Do you want to just meet me and find out more before you book a full lesson? Then book a trial today! 

Have a relaxed, informal chat with me to find out how I can help you and if I am the right teacher for you! 

Then, after the lesson, you can decide if you would like lessons and tell me. Easy!

COURSE INFORMATION
• Lessons are designed just for you!
• Focus on the areas of English you want and need to improve, using topics and materials that genuinely interest you.
• Whether you’re learning English for general, everyday use, preparing for relocation to an English-speaking country, or getting ready for a trip abroad, I can help you build the skills and confidence you need.
• There is always plenty of speaking practice, but we also work on writing, reading, and listening, as well as pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, depending on your needs and goals.
• Continue your learning at home with tailored homework assignments.
• Materials include videos, visuals, texts, games, and authentic listening exercises—depending on the focus of your lessons.
• Lessons are enjoyable, engaging, and thoughtfully challenging to help you make real progress.

PLEASE NOTE:
• Breaks: All lessons include a 5-minute break at the end.
• Cancellations: Same-day cancellations will be charged at the full lesson rate.
• No-shows: If you do not attend a lesson and don’t notify me, you’ll also be charged in full.
• Late Arrivals: I wait a maximum of 20 minutes for late students; after that, the lesson is cancelled and charged at the full rate.
• Package Cancellations: I do not accept cancellations of lesson packages.
• Extensions: I’m happy to extend packages if needed.

Tailored General English: Single lessons or packages to boost speaking, listening, pronunciation, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary

COURSE INFORMATION
• Lessons are designed just for you!
• All topics are focused on art and design, and can include everything from architecture, fashion design, painting and sculpture, to typography, illustration, product design, and tech design—whatever inspires and interests you.
• Work on the areas of English you want and need to improve, using creative and relevant materials tailored to your field.
• There's always lots of speaking practice, but we also develop your writing, reading, and listening skills, along with pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary—based on your specific goals.
• Continue learning at home with personalised homework tasks.
• Materials may include video, visuals, texts, games, and authentic listening resources, depending on the focus of your study.
• Lessons are enjoyable and engaging, but also designed to challenge you and help you progress.

PLEASE NOTE:
• Breaks: All lessons include a 5-minute break at the end.
• Cancellations: Same-day cancellations will be charged at the full lesson rate.
• No-shows: If you do not attend a lesson and don’t notify me, you’ll also be charged in full.
• Late Arrivals: I wait a maximum of 20 minutes for late students; after that, the lesson is cancelled and charged at the full rate.
• Package Cancellations: I do not accept cancellations of lesson packages.
• Extensions: I’m happy to extend packages if needed.

Tailored English for Art & Design: single lessons or packages to boost speaking, listening, pronunciation, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary

Conversation Classes – Flexible, Personalised, and Designed for You

These conversation classes are all about you — your interests, your goals, and your language needs. Whether you want to discuss current affairs, business, travel, art and design, culture, health, technology—or even something completely different—no topic is off-limits. 

Each session is flexible and focuses on improving fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, pronunciation, and most importantly, confidence.

You can choose your discussion topics beforehand or spontaneously on the day—whatever suits you best. However, I recommend selecting topics in advance so you can prepare a few points or questions, along with any useful vocabulary you might want to use.

I’ll give you feedback on your language as needed—sometimes during the lesson, sometimes afterwards. Any grammar or other language questions that come up can be addressed naturally during the session.

Please note: These lessons are conversation-based, so they are not prepared by the teacher and there is no homework. Just bring your ideas and let’s get talking!

PLEASE NOTE:
• Breaks: All lessons include a 5-minute break at the end.
• Cancellations: Same-day cancellations will be charged at the full lesson rate.
• No-shows: If you do not attend a lesson and don’t notify me, you’ll also be charged in full.
• Late Arrivals: I wait a maximum of 20 minutes for late students; after that, the lesson is cancelled and charged at the full rate.
• Package Cancellations: I do not accept cancellations of lesson packages.
• Extensions: I’m happy to extend packages if needed.

Conversation class: single lessons or packages for relaxed, natural speaking lessons focussing on fluency, accuracy and pronunciation

Perfect Your Pronunciation – Tailored Classes for Your Needs

Want to improve your pronunciation and speak confidently? These personalised classes are designed to focus on your specific needs. Whether you need to perfect certain sounds, improve stress and intonation, or sound more natural in conversation, I’ll help you reach your goals.

Flexible Learning – Your Goals, Your Pace
Book single lessons or a 5-lesson package for more in-depth practice. Each session is tailored to address your unique pronunciation challenges, with a focus on vowel and consonant sounds, stress, intonation, and connected speech.

Engaging, Interactive Activities
Expect fun, effective activities like:
- Analysing language patterns
- Short conversations for fluency
- Role plays for real-life speaking practice
- Listening exercises to sharpen your ear, from stories to music
- Reading aloud to practice sounds in context

Materials Designed for You
To keep lessons dynamic, I use a variety of materials, including:
- Custom audio recordings made for you
- Folk tales for storytelling practice
- Scripted and natural conversations for realistic use
- Tongue twisters for articulation and fluidity
- Photos and visuals to connect pronunciation with context

These materials make learning enjoyable and reinforce key pronunciation skills, helping you master difficult sounds and natural speech patterns.

PLEASE NOTE:
• Breaks: All lessons include a 5-minute break at the end.
• Cancellations: Same-day cancellations will be charged at the full lesson rate.
• No-shows: No-shows without notification will be charged in full.
• Late Arrivals: I wait up to 20 minutes for late students; after that, the lesson is cancelled and charged in full.
• Package Cancellations: No cancellations of lesson packages.
• Extensions: Packages can be extended if needed.

Tailored pronunciation class: single lessons or packages to work on all aspects of pronunciation to improve your fluency and accuracy

I taught General English and English for the Arts at the university.  I also developed teaching materials and ran a few teacher training workshops.

This was summer teaching only in 2011 and 2012, predominantly working with teenagers.

Teaching general English to adults, but predominantly teenagers.

I taught the Spanish teachers English for their work with tourists.  I also taught a number of under-10s.

This was a temporary springtime contract, working predominantly with teenagers.

I managed a team of teachers and volunteers, as well as teaching and teacher training.  I also organised, examined, assessed and internally verified national ESOL exams.

I liaised with local libraries, organising and delivering literacy/ESOL and I.T.  classes.

I taught business English in-company, working with companies such as CitiBank and Price Waterhouse Cooper.

I taught both general and business English during this time.

This post involved community outreach work to reintegrate stable heroin users back into the community through education, voluntary work and fitness.  It also involved teaching literacy, numeracy and I.T. skills on a one-to-one basis.

This involved starting and managing a community project to get marginalised groups back into education. I did outreach to various homeless hostels and ran classes from a local community centre (literacy/ESOL).

I started teaching online at the start of 2019 whilst living in Russia.  I teach several areas, including English for the Arts, IELTS and Business English, as well as Conversation and General English.