MEET THE TUTORS
JANET
TITLE: Director and Tutor
SPECIALISMS: Reading for Beginners, Cambridge First (FCE), Cambridge Business (BEC)
BACKGROUND: I qualified to work in Business HR and administration but in 1998 I re-trained to become a teacher. I have been an ESOL tutor since 2000.
ABOUT ME: I live in Warrington but am originally from Manchester. I am a widow and have two children - Phil and Fiona. I play badminton, love cooking and enjoy walking my dog. I love teaching ESOL!
LESLEY
TITLE: Director and Tutor
SPECIALISMS: Cambridge Advanced (CAE), Cambridge Proficiency (CPE)
BACKGROUND: I studied English (language and literature) at university and went on to teach English language in Crete, Greece for 4 years. Since then I have taught English in Manchester and in a Spanish college and also at Warrington Collegiate. I have been teaching English for 30 years!
ABOUT ME: I live in Warrington but originally I am from Wigan. I am married to Marc and I have three children - Matthew, Luke and India.
I love cats and reading (especially Jane Austen!)
RUTH
TITLE: Tutor & Course Co-ordinator
SPECIALISMS: Elementary, Cambridge Preliminary (PET), French
BACKGROUND: I studied Modern Languages at university (Arabic and Spanish) and I also speak French fluently. I lived in the Netherlands for 2 years in the 1990s and taught English there. I have been teaching English and French for 20 years.
ABOUT ME: I have lived in Frodsham for over 25 years, but originally I am from Cheltenham. I am married to Graham and I have three children who are all adults now. I love gardening and walking in the mountains, especially in North Wales and the Lake District.
ALISON
TITLE: Tutor
SPECIALISMS: Beginners, Elementary and German
BACKGROUND: At university I studied German and Business. I went to China where I studied Mandarin for 6 months and then went to live in Germany for four years, teaching English to young children and school leavers.
ABOUT ME: I was born in Lancashire on a dairy farm and my family still lives there. I now live in Cheshire with my husband Dave and our three young children. I like singing in a local choir and I love baking cakes from my German recipe book!