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David Albery

David Albery is Programme Development Manager. He was formerly a teacher and teacher trainer specialising in the DELTA and Educational Management. He has extensive experience in the state and private sectors and taught for the British Council in Hong Kong. He holds degrees from Bedford College University of London (BA English Literature) and the Institute of Education University of London (MA TESOL).

Ben Beaumont

Ben Beaumont studied English Language, with a focus on philology and phonology, at the University of Glasgow. Since graduating, he has taught in Japan, the US and in Korea and has been teaching and training in the UK since 2002. Ben is also an examiner for the Cambridge CAE, BEC and Skills for Life examinations and has presented at IATEFL conferences in the UK and in Spain. Outside of teaching, Ben’s interests include socialising, cooking and history.

David Carr

David Carr studied Theology at Oxford. He has taught and trained teachers in Italy, Russia, France, the USA, Brazil, the Middle East and the UK. His special interests include phonology and testing. He is a Joint Chief Assessor for the CELTA scheme, a DELTA assessor, a DELTA Examiner and a Principal Examiner for FCE Paper 2. He is currently Director of Studies (Teacher Training) at IH London.

Rachel Clark

Rachel Clark studied Archaeology, Ancient History and Latin at the University of Bristol. She has worked in Argentina, Turkey, Spain, Poland, Lebanon and the UK as a teacher, trainer and director of studies. She is an experienced conference speaker (including IATEFL Lille, IATEFL Krakow and IATEFL Kielce) and co-editor of The International House Journal of Education and Development. She is a CELTA and DELTA assessor and an oral examiner for FCE, CAE, CPE and IELTS.

Vicens Colomer Domínguez

Vicens Colomer Domínguez has a degree in Romanic Philology from the University of Barcelona (Spain) and has also undertaken Romanic Medieval Philology doctorate courses at the University of Barcelona and La Sorbonne University of Paris. He worked as a teacher of Spanish literature and language and contemporary art and art history for a secondary school in Spain before becoming a teacher of Spanish to non-native speakers. Vicens completed a teacher training course at IH Barcelona where he then joined the teaching staff. He has worked as a teacher in Spain and Ireland for different colleges and schools and has been a teacher and trainer for IH London since 2003.

Alastair Douglas

Alastair Douglas has a degree in Estate Management from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brooks University). After working in the property industry he changed career and took a CELTA course at IH London. He subsequently taught in Japan and Indonesia for a number of years returning to IH London in 2001 for his DELTA. He is now a teacher, CELTA trainer and Distance DELTA local tutor. He is currently studying for an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics at King’s College, London.

Cathy Ellis

Cathy Ellis has a degree in English Literature from Exeter University. She worked as a teacher and trainer in Barcelona for 12 years, and has also worked in Poland, Brazil, the Republic of Georgia and most recently in Vancouver, Canada. She is a CELTA and DELTA trainer and also a CELTA assessor. She is also trained as an oral examiner for FCE, CAE and CPE.

Vicky Gemmill

Vicky Gemmill joined International House in 1998 and has taught and trained teachers in the UK and central Europe as well as recruited teachers for the IHWO. She holds a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University and is currently studying for a BSc in Chinese Medicine.

Ben Hammond

Ben Hammond is the proud holder of a degree in Fine Art from Southampton Art School. After seeing what decorating and care work had to offer, he did a CELTA in 1999 and spent two years in Poland teaching younger learners, exam classes, and business English. He returned to the fold in 2001 and has been teacher training at I H London since 2004. He is currently studying for an MA in ELT and applied linguistics at Kings College. In his free time he enjoys the cultural bounty that London has to offer and avoiding cars on his bicycle.

Estelle Hélouin

Estelle Hélouin holds a degree in English from La Sorbonne University, Paris and a PGCE in Modern Languages. She has taught and trained teachers in England and Spain and was head of the French department in CLIC-International House Seville. Estelle has given conferences on mixed-level classes and brain-based learning (concerned with the study of memory). Her main areas of interest are linguistics and phonetics.

