18 years ago, I spent 2 years travelling India, Nepal and Sri Lanka teaching English as a Foreign language and fighting for the rights of the vulnerable. I also worked in orphanages, and ayurvedic hospital and learned yoga and meditation.

I met my husband in India, he spoke very little English but is now fluent. I have also worked with all my family to ensure they are fluent and confident in the English language and hold weekly sessions with them to practice and answer their questions.

Your lessons will be bespoke to you. I will lesson plan to meet your goals. We can combine face-to-face instruction with online components. We will practice lots of speaking and listening and we can look at reading and writing. All learning will be personalised to you.

We can look at grammar, vocabulary and cultural differences and I can design lessons around real-life contexts, such as travel, work, social situations.

Each lesson we will start with a warm-up to activate prior learning and ensure we are still focusing on your areas of interest.

I will introduce new content, provide opportunities for role-playing and discussions and regularly assess your progress through quizzes, assignments and feedback.

I have lots of practical tips and cultural insights that I can share with you from lived experience and learned from my diverse family.

Ultimately I want you to feel confident in using the English language in every situation and will take huge amounts of pleasure in watching you grow. I will guide you through your language journey with passion and empathy, and hope to make a lasting impression.