Your TESOL course trainers

Paul Simmonds (BA, PGCE, MEd) - Paul has taught in primary schools, secondary schools and teacher training colleges and has also taught at the University of Birmingham. He worked overseas for the British Council for 15 years and was based in the Ministry of Education headquarters in Tanzania for 5 years. He has an MEd (TESOL) from the University of Manchester. He has had consultancy experience in China, Kenya, Tanzania and Pakistan and has also worked on textbooks for OUP, Pearson Longman and the Aga Khan Foundation.

Dodie Brooks (BA, MA, PhD) - Dodie has worked at primary, secondary and tertiary level in the UK. She trained as a teacher and has a BA in History from the University of Leeds as well as a PhD from University College, London. She has taught in Kenya and China and also has extensive experience of writing English language textbooks.
 
 

Ron Griffin (LL.B, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.Ed) started his career as a lecturer in law but changed direction to become an English language teacher and teacher trainer. He has worked as a teacher and trainer in Malaysia, Japan, USA, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Poland, Namibia, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, China and Oman. He has worked on projects around the world managed by the British Council as well as CfBT. When not teaching or training, he designs gardens.
 

Jude Day (B.A., M.A. TESOL), apart from being an amateur classical pianist, has worked as a teacher, trainer and educational manager in schools, colleges and universities in Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Tanzania, Poland, Namibia, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, China and Qatar. She has worked on projects for the British Council and other UK-based agencies. Jude has given many papers at professional conferences and is a highly experienced teacher trainer.

Tony Goodwin (BA, MA, RSA Diploma) has taught in schools and colleges in the UK and also has long experience as a trainer in the UK and overseas. He worked for the British Council as a teacher trainer for 12 years. He has had teaching and teacher-training experience in the UK, Somalia, Ghana, Kuwait, Lesotho, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia and Oman. He has also worked on Business English courses. When he is not teaching or training, he spends as much time as he can playing his piano.

John Durkin (BA, PGCE TEFL, MA) has experience of teaching in secondary schools, teacher training colleges and universities in East Africa and the UK. He has a PGCE TEFL from the Institute of Education, University of London, and an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Reading. He has led English language projects run by the British Council and the Aga Khan Foundation. He has extensive experience of writing instructional materials and is the author of ELT course books in East Africa for Macmillan and OUP.