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Our Teachers

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Amanda Underhill

Director of Studies

Our Director of Studies is an accomplished and dedicated education professional with a proven track record in English language teaching and academic leadership. Driven by a passion for fostering language proficiency and cultural understanding, she brings extensive experience in curriculum development, teacher training, and student assessment. Committed to creating a dynamic and supportive learning environment, she thrives on the challenge of ensuring academic excellence within our English learning school.

Teaching

Quality

Teaching Style

We take great pride in hand-picking highly experienced teachers who are passionate about teaching the English language and creating an amicable atmosphere in the classroom. Most of our teachers work full time at ES, which helps ensure that students have continuity in their learning experience and lessons. Our dedicated teachers are committed to working closely with students, in order to help them achieve their language goals.

Our teachers

All our teachers are qualified, native English speakers, with many years of experience teaching English as a foreign language. We also have a high ratio of Diploma and Masters trained teachers at our school. Our teachers plan exciting, interactive lessons so that students are motivated to learn, and our courses are interesting, relevant and enjoyable.

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Teachers

Learn more about our CELTA and TESOL-certified teachers!

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Tom Hudd

Tom, a Cambridge CELTA-qualified educator with 12 years of teaching experience, is also a Level 1 Qualified Trainer of Cross-Cultural Competence.

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Scott McGowan

Scott holds a BA Honours 2:1 in History and Politics and a PGDE in Adult and Continuing Education. Orginally from UK, he has been working in EFL since 2012.

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Alex Wade​

Alex, from Leicester, UK is a CELTA teacher, with 19 years of experience offering training for IELTS, KET, CAE, and BEC and developing professional course materials.

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Ian Parker

Ian is a CELTA certified teacher with a Post Graduate Diploma in International Education and 20 years of experience teaching across the globe.

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James King

James, from Northampton, UK, is a Trinity Cert TESOL-qualified teacher with over 10 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in French and Hispanic Studies.

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Daniel Tovey Hayes

Daniel, from Coventry, UK, is an English language teacher with six years of experience. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Trinity CertTESOL.

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Cristina Capaldi

Cristina, from Dover, Kent (UK), holds a CELTA qualification, and a Level 5 DTE(E)LLS. She also has around 26 years of experience teaching English.

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John Metcalf

John is a Trinity Cert TESOL qualified teacher from Coventry, UK, with 25 years of experience working with adults and teenagers at various levels.

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Barry Rattigan

Barry, originally from Ireland, holds a TEFL qualification along with a degree in International Development. He has been teaching English for the past 15 years.

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Gemma McGeehan

Gemma, from Bath, UK, holds a CELTA qualification, with 7 years’ experience as an EFL teacher. Based in Dubai for 21 years, she offers a culturally rich perspective.

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Nivine El Saadani

Nivine, from Manchester, UK, has over 25 years of experience. Holding a TEFL certificate and an iPGCSE certificate, she teaches Upper Intermediate Level at ES Dubai.

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Peter Parel

Peter holds an Honors degree in Human Movement and Sports Sciences, along with a Trinity Cert TESOL certificate. He has around six years of ESL teaching experience.

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Chrissy Ann Della Corte

Chrissy, from New York City, USA, holds a Master’s in TESOL and has 20 years of teaching experience in South Korea, the USA, Oman, and Dubai.

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Jenna Young

Jenna is a CELTA-qualified teacher from Bournemouth, UK, who started teaching English 2 years ago at ES. She focuses on helping students achieve their goals.

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Gareth Roberts

Gareth, from York, UK, is a CELTA qualified teacher with over 15 years of experience. He has worked in the U.K, Italy, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and the UAE.

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Joshua Xenophou

Joshua, from Cape Town, is a CELTA-qualified teacher. Having traveled to over 30 countries and taught English in six of them, he has experienced diverse cultures.

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Niamh McCarthy

Niamh, from Essex, UK, has been teaching at ES Dubai for nearly 3 years. She graduated with a degree in German and Russian and has completed the CELTA course.

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Gregory Geismar

Gregory, from London, is a Trinity Cert TESOL-qualified teacher with 10 years’ experience and a BA in Social Anthropology. He has worked in London and across Europe.

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Robert Saunders

Robert, from UK, is a CELTA-qualified English teacher with an MA in Linguistics. He is also experienced in academic management and examining Cambridge exams.

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Ahlam Ajjot

Ahlam is a CELTA-certified teacher with over 10 years of experience in the UK and Dubai, with a keen drive and passion for education and growth within her students.

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Malak Mustafa

Malak is an English teacher with nine years of experience and a degree in Business, along with CELTA, and PGCE. She has taught in various international settings.

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Anthony Martin

Anthony, from Liverpool, UK, is CELTA-qualified with a degree in Geography and currently pursuing a Master’s degree. He has 14 years of experience as an ESL teacher.

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Haleh Karimi

Haleh is a CELTA-certified teacher with over 20 years of global experience, specialising in General English, Business English, IELTS, and TOEFL iBT.

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Saif Alobaidi

Saif is an ESL teacher at ES Dubai, with over 15 years teaching experience. He holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a PGCE in Education.

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Mariam Saddique

Mariam, from Manchester, UK, is an English teacher with 9 years of experience and holds a BA Honors degree along with a Trinity CertTESOL certification.

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Mohsen Sabetmand

Mohsen is an English language instructor with over 15 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Translation Studies and is CELTA-certified.

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Majid Mobasheri

Majid is a CELTA (Pass A) and IELTS certified teacher, with a Master’s degree in Translation Studies. He has 16 years of experience teaching various courses.

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Sina Farkhani

Sina, a CELTA-certified educator with a BA in English Literature, has five years of experience teaching English and two years as an ESL Teacher Trainer.

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Rym Zedek

Rym is CELTA-certified with a BA in Turkish and extensive experience teaching English, French, and Turkish in various countries. She is fluent in four languages.

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Ahmed Khan

Ahmed, from London, UK, is a CELTA-qualified teacher with over 12 years of experience teaching different English courses in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the UK.

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Usman Shah

Usman is a CELTA-qualified teacher with 11 years of experience teaching General English, Business English, Law and Sociology in UK and KSA.

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Danya Hafiz

Danya is a CELTA-qualified teacher with six months of experience teaching the English language in Dubai, UAE.

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Cerine Behayoune

Cerine is a CELTA-qualified teacher with over 4 years of experience teaching courses such as General English and Speaking Classes in Canada, Oman and the UAE.

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All our teachers are qualified, native speakers, with many years of experience teaching English as a foreign language. We also have a high ratio of Diploma and Masters trained teachers at our school.

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