English courses in England for professional people

Rick is responsible for, among other things, administration, finance and transport. He is a perfectionist and is obsessive about quality control (even at home!). His passion is buying up and restoring old buildings - he lives in one and works in another!

Sue is one of the owners of Kingsway so shares ultimate responsibility for everything but especially academic, personnel & welfare issues. She works closely with Kingsway's corporate clients and language travel agents and advises potential students on suitable courses.

Richard is our Service Quality Manager & Director of Studies and is responsible for making sure you get the most out of your learning experience here at Kingsway. Rich's main priority is that you receive top quality teaching during your course and he is always available to give you the expert advice on learning strategies and techniques. He has extensive teaching experience in both Spain and the Czech Republic and you can also catch him in the local pub for some extra conversation practice!

Debbie is a BA Hons in French who gained a lot of experience in the insurance and financial industries before becoming a qualified English teacher in 2000. She has been teaching English ever since, and brings a wealth of business knowledge to the school. She joined the Kingsway team in 2004.

Jane qualified as an English teacher in 1994 and spent a number of years gaining experience in Nepal, Japan and here in the UK. In 2004 she had a change of career, working in PR – running her own company since 2006. She has now returned to the job she loves doing – teaching English – joining us on the Kingsway ZipEnglish team in 2012.

Heidi joined the Kingsway team in 2001 after 7 years experience teaching in Spain, Argentina and the UK. As well as having extensive experience teaching Business and General English, Heidi has also spent many years learning languages - she has a degree in French and German and can also speak Welsh!

Tony has worked in a variety of management positions and was involved in such areas as strategic planning and development, logistics and line management before becoming and EFL trainer in 1997. He joined Kingsway in 2002 and his business background enables him to understand our clients' specific needs and objectives. Tony also has a passion for travel and has trekked through Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Annette is from California and brings substantial experience in finance, sales, marketing and IT to Kingsway - as well as an American accent! She started her teaching career in the Czech Republic & moved to Worcester with her English husband in 2003.

Ian graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Music but chose to enter the world of English language teaching. He has over 20 years’ teaching experience – most of it acquired in Italy and France.
He joined the Kingsway team in January 2010.

Bob was born in London but has spent more time working in Australia than in the UK! He started out as a welder in the mining industry before deciding to train as a teacher. He has taught in France and Germany as well as Australia and joined the Kingsway team in 2010.

Zoe took a degree in Social and Cultural Studies at Nottingham University before training to teach English as a Foreign Language. She then spent 7 years working abroad in Spain, France and Australia before joining the Kingsway team in 2010.
Zoe is currently on maternity leave until the end of 2012.

William studied Classics and Medieval History at university in his home Scotland. He qualified as an English teacher in 2006 and spent the following five years teaching in Spain, here in the UK, and more recently in China. He joined the Kingsway team in 2012.

Jill joined Kingsway in 2008 after gaining more than 21 years' experience teaching English as a Foreign Language and, especially, English for Business. She taught in Spain for 15 years before moving back to the UK to take up a position teaching at a business centre in Portsmouth.

Karleen was educated in the USA and spent the early part of her career in speech & language therapy before qualifying as an EFL teacher in 1995. Since then she spent 13 years gaining experience in New Zealand before settling in the UK and joining the Kingsway team in 2010.

Tim originally studied Spanish & IT and then qualified as an English teacher in 1999. After spending a year in Spain he returned home and has been an English teacher in the UK ever since. In addition to more than a decade’s experience, Tim has acquired a Masters in TEFL. He joined the Kingsway team in 2012.

Kathy is responsible for student services not related to lessons, for example : accommodation (hotels / homestay families), welfare (general help, medical appointments), and travel (airport transfers). She also makes sure everything runs smoothly at school during the day. If you need to know anything Kathy is usually the person to ask, and you can find her in the reception area of the school between 10am and 6pm daily.

Mark is responsible for leading the social activities and trips at Kingsway, and you may also meet him doing airport transfers at the weekends. If there are any places you would like to visit during your stay please let Mark know, or you can speak to Kathy on the reception desk too!

Emma provides important back-office support for Kingsway's sales and marketing activities but she is familiar with all the administrative jobs at Kingsway as she used to be our Office Manager (before changing to part-time work). She holds a BA Hons in Languages for Business.

Laura holds a BSc Hons in Forensic Science. She has previously worked in local government and a local college of higher education in an administrative role. She is responsible for student enrolments, invoicing and records, as well as a lot of “behind the scenes” administrative support.

Tim is responsible for all Kingsway's IT systems especially the internet. Being a 'cyber-geek' he is also happy to help students sort out any technical problems with their own computers. Tim also works with Rick to design and build the next Kingsway web site, so as you are reading this he is already working on the next one!