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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 responsible for, among other things, the academic side of the school, sales, marketing & personnel. In addition to this she also manages to look after their 3 children and dog and live with a perfectionist (see left). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma is our Registrar and has worked for Kingsway since June 2004. She had her first baby in June 2007 and is on maternity leave until March 2007. In her absence her younger sister Laura is doing her job! The Registrar’s job is to process enrolments, raise invoices and help with visa applications when necessary. Also other essential “back office” administrative jobs. |
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Anne is Kingsway’s Student Services Manager and she is based at Reception. Her job is to arrange accommodation for students and help with everything that is not to do with lessons eg doctor/dentist or optician appointments, car hire, travel arrangements or any cultural problems that may arise during a student’s stay. She is also responsible for airport transfers so please make sure you give her accurate flight details! |
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Richard is our 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 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! |  |
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 an 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. |
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Heidi joined the Kingsway team in 2001 after 7 years experience teaching English 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! |
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Catherine studied Art & Design before deciding on a career teaching English.
After qualifying she moved to Italy and taught in different schools and situations: children, adults, English for Business, English for exams. Returning to England in 2004, she became a permanent member of the Kingsway team in 2005. |
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Annette is from California and brings substantial experience in finance, sales, marketing & 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. |
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Dan joined the Kingsway team in February 2007 after teaching English and Drama for the previous 3 years (and before that he gained useful experience as a “Senior Barista” in a coffee shop!) He’s Worcester born and bred so is a mine of local information.+ |
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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 |
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Margaret joined the Kingsway team in 1996 and has a wealth of experience in teaching English to clients from a variety of different sectors including the car-industry, the oil industry, nuclear power, engineering and human resources. Margaret is married to a Frenchman and speaks French fluently without a trace of her natural Scottish accent! |
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Dani studied Spanish & European studies at university then qualified to teach English in 1998. She is a lover of Spain and the Spanish, having spent 3 years living there and working in a variety of schools and companies. |
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Ben is a very experienced teacher, teacher-trainer and examiner. Because of these skills, Ben is in great demand around the world and he is often somewhere more exotic than Worcester! But when he’s in the UK he likes teaching at Kingsway and we like having him here!
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| Susan joined the Kingsway team in July 2007 after gaining a lot of teaching experience in Poland, Spain, Czech Republic and Iceland as well as various parts of the UK. Apparently she is also a skilled cheese-maker! |  |
Lea joined the Kingsway team in May 2007 after gaining EFL teaching experience in Spain and Poland. She has an interesting range of qualifications in alternative therapies such as Reiki Healing, Sound Healing and Emotional Freedom Technique (but she doesn’t do these at Kingsway!) |
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Joan is Sue’s Mum which is a complete coincidence (she was the best person for the job – honestly!). She keeps the kitchen clean and tidy, makes sure there are plenty of drinks in stock and waters the flowers. Another important function she has is chatting to students & making sure everyone is well looked after. |
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The Social Manager Bob has been one of our homestay providers for 8 years but in March 2004 we persuaded him to be our Social Manager too! Every week he organises an interesting and varied progamme and, when the occasion allows, he provides picnic lunches or turns into a BBQ chef! We think he's probably the best Social Manager in the whole world!
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| Tim is our IT man. He is responsible for all IT systems and, most importantly, the Internet. He likes most to watch DVD's and do up old houses. He is at present trying to work out a way of doing both simultaneously. He hopes to make a breakthrough soon! |  |
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Ken and his wife, Val, have been a host family for Kingsway for many years. Ken retired from his job as a Headmaster in 2006 and joined the Kingsway team as a driver – far less stressful! |
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Phil has driven for Kingsway for longer than anyone can remember! He knows more jokes than any other living person. He can tell a joke whilst negotiating heavy traffic and still drive like a professional! |
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Colin and his wife Ollie have been a Kingsway host family for many years. Then in January 2006 Colin joined the driving team – he’s perfect for the job as he knows the city, the school and many of our host families. He’s also a pretty good driver! |
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Andy is a Worcester City licensed taxi driver. He’s always cool, calm and collected – we can send Andy anywhere, anytime and he does it without questions or problems! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kingsway English Centre, 40 Foregate St,
Worcester. WR1 1EE. UK Tel +44 1905 619877 Fax +44 1905 613388 E Mail info@kingsway-english.com ~ |
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