Our Core Tutoring Team
Catherine
Sydney Inner Suburbs
Qualifications
Postgraduate Certificate in Management (Education)
Advanced Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Bachelor in Education (Further, Audit and Higher Education)
Certificate in The Advanced Study of Education: TEFL/ESP
Catherine is personable and highly experienced having dedicated her life to improving English standards in the UK and Australia.
Catherine has worked in the United Kingdom Further Education Colleges and Private Language Academies since qualifying as a TESOL tutor in 1998. This has involved teaching students and managing staff in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) departments. Catherine was a teacher trainer for 2 years on the Trinity TESOL programme as well as the Post Graduate Certificate in Education course. Catherine is delivering tailor-made English group tutoring for Lush, Suncorp and architectural firms along with professional and workplace English for individual clients.
Danielle
Melbourne South Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Japanese)
Cambridge CELTA
Cert IV in Training & Assessment
Danielle has 20 years ESL teaching experience specialising in business English, effective communication skills for work and pronunciation improvement.
Danielle makes lessons enjoyable and practical with a strong student-centered approach. Lessons are designed around the student’s learning pace, requirements, and style. Danielle believes that improving language skills is a transformative experience. Improving English can build self-belief and self-confidence in the individual. Danielle tutoring doesn’t feel like work because she is doing what she loves. Danielle has spent years developing her personalised approach to English tutoring in Melbourne. Danielle currently works with small groups and individual clients from Mercedes, Nissan, and Unicharm. Danielle also specialises in IELTS and PTE exam preparation and has seen hundreds of successful students achieve their desired results in these exams.
Claudia
Melbourne CBD and Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
RSA TEFLA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults – Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts Hons (Language & Literature)
Claudia will create lessons to suit your individual needs and you can always request to practise specific language areas.
Claudia has taught English as a Second Language in Australia, Italy, Turkey, and England, for over 12 years. She has mostly taught European and Asian business executives and has helped many students pass their IELTS exam. For 11 years, Claudia also worked as a Business Development Manager in various charities and eventually became the Chief Executive of Love Is All We Need, a charity that supports AIDS orphans in South Africa. After 18 months in this position, Claudia chose to come back to teaching and is able to use her business experience. Claudia’s main aim is to give you the confidence to express yourself freely in English. Claudia will create lessons to suit your individual needs and you can always request to practice specific language areas. Whatever the goal of the lesson is, Claudia will aim to create a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
Client Testimonials for Claudia
“Thank you again for all your support and for adjusting your time to my crazy work schedules. Your advice and insights about the test helped me a lot and the score in the writing section is definitely the outcome of your investment in me.”
Senior Exec (Mercedes Benz Australia) who passed the IELTS exam in 2020 with assistance from Claudia.
Ashley
Canberra
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts
TEFL/TESOL
Ashley is a passionate ESL tutor, who feels incredibly privileged to work with people from all over the world.
Ashley began her tutoring journey volunteering at a community homework program for multicultural youth. She has always had a fondness for teaching, which began with fitness classes, and continued down the educational pathway with a TESOL certification followed by an IELTS preparation certification. She has been with ESL Tutoring Services since 2015, engaging with a wide variety of clients. She continued this passion for helping others with their English skills while living in Guangzhou, China from 2016 to 2019, where she assisted young adults with physical disabilities learn English to enhance their employability. Ashley’s wide scope of knowledge and experience in the tutoring world has helped her engage with many students, both in Australia and around the world.
Barbara M
Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts
Cert IV in TESOL
Cert of Education Support
Cert IV in Business
Barbara is successfully able to adapt to new situations and make people feel comfortable to develop new ways communicating in English.
