Our Staff

The people who work at English in Chester make the school so successful, friendly and professional. We are all here to help you make your stay in Chester truly special and memorable. We spend time getting to know you and we treat all our students as individuals. Our students always say that they love the friendly atmosphere that we create in the school.

Our Teachers

English in Chester is very proud of its excellent, professional and friendly teaching team. We have a permanent staff of 8 highly qualified teachers who have all worked with us for many years. In addition, we have another 25 experienced and well-qualified teachers who work for us at different times of the year and on different types of courses. Some of these teachers work on specialist courses, for example, executive programmes, 50+ courses and our vacation courses for teenagers.

Nearly all of our teaching staff have taught English abroad, and between them speak a number of foreign languages including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Greek, Vietnamese and even a little Arabic, resulting in a broad understanding of our students’ languages and cultures.

Our staff frequently attend external training days and conferences run by organisations such as English UK, EUKN (English UK North), IATEFL, as well as regular in-house workshops. This ensures that they are continuously developing and updating their skills and teaching methods.

Our Office Staff

Our office staff are the first people that you will be in contact with before you arrive at the school. They are here to help you select your course, find accommodation and to prepare for your travel to the UK. They are also the first people you will meet when you arrive at the school and are always available to help you and make sure you have a wonderful stay in Chester.

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  • Jo Whittick, Academic Manager
  • David Sawtell, Teacher / Course Coordinator
  • Kerry Rimmer, Teacher / Course Coordinator
  • Sophie Freeman, Teacher / Course Coordinator
  • John Marquis, Teacher
  • Lesley Dykins, Teacher
  • Martin Stokes, Teacher
  • Patsy Tyrer, Teacher
  • Jane Cox, Teacher
  • Jen Wilson, Teacher
  • Glenn Whitlock, Teacher
  • Claire Scott, Teacher
  • Laura Beresford, Teacher
  • Martin Worthy, Teacher
  • Lisa Jones, Teacher
  • Harriet Parker, Teacher
  • Nigel Paramor, Principal
  • Samantha Sansom, Administrative Manager
  • Leander Kightley, Student Services Officer
  • Mandy Murphy, Student Services Assistant
  • Mathew Proe, Administrative Assistant / Excursions Coordinator
  • Gabi Craven, Administrative Assistant
  • Richard Day, Director (Marketing)
  • Hannah Day, Marketing Manager
  • Louis Aylward, Marketing Officer
  • Karen Dickinson, Marketing & English UK North Officer