good teacher; he is patient and dedicates his time to helping me learn the things I find difficult. He uses very professional teaching methods.
Nov 12, 2025
Brian Niskala
5 Welsh lessons
Teacher’s pick
A great first Welsh lesson. Rhys knows not only the language but also cares a lot about how to teach language.
Oct 3, 2025
Kaya
1 English lesson
Rhys is very kind, and I find it easier to talk to him in English.
Oct 31, 2025
Ekaterina
3 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
it was really interesting experience and very useful practices for me. Rhys is professional teacher who helps you to achieve your goals in English, whatever they are. He is very intelligent and kind teacher and interesting companion. can't complain)))
Nov 7, 2025
Maureen M.
2 Welsh lessons
Excellent lesson where we reviewed some aspects of units 3 and 4