Conrad Heyns

Conrad Heyns studied English and Geography and holds a degree in Education from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He also studied Filmmaking and Photography in Australia and in the USA. He has taught and trained teachers in Cape Town, Sydney, Tokyo, Santa Monica, San Francisco and Portland. He is a CELTA assessor and an oral examiner for FCE, CAE, CPE and IELTS. He was Director of Teacher Training for IH USA and is currently Director of Studies (General English) at IH London.

Jovan Ilic

Jovan Ilic has a degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from Manchester Metropolitan University, an MA in Rural Development from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Environmental Philosophy from Lancaster University. Jovan has taught in language schools, universities and companies in Nepal, Italy, and the U.K. for over 10 years. He is also an examiner for IELTS. Outside of teaching, Jovan enjoys watching sunsets, sleeping under the stars, and going out all day on his bike and not coming back until it gets dark.

Lale Incoeglu

Lale Inceoglu studied Economics with German at Sussex University (Brighton) before heading to Paris to enter the world of ELT in 1997. She spent almost 10 years working as a teacher in France, the UK and Turkey before coming to IH London in 2005. She is currently enjoying her new found free time since completing an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics at King’s College London.

Nick Lidwell

Nick Lidwell holds degrees from UCL (BA Greek and Philosophy) and the University of Reading (MA TEFL). His special interests include the DELTA and training non-native teachers of English. He has taught and trained teachers in Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Brazil, Hungary, Switzerland, the USA, Colombia and the UK.

Brenda Lynch

Brenda has been teaching since 1993, her first post in IH Cairo. She taught there for 6 years, during which time she trained as a CELTA trainer and became Director of Studies of the school. She then went on to be Director of Studies in IH Buenos Aires, returning to IH London in 2000. She has worked on a variety of courses in both General English and Teacher Training and is currently the Director of Studies for General English. She is also an experienced CELTA assessor and a Local Tutor for the Distance DELTA.

Duncan Mackenzie

After studying Modern Languages at Christ Church, Oxford, Duncan embarked on a career as a classical music singer in which he endured the highs and lows of any journeyman. The CELTA beckoned in 1999, following which he taught in the Basque Country, Buenos Aires and Prague. It was in the Czech capital that he did the DELTA, co-winning the Cambridge DELTA prize, became a teacher trainer and failed to master the impenetrable language. His time is now spent teaching, training and looking after his 1-year-old daughter.

Jan Madakbas

Jan Madakbas has an MA in History/International Relations from the University of Aberdeen. He has taught and trained teachers in Russia, Turkey and the UK. He was Director of Studies at IH Moscow, where he completed the IH Diploma in Educational Management in 1999. He is an oral examiner for FCE, CAE, BEC and IELTS and a local tutor on the Distance DELTA.

Paul Martin

Paul Martin has a degree in Politics and Philosophy from Exeter University. After working for a large multinational consulting company in London and San Francisco (where he did some volunteer teaching) he changed career and started teaching full time in 1999. He then did a CELTA course in 2000 and taught in London, Spain, Germany and several summer schools in the UK before doing the DELTA in 2005. He has taught a wide variety of ages (from children to pensioners) and has been working as a teacher and teacher trainer at IH London since January 2007.

Jacqueline McEwan

Jacqueline McEwan has a degree in English Mediaeval Studies from the University of Exeter and prior to entering ELT, worked in marketing. She has worked in Turkey, Spain, and for the British Council in Bolivia. Trained as an examiner of IELTS and Cambridge Main Suite, she now works as a teacher and CELTA trainer.

Maureen McGarvey

Maureen McGarvey is programme manager for the IH Diploma in Educational Management. Her areas of special interest are management and distance learning. She has taught and trained in the UK, Spain, Hungary and France. She is co-author and editor of the IH Diploma in Educational Management, editor of the Educational Management double module for the MSc in TESOL/TESP offered by the University of Aston, and a specialist tutor for the University of Aston.