Originally from the UK, but having travelled extensively, Barbara is able to relate to people from different backgrounds and build rapport in a relaxed way. Whether tutoring on a one-to-one basis or in a classroom setting, Barbara can tailor lessons to each individual student’s needs. A focus on business English, improving writing skills and increasing comprehension can all be targeted. Barbara creates a relaxed environment where students are comfortable and therefore able to achieve their goals. The English language has always been Barbara’s passion and she takes great satisfaction in witnessing her students’ confidence build in their English skills.
Barbara R
Canberra
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (German Studies; French Studies)
Master of Arts International Relations / International Communications
Master of Human Rights Law & Policy
Cambridge CELTA
Barbara is a dynamic and creative professional educator recognised for her ability to tailor lessons to her student’s needs. She loves sharing those ‘ah-ha!’ moments with her students when a particularly tricky bit of language finally clicks.
Barbara has over 15 years of experience teaching and training adults. She began as a business English trainer in 2007, helping to transition Swiss university students into the workforce. Since then she has tutored English to individuals with diverse backgrounds, including youth and young adults, international students, working holiday visa holders and recently relocated professionals. Whilst working at Amnesty International Australia, Barbara convened several English conversation groups for recently resettled refugees. She also facilitated the integration and resettlement of individuals from around the world into their new Australian community.
Her favourite aspect of teaching is seeing her students grow their confidence and capability in a new language.
Customer Testimonials for Barbara
“Barbara’s English lessons were fantastic and very well organised. I highly recommend her lessons to anyone.”
Jae, Patent Analyst/Patent Examiner (IP Australia)
David
Sydney Western Suburbs
Qualifications
Master of Arts
TEFL Certificate
David loves travel and teaching; his students always enjoy his lessons and see amazing results.
David has accrued 15 years of English language training, as well as curriculum development, teacher training and corporate training management experience. David lived in China for over 10 years where he held teaching positions at three universities in Beijing and has conducted training at over 100 Chinese and multinational companies in Shanghai and other cities. These companies range across almost all industries including banking, education, I.T., media, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. David has also privately coached dozens of students over thousands of hours of class time, both online and offline. David also has a career background in media, having worked as a radio broadcaster for several years, as well as a television subtitle producer and freelance writer. As a teacher, David is motivating, focused and professional. He has a good sense of humour and will ensure class is not only productive, but enjoyable.
Sharon
Sydney
Qualifications
Master of Education
Master of Applied Linguistics in TESOL
Certificate IV in Training Assessment (currently studying)
Sharon is a highly experienced and engaging teacher who creates interactive and relevant lessons for all her students. She loves getting to know her students and being able to devise an individual program to help them succeed in achieving their goals.
Sharon has taught English in Japan and Australia for over 20 years. She has taught a diverse range of students, including international students as well as children and adults from beginner to advanced English levels. In addition, Sharon has worked as an IELTS speaking examiner, building her ability to assess the speaking abilities of students from a range of language backgrounds. Sharon is passionate about education and learning and particularly enjoys learning about different languages and cultures. In addition to being fully proficient in English, Sharon is also able to speak in Japanese.
Georgina
Melbourne Outer Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Cambridge CELTA
Georgina’s background in business, coupled with her English language skills gives her valuable insights used to benefit all learners.
Georgina’s experience in the corporate sector spans over 20 years. As a HR manager & business consultant, she has worked in many industries including Banking & Finance, Travel & Hospitality as well as Local & State Government. Georgina firmly believes that helping learners improve their English language skills can be the key to personal & professional success. Georgina has a lifelong love of learning and strives to transfer this to learners. She has worked with students and corporate clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, London & the USA.
Client Testimonials for Georgina
“Georgina has helped me achieve my personal goals in my job. She creates my individual curriculum and prepares materials and homework for every lesson. The personalised lessons have enabled me to make big and quick improvements in my English skills. I really look forward to every lesson.”
Kota, Sales Planning Coordinator (Fujitsu General Australia); 2021
Christopher
Sydney
Qualifications
Master of Arts
Postgraduate TESOL Certificate
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Christopher has over 15 years of teaching experience, mainly in Business/General English teaching and IELTS preparation.
