Learn English in Cambridge

I am an Essex girl born and bred, don't let the reputation fool you! I am relatively new to this position and am excited to be working with both all of you students and staff as well. I have lived in a few places around the UK and love travelling abroad. Hopefully I will get to live abroad one day so feel free to come and convince me to move to your, no doubt beautiful hometowns.

I first discovered what a language school was when I did an internship as part of my Applied Linguistics Master’s degree. I worked as an activity coordinator, a receptionist and a marketing assistant in a small family-run language school in the centre of Wellington, New Zealand. This is when I decided I wanted to play a part in the English Learning world! Nothing makes me happier than to see students noticing their progress and growing on a linguistic and personal level. I hope to meet you soon at Stafford House Cambridge!

I’m Mike and I’ve been in the English language teaching industry for 25 years –I love it! I’ve been working in Cambridge for 15 years, so I’m familiar with the city and all the things that contribute to a great student experience, from accommodation to social activities and feeling safe and happy in a new place. Here at Stafford House Cambridge we have a strong focus on learning and will work extremely hard to ensure students achieve their learning objectives.

Before coming to Cambridge I worked as a Teacher Trainer and before that I spent ten years as a teacher in Turkey, Italy and South Korea. My strongest memory is the kindness of strangers and now as Principal I can guarantee a warm welcome and on-going support from the excellent team in Cambridge.

I've been teaching English as a foreign language since 2018 after qualifying here in Cambridge. I worked in Chemical manufacturing for ten years after studying photographic science and then moved into logistics for some considerable time with the changes that were happening in digital photography.  Our kids are bilingual with my wife being Polish and I spend my time here in England or over in Poland all the time looking to improve my Polish language skills!

Hi everyone! I've recently arrived from Hong Kong after spending three years teaching. I love meeting new people and learning about different cultures. I have traveled to many places and I still have plans to visit many more, Argentina and Brazil are next on my list! I am new here in Cambridge too, so if you have an idea of where I should visit, let me know! My hobbies include football, scuba-diving, reading, photography and food. I look forward to seeing you all at Stafford House!

Hello, my name is Gareth. I have been a teacher of English for more than 13 years. During that time, I have been fortunate to meet many great people and learn so many wonderful things. I have worked in Ukraine, Oman, the UAE, Germany and the Netherlands before returning to the UK. My hometown is Liverpool, so naturally I am a big football fan of Liverpool FC. In addition, I love reading about history, walking in the countryside and seeing new places. You have picked a wonderful place to study both in terms of the city of Cambridge which is an inspiration for learning and being taught English by the great team here.

Hi, I’m Lucy and I joined Stafford House in June 2018. I have been working in EFL for over 5 years. My hobbies include yoga, cycling, cooking and looking at and doing art.
I have lived in Portugal, Spain and England. I love travelling and exploring new places but if I had to pick a favourite trip, it would be when I went to Cuba last year.
I love living in Cambridge as I find there is plenty to do and a great international community.

Hi. My name is Maggie. Straight after gaining my diploma in Applied Linguistics and receiving a diploma in transverse flute in my home country of Poland, I moved to Venezuela to teach English. I think this as a beautiful moment in my life, as this was my first time teaching English abroad. After coming back to Europe, I settled down in Cambridge and worked as an Assistant Activity Manager for a summer school. I fell in love with this fascinating city and decided to stay. Currently I am part of the Stafford House School of English team and I work here as an EFL teacher and a social programme organizer.

I decided to become a teacher, because I believe that passing on one’s knowledge and watching people’s development is a very satisfying experience.

I am a passionate language learner, musician and traveller.

I am looking forward to seeing you here!

After completing a degree in French I initially trained as an English teacher as a means to travel the world, I now can’t imagine doing anything else. I love meeting people from all over the world and sharing in the interesting ideas and perspectives, which they bring to the classroom. I also love English and sharing it with the students in my classes is my idea of heaven.

I worked abroad in France, Italy and Croatia, and then returned to London, where I spent 10 years working in Language schools. However, I am a country girl at heart, and so two years ago I moved to a small village just outside of Cambridge. 

Hi, my name's Roz. I'm from Cambridge but I moved to Newcastle-upon-Tyne to study a degree in Fine Art way back in 1999! 6 years ago I decided to become an English teacher and have taught in Sicily, Ukraine, China and Spain but I am very happy to now be back teaching in my home city. I'm also currently studying for a Master's in teaching English.