Paulette Milego

Paulette Milego has a degree in Modern Languages from the Polytechnic of Central London (now University of Westminster) and a PGCE in teaching languages. Her areas of special interest include research into effective learning and learner strategies, and educational management. She has taught and trained teachers in Turkey, Spain, Brazil, Kenya, Russia and the UK.

Celia Noble

Celia Noble has a degree in English and Linguistics from the University of Nottingham. Her first career was in educational publishing but in 1987, after what would prove to be a life-changing four weeks at IH London, she entered the world of ELT. She has taught in Spain and the UK in the private and state sectors, and has been a teacher trainer since 1994. She is also a Cambridge CELTA assessor. She is now delighted to be back at IH London working as a teacher and teacher trainer, where she hopes to provide newcomers to ELT with the same kind of experience that she had in 1987. In her free time she enjoys sparring with her Turkish partner and teenage daughter and playing the saxophone.

Lara Panzini

Lara Panzini is the Modern Languages Coordinator. She has taught and trained teachers in the UK and Italy since 1992. She has extensive experience in the private sector and began her career as a special needs teacher in the Italian state education system. Her special interests include learners' autonomy and students with special needs.

David Riddell

David Riddell is proud to have been born in Ghana, and to be a quarter Basque. He graduated with a degree in Politics and Government from the University of Kent in 1983. He started teaching in 1984, and in 1987 he started work as a teacher trainer. Recent appointments have included Director of Teacher Training, Director of Studies, and Academic Manager. He joined International House in May 2003. Since March 1994, he has been a Cambridge ESOL Joint Chief Assessor. His work has taken him to countries in Europe, North America, and South Africa. He is the author of "Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language" (Hodder).

Jayne Silva

Jayne Silva has been teaching for 17 years and has taught in France, Austria, Hong Kong, Latvia, Hungary and the UK. She has been a teacher trainer at IH London for the last ten years and she has worked on a wide variety of courses, many of them for overseas teachers of English. She has a particular interest in the lexical approach and she has given talks on this and other topics at conferences both in the UK and abroad. Outside school she loves, dogs, football and chocolate.

Jonathan Stoddart

Jonathan Stoddart studied French and Portuguese at the University of Manchester and has an MA in TESOL from the University of London. He worked as a teacher in a Lisbon secondary school, and as an EFL teacher in Portugal and the UK. He has been a trainer since 1998, working on the Cambridge CELTA and DELTA schemes. He is a CELTA assessor and a Cambridge Oral examiner.

Shaun Sweeney

Shaun Sweeney did his initial TESOL Cert in 1999, after graduating from Reading with a BA in Psychology & Sociology. He spent 2 years in Japan, teaching students of all ages – ranging from 2 to 82 – in schools and in company (2 year olds mainly in schools). Returning to London in 2001, he worked for various organisations of varying repute as teacher and examiner. He took the DELTA in 2005 and has been working as a teacher and trainer at IH since January 2007.

Charlotte Thompson

Charlotte Thompson has a degree in History, Philosophy and Politics from the University of Manchester and has an MA TESOL from the Institute of Education University of London. She taught in language schools, universities and companies in Japan for 4 years. She then worked at the British Council in Tokyo as a teacher then trainer for a further 6 years. She is a CELTA and DELTA trainer.

Daphne Vallas

Daphne Vallas holds a BA in English Language and Literature and joined International House London in 1990. She has trained teachers and taught in England (IH London), Switzerland (IH Geneva) and France (IH Paris), where she worked as Head of French, teaching both French and English. Daphne is an examiner for the RSA Certificate in Business Language Competence. She is currently our Head of French, runs teacher training courses and is in charge of our trainer training programme. Her areas of interest include business language teaching and materials development.

Justin Vollmer

Justin Vollmer has a degree in French from the University of Bristol. His areas of special interest include teacher training and management. He has taught and trained teachers in Poland, Spain, South Africa and the UK. He was Director of Teacher Training at IH Johannesburg and is currently Assistant Director of Studies at International House London.

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