Our Amazing Teachers and Staff!


Majid Abufares
CEO & Founder

Imad Ahmed
Executive Director
BA Middle Eastern Studies and Hebrew, MA International Business

Nicholas Kiley
Head of Development
BA (Hons) Sociology, MA Educational Technology and TESOL, CELTA, DELTA

Frances Carr
Director of Studies & Designated Safeguarding Lead
BA Contemporary Film & Video, CELTA

Ben Grimshaw
Assistant Director of Studies
BA (Hons) English Language, CELTA

Harriet Burleigh
Administration Manager
BA (Hons) Psychology


Antonio Pecchillo
Finance & Enrolment Officer

Laila Romero
Finance & Enrolment Officer
BA (Hons) International Relations

Mohammed Osman
Administration & Student Support Officer

Tatiana Bastos
Compliance & Enrolment Officer
BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Jade Lavin
School Secretary, HR & Accommodation
BA (Hons) Law LLB


Krystian Griffiths
Marketing Manager & Social Activities Coordinator
BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Lluís Garrigues Carbonell
Sales Team Leader
BA (Hons) Advertising & Public Relations


Joseph Grogan
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) Arabic Studies, CELTA

Morgan D’Arcy
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) English with Music, CELTA

Cinthia Baseler
EFL Teacher
CELTA

Charlie Davies
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) Philosophy, MA TEFL, Trinity Cert. TESOL

Chris Nelligan
EFL teacher
BA (Hons) History, MA in Humanities, CELTA

Gill Gunn
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) History & English, PGCE with History, MA in English Studies, CELTA

Harry Hargreaves
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) History, CELTA

Paul Fernandez
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) English Language, CELTA

Rahila Tauqeer
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) Commerce (Gold Medalist), MA English, MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics, Post Graduate Certificate in International English Language Teaching and Applied Language Studies, CELTA

Hamza Tariq
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature, MA in TESOL, CELTA

Oliver Jarvest
EFL Teacher
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature, MA TESOL, CELTA,

Amama Forjani
ELF Teacher
BA (Hons) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Italian, MA in Applied Linguistics, CELTA
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