Our trainers and course tutors (1)

Lynn Durrant, one of our CELTA (and CELTYL) tutors... Sometimes it's having a knowledgeable, caring tutor that makes the difference between one TEFL course and another. Meet the other course tutors below...

Our teacher-trainers are fully qualified professionals, with many years experience of ELT classroom teaching to all levels and types of student.

The procedure to become a trainer on a CELTA course as set down by Cambridge is rigorous. Trainers are required to have had post-Diploma teaching experience, as well as other relevant experience: giving in-service training workshops, attending conferences, being informed through reading ELT journals and literature, etc.

The process of training to be a Cambridge trainer itself involves observation of training sessions, observed practice training, feedback and reports written by a supervisor, and the production of a final portfolio, which is evaluated by a senior assessor from the University of Cambridge.

All this makes for very informed and authoritative trainers. However, it is also a personal commitment which counts: a good trainer has to be keen to continue developing themselves as trainers, has to respect their trainees and has to love their job to do it well.

And, as many past trainees have said, IH Barcelona trainers do a great job...

	Amanda Bailey \| Amanda is a tutor on our CELTA and DELTA courses and is also a CELTA assessor. She started teaching in 1994 and has extensive experience of teaching both young learners and adults at all levels. She has taught and trained in Barcelona, London and Sydney, has an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics from King's College London and is the author of several Teacher's Books for coursebooks targeted at secondary school EFL students.
	Andrea Hasapi \| Andrea teaches on both CELTA and CELT YL (Young Learner) courses. She did her MA in Materials Development for ELT and has taught in Germany, Italy, Portugal and the UK, as well as Spain.
	Caroline Grainger \| Caroline is a CELTA tutor who has been involved in teaching and training since 1994; she recently completed an MA in TESOL with Manchester University focused on teacher education. Before working in Barcelona she worked in Slovakia, Croatia and Germany. Caroline has extensive Business English experience as well as working for 4 years as a DOS. Over the last few years she has helped set up and develop our CELTA centres and train trainers in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Cape Town, South Africa.
	Catherine McFarlane \| Catherine is a CELTA trainer and has been working in the EFL world for almost 20 years. In addition to many years in Barcelona, she has also lived and worked in London, Budapest, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. She has experience in setting up CELTA centres and training up trainers. Her IH involvement includes Barcelona, London, Budapest, Belfast and Palma de Mallorca. Catherine has had experience in teaching general English, business, exams, 1-to-1 and young learners and she has been involved in the Cambridge exams for many years.
	David Clark \| David is a tutor on both CELTA and DELTA courses. He did his MA TEFL at Reading and taught on training courses in Hong Kong, Romania, Russia, the Ukraine and in Britain before coming to Barcelona. David is also the co-author of Destrezas Integradas, a resource book for Spanish teachers.
	Francesca Pelli \| Originally from South Africa, but of Italian origin, Francesca is a CELTA course tutor who taught in London, Cairo and Johannesburg, before coming to Barcelona. Since she arrived here, Francesca has helped set up our CELTA courses in Playa del Carmen (Mexico) and also spent a sabbatical year teaching the Guardia di Finanza in Rome. She is currently taking our CertICT technology course as a learner.
	Gabby Maguire \| Gabby has been at International House since 1985, teaching everything from Beginners to Proficiency, apart from being a tutor on CELTA courses and the ESOL team leader and examinations co-ordinator at the IH Cambridge Examinations centre for Catalonia. She also assesses course books before publication, writes materials for online English courses and is the author of Communicative Activities for Target First Certificate (Richmond 2010).
	Gerard McLoughlin \| Gerard is a tutor on CELTA and DELTA courses and is also a CELTA assessor. He has taught and trained in many countries and initially set up the CELTA training centre in Playa del Carmen. He has an MA in ELT from Thames Valley University and is the Barcelona regional co-ordinator for TESOL Spain. He regularly gives talks at international and national conferences and is a co-author of iTalk, a course book for Bacchilerato.
	Gill Holley \| Gill has taught on our CELTA courses since 1994. She has also taught and trained in Italy, London and New York. Gill is co-author of all 4 levels of the secondary course In Motion (Richmond Santillana). She is also one of the authors of Grammar Practice for Pre-Intermediate Students (Pearson Longman) and of the Framework series for adults (Richmond Santillana).
	Jo Dossetor \| Jo is a tutor on the CELTA course. She has extensive experience of teaching both young learners and adults, and is currently Junior Co-ordinator at the British Council YLC in Barcelona. She has been teaching EFL since 1996, mostly in Barcelona, but also in Santiago de Chile, where she worked as an ADoS, and then DoS of a language academy. She is the co-author of three books for secondary, Our World, published by Edebé.
	Lynn Durrant \| Lynn (pictured, top of page) teaches on our CELTA and CELT YL courses and is currently also writing a four-book series for primary and secondary schools. She has taught in England, Spain and Portugal and has travelled all over the world as a trainer and assessor.