Christopher has previously worked as an IELTS speaking examiner, building his ability to assess the speaking abilities of clients from a range of language backgrounds. More recently his international work has seen him freelancing in Germany for corporate and private language school clients, honing his skills teaching both general and business English.
Christopher likes to teach classes that are serious in focus but not sombre, and knows from experience that an enjoyable lesson where humour is involved will make learning both fun and memorable. What he loves most about teaching English is being of practical use to students, making targeted lessons to help them use language as a tool to achieve their goals.
Customer Testimonials for Christopher
“I am very satisfied with the lessons, which were well prepared and strategically conducted.”
Yuya, Assistant Director (Japan Local Government Centre); 2021
Sara
Melbourne Outer Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
Master of TESOL
Bachelor of Arts (Russia History)
Sara has been teaching ESL for over 20 years and always strives to help her students achieve their language learning goals.
Sara taught English at universities in the U. S. and Turkey before arriving in Australia and speaks English, Turkish and some Russian. Sara has many years of experience tutoring students of all levels and ages. Her own multicultural background and international experience are greatly beneficial when it comes to communicating with students and putting them at ease. Sara enjoys tailoring lessons to suit each student’s goals and needs. She gets great satisfaction from helping her students to achieve. Sara teaches students from Nissan and Rinnai who really enjoy working with her.
Sylvia
Melbourne CBD & Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (English Literature and History)
Bachelor of Teaching (English, TESOL, ESL)
Sylvia is intrigued about the complexities of English language and enjoys creating an environment for people to thrive.
Sylvia is a highly experienced and enthusiastic teacher of English, who strives to help her students achieve their language learning goals. She has over 18 years of experience in teaching secondary students, as well as non-native English speakers. She provides expert and tailored one-on-one tuition in Business English (speaking, report writing, emails, resumes and presentations), English for Adults (punctuation, spelling, grammar and written expression), and IELTS (Academic and General Tutoring).
Tanya
Melbourne CBD & Eastern Suburbs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (International Development)
Cert IV Micro Business Management
Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Cert IV TESOL
Tanya has 17 years experience having taught in Australia & Internationally, living abroad and teaching in Thailand, Malaysia and India.
Having travelled and been immersed in different cultures has given Tanya the ability to communicate with people of all standings and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She has helped students reach their English language goals through teaching IELTS, TOEFL, AEAS and ESL as well as having assisted students reach their professional and business goals. Having taught students from the age of 8 – 80, Tanya has a deep understanding of human nature and the different ways that people learn. She strives to assist each student to tap into their core ability and support them to achieve the standards they are aiming for. Warm and approachable yet knowledgeable and professional, she always gives 110%.
Allison
Sydney CBD & Northern Suburbs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Business
Graduate Diploma in Computing
Cambridge CELTA
Cambridge KET, PET, FCA & CAE Examiner
Allison is particularly skilled in teaching English pronunciation, Business English, as well as exam techniques and strategy.
Allison has previously lived in Italy, where she taught English as a second language. Allison is passionate about English language pronunciation and is a Cambridge TESOL Speaking Examiner and experienced ELICOS teacher. Allison has won scholarships, and travelled to Italy and studied Italian at the Michelangelo Institute in Florence and has also studied Japanese and went on to pass Level 3 of the Japanese Proficiency test in Nagoya, Japan. She has worked at Cambridge Test Centres and Private English Language Schools, where she developed and delivered intensive exam preparation courses to speakers of English as a second language. Recently experienced, in Australia, as a NAATI Invigilator and as an OET Interlocutor, Allison also has PTE and IELTS exam preparation experience.
Client Testimonials for Allison
“I was sceptical at the beginning of the lessons but in fact now I feel more confident. My colleagues have noticed that I have improved. I really enjoy the lessons, they are not what I expected and I learn something new every time.”
Boldizsar, Engineer (Innovior); July 2021
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