Trainers - CELTA London

Our trainers

Our passionate and committed trainers will be there to guide you through the course and help you reach your full potential as an English Language Teacher. Stafford House Teacher Trainers are dynamic and passionate about helping our trainees become successful teachers whether locally or abroad. They include…

KARA ROBIN

Teacher Trainer

Kara did her CELTA 10 years ago with the intention of working abroad for a year and has never looked back. She has been in the industry, working in the UK and Spain as a teacher and teacher trainer, ever since. She loves language and loves enthusing new teachers with that love so they can in turn pass it on to their students.

FLORENCE COQUERY

Teacher Trainer

Florence became an English teacher after a successful career in finance. She made teaching Cambridge exams her specialism, did the DELTA and finally became a teacher trainer. Languages are her first love -initially qualifying as an interpreter- she encourages students’ learning by making lessons fun and her enthusiasm and dedication to teaching has been her driving force to motivate students and trainees alike.

JENNY BILLINGE

Teacher Trainer

Jenny has been working in the field of English teaching for over twenty years and has worked in a variety of educational environments in the UK and in Russia, where she lived for many years. As well as training teachers, she has taught English and translation skills in both the London Metropolitan University and Saint Petersburg State University.

GEMMA SMITH

Teacher Trainer

Gemma is an experienced CELTA and DELTA trainer and shares the management of the Teacher Training department with Kara. As well as being a teacher trainer, Gemma is a Trinity examiner. Gemma loves spending time training and examining abroad as well as managing the CELTA programme here at Stafford House London.

What our CELTA trainees say at the end of their courses

The CELTA course at Stafford House was excellent. The two trainers were expert and supportive and kept their sense of humour throughout. They complemented each other well. The course was well organised with some great resources and ideas. We observed some fantastically good teaching and taught students at pre-intermediate and upper-intermediate level. The trainers’ advice on jobs was very useful in the final week and some of us secured good jobs before the course ended.
Ricahrd

I loved the CELTA course at Stafford House! We became familiar with the CELTA methodology, learned effective teaching techniques and observed some really good lessons from experienced teachers. What made the course so great was that we had the chance to put theory into practice. We taught pre-intermediate and upper-intermediate students and received valuable feedback from our excellent tutors, who were really supportive throughout the course. Overall, I would recommend Stafford House to anyone interested in teaching English as a foreign language!
Nataly

CELTA at Stafford House was a great experience. I don’t think I have ever learnt this much about teaching and about myself in just four weeks. It was definitely a (very) intensive course and a lot of information to take in, but it was worth it on so many levels. From the other trainees to the tutors and staff at Stafford House, all the way to the students we taught over those four weeks – everyone was such a great help throughout this experience.
Saskia