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	Amanda Bailey \| Amanda is a tutor on our CELTA and DELTA courses and is also a CELTA assessor. She started teaching in 1994 and has extensive experience of teaching both young learners and adults at all levels. She has taught and trained in Barcelona, London and Sydney, has an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics from King's College London and is the author of several Teacher's Books for coursebooks targeted at secondary school EFL students.
	Andrea Hasapi \| Andrea teaches on both CELTA and CELT YL (Young Learner) courses. She did her MA in Materials Development for ELT and has taught in Germany, Italy, Portugal and the UK, as well as Spain.
	Caroline Grainger \| Caroline is a CELTA tutor who has been involved in teaching and training since 1994; she recently completed an MA in TESOL with Manchester University focused on teacher education. Before working in Barcelona she worked in Slovakia, Croatia and Germany. Caroline has extensive Business English experience as well as working for 4 years as a DOS. Over the last few years she has helped set up and develop our CELTA centres and train trainers in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Cape Town, South Africa.
	Catherine McFarlane \| Catherine is a CELTA trainer and has been working in the EFL world for almost 20 years. In addition to many years in Barcelona, she has also lived and worked in London, Budapest, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. She has experience in setting up CELTA centres and training up trainers. Her IH involvement includes Barcelona, London, Budapest, Belfast and Palma de Mallorca. Catherine has had experience in teaching general English, business, exams, 1-to-1 and young learners and she has been involved in the Cambridge exams for many years.
	David Clark \| David is a tutor on both CELTA and DELTA courses. He did his MA TEFL at Reading and taught on training courses in Hong Kong, Romania, Russia, the Ukraine and in Britain before coming to Barcelona. David is also the co-author of Destrezas Integradas, a resource book for Spanish teachers.
	Francesca Pelli \| Originally from South Africa, but of Italian origin, Francesca is a CELTA course tutor who taught in London, Cairo and Johannesburg, before coming to Barcelona. Since she arrived here, Francesca has helped set up our CELTA courses in Playa del Carmen (Mexico) and also spent a sabbatical year teaching the Guardia di Finanza in Rome. She is currently taking our CertICT technology course as a learner.
	Gabby Maguire \| Gabby has been at International House since 1985, teaching everything from Beginners to Proficiency, apart from being a tutor on CELTA courses and the ESOL team leader and examinations co-ordinator at the IH Cambridge Examinations centre for Catalonia. She also assesses course books before publication, writes materials for online English courses and is the author of Communicative Activities for Target First Certificate (Richmond 2010).
	Gerard McLoughlin \| Gerard is a tutor on CELTA and DELTA courses and is also a CELTA assessor. He has taught and trained in many countries and initially set up the CELTA training centre in Playa del Carmen. He has an MA in ELT from Thames Valley University and is the Barcelona regional co-ordinator for TESOL Spain. He regularly gives talks at international and national conferences and is a co-author of iTalk, a course book for Bacchilerato.
	Gill Holley \| Gill has taught on our CELTA courses since 1994. She has also taught and trained in Italy, London and New York. Gill is co-author of all 4 levels of the secondary course In Motion (Richmond Santillana). She is also one of the authors of Grammar Practice for Pre-Intermediate Students (Pearson Longman) and of the Framework series for adults (Richmond Santillana).
	Jo Dossetor \| Jo is a tutor on the CELTA course. She has extensive experience of teaching both young learners and adults, and is currently Junior Co-ordinator at the British Council YLC in Barcelona. She has been teaching EFL since 1996, mostly in Barcelona, but also in Santiago de Chile, where she worked as an ADoS, and then DoS of a language academy. She is the co-author of three books for secondary, Our World, published by Edebé.
	Lynn Durrant \| Lynn (pictured, top of page) teaches on our CELTA and CELT YL courses and is currently also writing a four-book series for primary and secondary schools. She has taught in England, Spain and Portugal and has travelled all over the world as a trainer and assessor.

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